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Julia Shearer

Left-handed pitcher
NORTH PENN HS
LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.30

ERA

140

Innings Pitched

.603

Batting Average

6

Home Runs
“Julia Shearer is the best player I’ve seen in the last 10 years. She is a real five-tool player. She can soft slap, hard slap and swing away with power. She runs the bases with speed and smarts. And she’s the best pitcher we’ve seen.”
Tim Quense
Head Coach head coach at Neshaminy High
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of her selection, the 5-foot-8 junior left-handed pitcher had led the Knights (23-1) to the Class 6A state tournament. Shearer owned a 23-1 record with a 0.30 ERA through 24 games and fanned 267 batters in 140 innings pitched, walking just 18. She also batted .603 with six home runs and 24 RBI. The MVP of the 2021 Class 6A state championship game, she was a First Team All-State selection and is ranked as the nation’s No. 33 prospect in the Class of 2023 by Extra Inning Softball.

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Academic Achievement

Shearer has maintained a 3.82 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Shearer has raised funds to benefit pediatric cancer research and has volunteered locally on behalf of youth softball programs.