2 Lauren Swinehart
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Applecreek, Ohio
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- High School:
- Waynedale
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- Position:
- OF
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
All-around player who can hit for power and average … Excellent speed on the base paths as well … As an outfielder, gets a great jump on the ball and has a big arm … Always gives 100 percent and works hard to improve, according to the coaching staff … 2011: Selected second-team all-NCAC and led the team in several statistical categories, including batting average (.324), runs (21), and RBI (13) … Finished among the top-10 in the NCAC in slugging percentage (.549) after totaling 13 extra-base hits (7 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs) … Also stole seven bases … Hit an eighth-inning grand slam against Allegheny (April 21) that gave Wooster an 8-4 win … 2010: Voted a first-team all-conference outfielder after batting .364 with a team-leading 30 runs and 33 RBI, the latter being the second-most in program history … Produced a .582 slugging percentage, which included 17 extra-base hits (12 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs) … Hit her first career grand slam in a 14-4 drubbing of Oberlin (April 7) … 2009: Missed almost half the season due to injury, but still recorded 19 hits with six doubles and a triple, while tallying a .397 slugging percentage, the second-highest on the team … Batted .279 overall … Saw playing time at five different positions, including pitcher, when she recorded seven strikeouts against Worcester Polytechnic (March 8) … Had at least one hit in 15 of 21 games, highlighted by a two-hit game against Elms (March 8) which saw her rip an RBI triple and score two runs … Prior to Wooster: Three-time all-Wayne County Athletic League honoree at Waynedale High School, including first-team recognition in 2007 and 2008 … Golden Bears were coached by her dad, Stu Swinehart … Also named first-team all-district as a senior … Personal: Born June 14, 1990 … Is the daughter of Stu and Theresa Swinehart … Majoring in sociology.