Julie Blaufuss named MIAA Player of the Week

March 13, 2002

Blaufuss, a 5-foot-10 junior from Lenexa, Kan., opened the season by hitting .387 with two home runs and nine runs batted in as the Lady Blues jumped out to an 8-3 start.

She was 5-for-12 with five RBI during the Central Ar-kansas Spring Clash February 22-23. She was 2-for-3 with a solo home run against Evangel (Mo.) and went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI against Howard Payne (Texas). She added an RBI-single and a sacrifice fly against South-ern Arkansas.

She drilled a second solo home run in a 3-1 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State on March 1 at the Division II Lead-Off Classic in Irving, Texas.

Blaufuss also was 4-for-5 with three RBI and four runs scored in a doubleheader sweep of Bethany (Kan.) on March 6.

Blaufuss is a graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.