IU sophomore centerfielder Rebecca Blitz has been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second Team All-Midwest Region team.
Blitz was also second team All-Region last season. This is the first time since 1998 someone from IU has earned first or second team NFCA All-Region honors in back-to-back seasons.
Monica Armendarez was the last Hoosier to earn back-to-back honors when she won First Team NFCA honors in 1997 and 1998.
This season, Blitz started all 54 games for the Hoosiers and hit .350, picking up 63 hits and 34 runs. Blitz had 17 RBI, 17 walks and 29 stolen bases. That number was good for second in the Big Ten and her 29 stolen bases were tied for third-most in a season in program history.
Blitz is a prolific base stealer and she has stolen 44 bases in her two years at IU.
She was also named second team All-Big Ten this season.
In her freshman campaign, Blitz started all 56 games for the Hoosiers and hit .345. She also had a .438 on-base percentage, which was second on the team. Defensively, she had a great season and had a .981 fielding percentage.
Andrew Hussey
