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2022 Softball Roster
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Love, Lauren
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Jersey Number 9
Lauren Love
- Position:
- Infielder
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Porter Ridge HS
- Hometown:
- Matthews, N.C.
Bio
2023 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 36/26…Hit .236 as a sophomore with 18 hits, three doubles, and two home runs for a total of 27 runs batted in ...Made a pair of diving catches in left field against ULM on Apr. 7 and 8, had four putouts in the Apr. 8 game ...Hit a home run in Marshall's 17-9 win over Southern Miss on Mar. 25 ... Had a season high two assists in the same game against Southern Miss on Mar. 25
2022 (Freshman)
2022 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
2021-22 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 45/40...Appeared in 45 games with 40 starts at three different positions … 20 starts in left field, 12 starts at shortstop and eight starts at second base … Finished season batting .300, 36 hits, 26 runs scored, 10 doubles, five home runs, 33 RBI and slugged .508 … 33 RBI good for fourth on the team and seventh-best by a freshman in Herd history … 10 doubles was third on the team and tied for fourth-best by a freshman in program history … Five homers tied for ninth-most by a freshman at Marshall … Reached base in 13-straight games Feb. 25-March 16 … Season-best 7-game hit streak March 4-16 … Eight games with two or more hits with season-high four versus Howard (Feb. 25), tied for second-most in a game in Marshall history … Six games with two or more runs scored … 10 games of two or more RBI, season-best four versus Purdue Fort Wayne (March 3) ..Made collegiate debut with clutch pinch hit in top of the fifth versus Villanova (Feb. 11)... Made first collegiate start in next meeting with
High School: Attended Porter Ridge High School … Starred alongside twin sister Laney ... Has been honored as Player of the Year, Offensive MVP, All-Conference and All-District … Helped lead her school to conference championship … Senior season bat .523, 23 hits, 20 runs, 12 RBI, 13 doubles and one home run … In high school career bat .540, 88 hits, 68 runs, 69 RBI, 28 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs, .577 on base percentage and 1.018 slugging percentage … With club team, ranked 18th in 2019 in 16U final national NPS ranking … Earned berths in several nation tournaments … Off the field was involved in Interact, FFA, HOSA and Beta Club … Was a member of the honor roll and earned National Beta Club honor society recognition.
Personal: Born Jan. 1, 2003 … Daughter of Karrie and Rob Love … two sisters, Laney and Lindsay… Lauren and Laney became the seventh set of sisters and second set of twins to suit up for Herd softball program … Chose Marshall because, "I have always wanted to find a college that treats their team as family and that is what Marshall represents. I also love the history and the story line behind Marshall University. A school and community full of unity." … Plans to major in biological science.
GP/GS: 36/26…Hit .236 as a sophomore with 18 hits, three doubles, and two home runs for a total of 27 runs batted in ...Made a pair of diving catches in left field against ULM on Apr. 7 and 8, had four putouts in the Apr. 8 game ...Hit a home run in Marshall's 17-9 win over Southern Miss on Mar. 25 ... Had a season high two assists in the same game against Southern Miss on Mar. 25
2022 (Freshman)
2022 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
2021-22 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 45/40...Appeared in 45 games with 40 starts at three different positions … 20 starts in left field, 12 starts at shortstop and eight starts at second base … Finished season batting .300, 36 hits, 26 runs scored, 10 doubles, five home runs, 33 RBI and slugged .508 … 33 RBI good for fourth on the team and seventh-best by a freshman in Herd history … 10 doubles was third on the team and tied for fourth-best by a freshman in program history … Five homers tied for ninth-most by a freshman at Marshall … Reached base in 13-straight games Feb. 25-March 16 … Season-best 7-game hit streak March 4-16 … Eight games with two or more hits with season-high four versus Howard (Feb. 25), tied for second-most in a game in Marshall history … Six games with two or more runs scored … 10 games of two or more RBI, season-best four versus Purdue Fort Wayne (March 3) ..Made collegiate debut with clutch pinch hit in top of the fifth versus Villanova (Feb. 11)... Made first collegiate start in next meeting with
High School: Attended Porter Ridge High School … Starred alongside twin sister Laney ... Has been honored as Player of the Year, Offensive MVP, All-Conference and All-District … Helped lead her school to conference championship … Senior season bat .523, 23 hits, 20 runs, 12 RBI, 13 doubles and one home run … In high school career bat .540, 88 hits, 68 runs, 69 RBI, 28 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs, .577 on base percentage and 1.018 slugging percentage … With club team, ranked 18th in 2019 in 16U final national NPS ranking … Earned berths in several nation tournaments … Off the field was involved in Interact, FFA, HOSA and Beta Club … Was a member of the honor roll and earned National Beta Club honor society recognition.
Personal: Born Jan. 1, 2003 … Daughter of Karrie and Rob Love … two sisters, Laney and Lindsay… Lauren and Laney became the seventh set of sisters and second set of twins to suit up for Herd softball program … Chose Marshall because, "I have always wanted to find a college that treats their team as family and that is what Marshall represents. I also love the history and the story line behind Marshall University. A school and community full of unity." … Plans to major in biological science.
Marshall Softball Class of 2025 Graduates
Friday, May 02
Marshall Softball: Kaleea Washington & Brooklyn Ulrich (Post-Radford)
Tuesday, April 22
Marshall Softball: HC Morgan Zerkle, Haleigh Adkins, Paige Maynard (Post-Coastal)
Friday, April 18
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Thursday, April 17
