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Full Name:
Lauren Haeger
Birthplace:
Age:
Resides:
Pro Experience:
Draftee
College Experience
Florida
Throws:
R
Bats:
R
Position:
P/1B

Major: Family, Youth & Community Sciences

 
Career Honors:

2015 SEC Player of the Year

2015 USA/ASA Top 10 Finalist Player of the Year

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

 

Career Highlights:

  • Owns a 10-9 record vs. ranked opponents
  • Holds the Florida career record for intentional walks (10)
  • T-3rd in career home runs (52)
  • Fourth in career RBI (189)
  • Eighth in career ERA (2.01)
  • Set the individual single-season record her sophomore year in 2013 for IBB (5)
  • Tied Florida single-game records for RBI (7 vs. USF 5/18/13) and walks (4, vs. UCF 4/3/13, vs. Boston College 3/4/14)
  • Five career multi-homer games:

o 5/19/12 vs. UCF (NCAA Regional)

o 3/17/13 vs. Tennessee

o 2/14/14 vs. Hawaii

o 3/1/14 vs. Ohio State

o 4/26/14 vs. Missouri

  • 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 IX ISF Junior Women’s World Championship in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2011

o 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

 

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:

o March 1 vs. Ohio State

o May 3 at Arkansas

o May 17 vs. Stetson (NCAA Regional)

  • Career best 12-game hit streak (Feb. 21-March 12)
  • Tied her career high with three hits twice:

o Feb. 14 vs. Hawaii

o June 3 vs. Alabama — WCWS Championship Series

  • Matched a program record with four walks in a game (March 4 vs. Boston College)
  • Walkoff single April 6 vs. Auburn secured a three-game sweep and sparked a 10-game win streak
  • Was perfect for 6.2 innings Feb. 22 vs. Troy; went 2-for-5 at the plate with four RBI
  • Two wins vs. ranked opponents:

o April 5 vs. Auburn

o April 26 vs. Missouri

  • Recorded all 21 outs and allowed no runs in relief vs. Mizzou
  • Pitched a shutout in the NCAA Regional against UCF on May 18

 

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
  • Hit .292 in the NCAA Tournament
  • 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)
  • Ranked 17th in the country with her team-best 18 home runs
  • 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
  • Pitched a career-high 7.2 innings March 16 against Tennessee
  • Six wins vs. Top-25 opponents
  • Season-best 10 Ks vs. Longwood April 20
  • 17 multiple-RBI games (led team)
  • 10 game-winning RBI (led team)
  • One grand slam (March 2 vs. Florida A&M)
  • Team-best 24-game reached base streak
  • Two-time SEC Player of the Week (March 18 and April 29)
  • All three of her hits during the Tennessee series (March 15-17) were home runs

o Had all five RBI, including the game-tying and game-winning home runs, on Sunday to help UF clinch the series against the Lady Vols

  • Smashed five homers in a span of four games from March 16-22
  • Earned UF’s first save of the season on March 6 at Alabama with two hitless and scoreless innings
  • Had the game-winning RBI double vs. No. 3 Cal at the Kajikawa Classic

 

As a Freshman (2012):

  • NFCA All-South East Region First Team (P/UT)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (IF)
  • 61 games / 61 starts
  • Three 11-strikeout games
  • Ranked seventh in the SEC in ERA
  • Two wins vs. ranked opponents
  • 7.24 strikeouts per seven innings
  • Ranked fourth in the SEC with 52 RBI
  • Ranked sixth in the SEC with 14 home runs
  • Led the Gators in doubles (10), homers, RBI, walks (37) and sacrifice flies (3)
  • Team-best 15 multi-RBI games
  • 15 multi-hit games
  • Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 20, March 12 and March 19)
  • Pitched a two-hit complete game April 14 vs. Auburn, carrying a no-hitter for 6.1 innings while fanning a career-high-tying 11 batters
  • Tied a school record with two home runs in a 7-1 win over UCF May 19 in the NCAA Gainesville Regional
  • Tallied 11 strikeouts in her UF debut vs. Maine Feb. 11 and matched this mark against Gardner-Webb on March 2 and Auburn on April 14
  • Six shutouts; three combined shutouts
  • Pitched a two-hit shutout and went 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk in the first round of the SEC Tournament vs. LSU
  • Led the team with seven NCAA Tournament hits, adding three homers, three runs and five RBI
  • Season-best five-game hit streak, March 18-28
  • Season-best three walks on Feb. 23 vs. Texas A&M at the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

High School / Travel Ball:

  • Played travel ball with the Arizona Hotshots Gold, taking third at ASA Nationals in 2008
  • Broke the Arizona single-season record with 21 home runs 2011
  • Tied the state’s career home run record with 48
  • Was 26-5 as a senior with 413 strikeouts in 208 innings (0.44 ERA)
  • One of 10 national nominees in 2011 for the MaxPreps National Softball Player of the Year award
  • 2011 ESPN Rise Under Armour All-American
  • 2011 NFCA first team high school All-American
  • 2011 West Valley Preps Girls Athlete of the Year
  • Three-time First Team All-Region and three-time Regional Player of the Year (2009-11)
  • Led the Skyhawks to a state runner-up finish her sophomore season
  • Two-time First Team All-State (2009-10)
  • A three-sport letter winner in volleyball and basketball
  • Two-time First Team All-Region volleyball selection (2010-11)
  • 2009 Honorable Mention All-Region volleyball honoree
  • Helped the Skyhawk basketball team to a state runner-up finish as a sophomore

 

 

Haeger’s Career Statistics

YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT FLD%
2012 .321 61-61 168 27 54 10 0 14 52 37 37 2-3 .980
20132014 .319.317 67-6466-65 191199 4243 6163 136 00 1820 7067 4643 3426 2-36-6 .9871.000
CAREER .319 194-190 558 112 178 29 0 52 189 126 97 10-12 .985

 

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO WP Bavg
2012 1.85 15 5 27 19 11 6 3 2 124.2 95 42 33 60 129 2 .210
20132014 2.351.79 1610 23 2924 1913 97 23 11 21 128.198.0 11167 5029 4325 4620 11969 50 .231.190
CAREER 2.01 41 10 80 51 27 11 5 5 351.0 273 121 101 126 317 7 .212

 

Haeger’s Hitting Career Bests

AB 7 vs. Nebraska (6/1/13)
R 3 vs. Georgia (4/28/13)
H 3, 10 times, last vs. Alabama (6/3/14)
Streak 12 games (2/21-3/12, 2014)
RBI 7 vs. USF (5/18/13)
2B 1, 29 times, last vs. Alabama (6/2/14)
3B
HR 2, five times, last vs. Missouri (4/26/14)
BB 4, twice, last vs. Boston College (3/4/14)
SB 1, 10 times, last vs. Stetson (5/17/14)
PO 12 vs. Charleston Southern (2/17/13)
A 3, three times, last vs. Georgia (5/8/14)

Haeger’s Pitching Career Bests

IP 7.2 vs. Tennessee (3/16/13)
H 0 vs. Wisconsin (2/9/14)*
R 0, 14 times, last at Arkansas (5/3/14)*
ER 0, 15 times, last at Arkansas (5/3/14)*
SO 11, four times, last vs. Wisconsin (2/9/14)
BB 0, 12 times, last vs. Washington (5/25/14)*
*must have pitched four or more innings (or three in a five-inning win)