Full Name:
Lauren Haeger
Birthplace:
Arizona
Pro Experience:
1 year
College Experience
Florida
Throws:
R
Bats:
R
Position:
P/1B



Carreer Highlights:

  • 2015 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year
  • 2015 SEC Female Athlete of the Year
  • 2015 SEC Pitcher of the Year
  • 2015 All-SEC First Team
  • 2015 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
  • 2015 WCWS Most Outstanding Player
  • 2014 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
  • 2013 NFCA All-America First Team
  • 2013 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
  • 2013 All-SEC First Team
  • 2012 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
  • 2012 SEC All-Freshman Team
  • 2012 SEC All-Tournament Team
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    Bio:
    Haeger is the first player in NCAA history to hit 60+ career home runs and earn 60+ career wins
    Finished with a 73-12 career pitching record and 71 homers. Her 71 home runs and 73 wins makes her and Babe Ruth (yes, that Babe Ruth) the only players NCAA softball,
    NCAA baseball or Major League Baseball history to hit 70+ home runs and win 70+ games in a career.
    Holds the Florida career records for home runs (71 - also the SEC record), RBI (260), walks (175) and intentional walks (20)
    Eighth in career ERA (1.71) among Gator pitchers
    Set the individual single-season record her sophomore year in 2013 for IBB (5), and broke it in 2015 (7)
    Tied Florida single-game record for walks (4, vs. UCF 4/3/13, vs. Boston College 3/4/14)
    Six career multi-homer games:
    -- 5/19/12 vs. UCF (NCAA Regional)
    -- 3/17/13 vs. Tennessee
    -- 2/14/14 vs. Hawaii
    -- 3/1/14 vs. Ohio State
    -- 4/26/14 vs. Missouri
    -- 4/4/15 vs. South Carolina (Game 2)
    Pitched the 13th no-hitter in program history vs. Wisconsin (2/9/14)
    2010-11 USA Softball Women’s Junior National Team
    Helped Team USA to the Gold Medal at the ISF IX Junior Women’s World Championship in CapeTown, South Africa, in 2011
    Earned the win in the Gold Medal Game, allowing five hits with eight strikeouts vs. Japan
    Won Gold with the Red, White and Blue at the 2010 Pan American Games in Bogota, Colombia

    2015 NPF Season:
    Finished with an ERA of 3.01, third best on the team...Tied for fourth in NPF with 8 complete games pitched...Led team in strikeouts (86)...Added 4 HR's and 14 RBI at the plate...Had only one error, resulting in .957 fielding %...Finished third in the league in four pithcing categories: innings pitched (97.2), strikeouts (86), strikeouts looking (35), appearances (19), and games finished (7) As a Senior (2015):
    USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year
    2015 SEC Female Athlete of the Year
    2015 WCWS Most Outstanding Player
    SEC Pitcher of the Year
    First Team NFCA All-Southeast Region (P)
    First Team All-SEC (P)
    Two-time National Player of the Week (NFCA, Week 2; espnW, Week 8)
    Three-time SEC Pitcher of the Week (Weeks 2, 9 and 11)
    Finished the 2015 season with a 32-2 record after beginning the year with 24 consecutive victories to mark the best start to a campaign in Gator history
    Held an 15-2 record against ranked opponents
    Finished the season with the fourth-best ERA in the nation, 1.23
    Earned the win in Game 1 of each of Florida’s eight Southeastern Conference series
    67 games / 67 starts
    Finished the season with a team-best 19 homers and 71 RBI, which ranked 26th and 15th in the country
    Hit .433 in the NCAA Tournament, .364 vs. left-handed pitching and .363 with runners on base
    Set the Florida and SEC career home run record with her 66th, a grand slam at Georgia on April 18 in Game 1 of a doubleheader
    Set the all-time Gator RBI benchmark with her 222nd on March 6 vs. Arizona

    As a Junior (2014):
    First Team NFCA All-Southeast Region (DP/P)
    Two-time SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 17 and March 3)
    SEC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 10)
    66 games / 65 starts
    Set career highs in runs scored, hits, home runs, total bases (129) and stolen bases
    Reached double-digits in wins (10) for the third straight season
    No-hitter Feb. 9 vs. Wisconsin, tying a career high with 11 strikeouts
    Ranked sixth in the country with 20 home runs
    Ranked among SEC leaders in home runs (second), opposing batting average (second, .190), RBI (third, 67), ERA (fourth, 1.79), total bases (eighth, 129), walks (T-10th, 43) and slugging percentage (13th, .648)
    Led the Gators with four home runs during the NCAA Tournament
    Tied for the team lead (Merritt) with 12 RBI in the postseason
    Tied for the team lead (Fuller) with three grand slams:

    As a Sophomore (2013):
    First Team NFCA All-American (DP/P)
    First Team NFCA All-Southeast Region (DP/P)
    First Team All-SEC (DP/UT)
    67 games / 64 starts
    Set a school record for intentional walks in a season (5)
    Tied a single-game school record with seven RBI May 18 vs. USF (NCAA Regional)
    Led the SEC in RBI (70), while finishing third in in walks (46) and fourth in home runs (18)
    70 RBI are tied for ninth in a season in SEC history

    As a Freshman (2012):
    NFCA All-South East Region First Team (P/UT)
    SEC All-Freshman Team (IF)
    Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 20, March 12 and March 19)

     

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