Eastern Michigan Athletics
2004 Softball Roster
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Roster
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Lauren Clark
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- Eligibility Remaining (Years):
- L-R
- Hometown:
- Flat Rock, Mich.
- High School:
- New Boston Huron
EMU: 2006: Named 2006 MAC Player of the Year, first team Great Lakes All-Region, first team All-MAC, and to the MAC and Easton Tiger Classic All-Tournament teams…Hit an EMU single-season record 13 home runs…Named MAC West Division Player of the Week four times (Feb. 19, March 17, April 23 and 30)…Finished the season in a three-way tie for the EMU career home run record with 19…Finished the season in the top four in nine MAC offensive categories, including leading the league in home runs, total bases (121), and slugging percentage (.684) and ranking second in batting average (.368), doubles (15) and RBI (42)…Cranked out 20 multi-hit games, including four three-hit contests…Knocked in two or more runs in 11 games, including five three-RBI games …Reached base in 10 consecutive plate appearances over four games totaling three doubles, five RBI and scored three runs…Hit .420 (20-for-62) in league games...Collected an eight game hit streak and hit safely in 16 of the final 18 games…Scored three runs in wins against Detroit (March 29, game two) and Northern Illinois (May 12)… Finished in the top-seven in six EMU single-season categories, including home runs 13 (first), RBI 42 (tie-second), doubles 15 (third), runs 35 (fourth), batting average .367 (seventh) and hits 65 (seventh)…Named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year…Belted two solo home runs against Winthrop (March 4)… Batted .333 (4-for-12), scored five runs, knocked in three runs, had a double and a home run during the MAC Tournament…Ranks fifth on EMU career list for RBI (78), fifth in batting average (.306) and tied for seventh in doubles (25)…2005: Named the team’s Co-Offensive Player of the Year...Played in and started all 40 games for the Eagles at shortstop...Led the team in total plate appearances, at-bats, hits, RBI and on-base percentage...Scored 17 runs on the season...Had a team second-best seven doubles...Hit five home runs...Collected 63 total bases...Forced a team second-best 11 walks as the team’s leadoff hitter...Stole a team second-best five bases...Had 12 multiple-hit games on the season, including a 3-for-3 effort against Ball State March 19 at the Buckeye Invitational, where she was named to the All-Tournament team...Hit her second career home run against No. 1 Arizona (March 5) in EMU’s near upset of the Wildcats...In EMU’s MAC-opening series against Toledo (March 26), hit two homers in game one to lead the Eagles to a 4-3 win...In the conference’s final stats, was the eighth-rated batter in the league, and ranked eighth overall in slugging percentage...2004: Started a team-high 47 games as a freshman, becoming EMU’s everyday shortstop... Compiled 26 hits and collected 14 RBI... Hit three doubles, one triple and one home run...Homer came against Bowling Green May 1 in a 9-5 Falcon win...Compiled two four-game hitting streaks on the season, between March 5 and March 7, and to end the season between May 9 and May 10...First career hit was in the first game of the season, EMU’s 6-2 win over Long Island...Best effort of the season was April 6 versus Detroit, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored in EMU’s 12-0 shutout of the Titans, raising her batting average by 36 points in the game...Defensively, carded 73 putouts and 104 assists for a .927 fielding percentage...High school: Four-year varsity letterwinner and one of the best softball players in Huron High School history...Hit a stellar .516 as a freshman, batting in the team’s lead off spot...Compiled 42 RBI, scored 48 runs and had more than 20 stolen bases in same year...Hit .480 as a sophomore, leading her team to a district title...During junior year, was an All-Conference and regional performer, and was named News Herald Athlete of the Week twice...Personal: Daughter of Bruce and Debbie Clark...Has a brother, Landon, and a sister, Lindsay...Born: 7-14-85...Major: Business.
