Career: Finished among the top 10 in NCAA history with 76 career home runs, while earning the career record in the Big South in home runs, RBI, walks and runs scored in three seasons ... Longwood’s all-time leader in career home runs, walks, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, RBI, hits and runs scored … 2014 and 2015 Big South Player of the Year … Longwood’s first D-I All-American following the 2013 season.
2015 (Senior): Named 2015 Big South Player of the Year … finished the regular season atop the Big South in home runs (24), runs scored (64), RBI (64), total bases (134), walks drawn (58), on-base percentage (0.619) and slugging percentage (1.107) … Among the leaders in the nation in home runs, RBI, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and walks … She finished as the leading hitter in conference games with a .451 batting average, as well as lead in RBI (39), runs scored (36), walks drawn (37), on-base percentage (.685), slugging percentage (1.333) and tied for first in home runs (13) … In addition, finished second in stolen bases (11), third in total bases (68) and sixth in doubles (6) in League play … Earned Big South Player of the Week honors four times this season Named a second team NFCA All-Southeast Region and First Team VaSID. Baltzell also finished her career among the top 10 in NCAA history with 76 career home runs, while earning the career record in the Big South in home runs, RBI and walks.
2014 (Junior): Named 2014 Big South Player of the Week … Named 2014 Big South First Team All-Conference … Started all 56 games behind the plate …Had her top season at the dish, batting .448 with 47 runs scored to go along with 45 RBI …Recorded an on-base percentage of .581 … Hit 10 home runs to notch her second straight season with at least 10 homers … Also, added 17 doubles and three triples to go along with 15 stolen bases … Slugged .792 during the season and paced the team with 44 walks.
2013 (Sophomore): Started all 61 games, batting .406 (76-187) … Led nation with 30 home runs, breaking the school and Big South single season record … Also set conference and program records for total bases in a season (184) and single season slugging percentage (.984) … Set the Longwood record with 78 RBI … Second on the team with 75 runs and 76 hits …Logged 14 doubles and two triples … Third on team in walks with 31 … Career-high six RBI twice, most recently against Penn State … Tied career high with three runs on eight occasions, most recently at Norfolk State … Personal-best two home runs in six games, most recently at Virginia Tech … Career-high three stolen bases vs. Winthrop … Season-high three walks against Bucknell … NCAA Statistical Champion for Home Runs in 2013 Season … NFCA Division I Second-Team All-American … NFCA Division I First-Team All-Southeast Region … VaSID University Division All-State First Team … All-Big South First Team … Big South All-Tournament Team … Big South Choice Hotels Player of the Week.
2012 (Freshman): Started all 55 games played, logging a team-best 55 hits (.344), including nine home runs … Also led the team with 14 doubles, 35 RBI and 100 total bases … Tied a program record with 25 walks … First on the team with a .625 slugging percentage and a .445 on base percentage, as well … 14-17 on stolen base attempts … Career highs of three hits and seven bases at Seton Hall … Season-high three RBI on three occasions, last at Hampton.
High School: Played four years of softball for Mountain View High School in Stafford, Va. ... Served as a co-captain as a junior and senior ... All-Commonwealth District and Fredericksburg Free Lance Star All-Area Athlete selection as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Northwest Region Second Team selection as a sophomore ... Northwest Region First Team selection as a junior and senior ... Commonwealth District Player of the Year and Free Lance Star Player of the Year ... Earned team MVP award as a junior and senior ... Helped team to a pair of Commonwealth District championships ... Also played four years of basketball and two years of volleyball …
Personal: Daughter of Winston and Tammy Baltzell ... Walked on to the women’s basketball team during 2011-12 and averaged 2.6 points and two rebounds in 11.3 minutes per game … Coached softball during the summer of 2013 … Majoring in exercise science.
