2015 Softball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 17
Lauren Haeger
- Position:
- RHP/1B
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Deer Valley
- Hometown:
- Peoria, Ariz.
Major: Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Career Honors:
Career Highlights:
As a Junior (2014):
As a Sophomore (2013):
As a Freshman (2012):
High School / Travel Ball:
Haeger’s Career Statistics
Haeger’s Hitting Career Bests
CAREER-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Hits: 3, 16 times
Doubles: 1, 39 times
Home runs: 2 [t-3rd], 7 times
Total bases: 10 [t-4th], South Carolina, Apr 04, 2015
RBI: 7 [t-3rd], South Florida, May 18, 2013
Runs scored: 3, South Carolina, Apr 04, 2015; Georgia, Apr 28, 2013; Iowa, Feb 14, 2015
Walks: 4 [t-1st], Central Florida, Apr 03, 2013; Boston College, Mar 04, 2014
Hit by pitch: 1, 14 times
Struck out: 3 [t-6th], 7 times
Sac flies: 1 [t-9th], 9 times
Sac bunts: 1, South Florida, Apr 10, 2013; at San Diego, Feb 28, 2015
At bats: 7 [t-2nd], vs Nebraska, Jun 01, 2013
Stolen bases: 1, 13 times
Caught stealing: 1 [t-2nd], at Georgia, Apr 18, 2015; at Arkansas, Mar 25, 2012; Hampton, May 17, 2013
Innings pitched: 9.0 [t-9th], vs Auburn, May 31, 2015
Walks allowed: 5, at Arkansas, Mar 24, 2012; South Florida, Mar 28, 2012; vs Louisiana State, May 10, 2012
Strikeouts: 11, 6 times
Batters faced: 43 [t-3rd], vs Auburn, May 31, 2015
Career Honors:
- 2015 Honda Award for softball
- 2015 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year
- 2015 SEC Female Athlete of the Year
- 2015 WCWS Most Outstanding Player
- 2015 & 2013 NFCA All-America First Team
- 2015 SEC Pitcher of the Year
- 2015, 2013 All-SEC First Team
- 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- 2012 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2012 SEC All-Tournament Team
Career Highlights:
- Led 1 single season list: tied for 1st with 49 walks…Made top 10 on 3 single season lists: tied for 9th with a .491 on base percentage, tied for 2nd with 20 homeruns, and tied for 2nd with 71 RBIs….Led 2 UF career lists: 71 homeruns and 260 RBIs….Made top 10 on 7 UF career lists: .326 batting average (9th), .663 slugging percentage (3rd), .458 on base percentage (6th), 745 at bats (6th), 243 hits (7th), 126 walks (4th), and tied for 6th with 9 sacrifice flies
- USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year
- 2015 WCWS Most Outstanding Player
- Second Gator to win the Honda Award for softball
- One of three finalists for the Collegiate Women Sports Award
- Nominated for two ESPY Awards
- SEC Female Athlete of the Year
- SEC Pitcher of the Year & First Team All-SEC (P)
- First Team NFCA All-Southeast Region (P)
- Joined Babe Ruth as the only players in Division I softball, baseball or Major League Baseball history to reach the 70-70 plateau (career victories and career home runs)
- 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)
As a Junior (2014):
- First Team NFCA All-Southeast Region (UT/P)
- Was intentionally walked four times to take sole possession of first place in career record book for most IBB (13)
- Led the Gators with 20 home runs, which ranked T-6th nationally
- Batted .317 with six doubles, a team-high 67 RBI and 43 walks
- Set career highs for runs scored (43), hits (63), home runs, total bases (129) and steals (six)
- Ranked among SEC leaders in home runs (second), RBI (third), total bases (eighth), walks (ninth) and slugging (13th, .648)
- Logged a career-best 12-game hit streak Feb. 21-March 12
- Made 24 appearances (13 starts) in the circle, compiling a 10-3 record with a 1.79 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 98.0 innings pitched
- Led the SEC with a .190 opponent’s batting average, while ranking fourth in ERA
- Earned two wins vs. ranked opponents (April 5 vs. Auburn, April 26 vs. Missouri)
- Pitched a no-hitter Feb. 9 vs. Wisconsin, allowing one run with three walks and 11 strikeouts
As a Sophomore (2013):
- First Team All-SEC (DP/UT), First Team NFCA All-Southeast Region (DP/P), First Team NFCA All-American (DP/P)
- Set school records for most intentional walks in a season (5) and tied a single-game school record with seven RBI vs. USF in Regionals
- Tied for first in career record book for most IBB (9)
- Ranked 17th in the country with her team-best18 home runs
- Batted .319 with 13 doubles, 18 homers and a team-best 70 RBI and 46 walks
- Ranked first in the SEC in RBI (70), third in the SEC in walks (46) and fourth in home runs (18)
- Her 70 RBI in a season rank tied for ninth in SEC history
- In the circle, pitched a career high 7.2 innings against Tennessee March 16
- Chalked up six wins in the circle against Top-25 opponents with a season-best 10 Ks vs. Longwood April 20
- Was 16-2 for UF in the circle with a 2.35 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 128.1 innings pitched
- Led Florida with 17 multiple-RBI games and 10 game-winning RBI, also had one grand slam
- Had a team-best 24-game reached base streak during the season and a career-best 10-game hit streak
- Two-time SEC Player of the Week (3/18 & 4/29)
As a Freshman (2012):
- A dual threat at the plate and in the circle for UF
- Had three 11-strikeout performances her freshman year, registering a 1.85 ERA, a 15-5 record in 27 appearances, with 124.2 innings pitched and 129 strikeouts
- 2012 SEC All-Freshman selection (infield)
- Ranked fourth in the SEC in RBI (52) and sixth with 14 homers
- Also ranked seventh in ERA (1.85) in the SEC
- Named to the NFCA All-Southeast Region first team in the utility/pitcher position
- Led the Gators in doubles (10), homers (14), RBI (52), walks (37) and sac flies (3)
- Named to the 2012 SEC All-Tournament Team
- Had a team-best 15 multi-RBI games, along with 15 multiple-hit games
- Owned the team’s longest reached-base streak, reaching in 18 straight games
- Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 20, March 12 and March 19)
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 | |||
2013 | .319 | 67-64 | 191 | 42 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 70 | 46 | 34 | 2-3 | .987 | |||
2014 | .317 | 66-65 | 199 | 43 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 67 | 43 | 26 | 6-6 | 1.000 | |||
2015 | .348 | 67-67 | 187 | 50 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 71 | 49 | 23 | 2-3 | .957 | |||
TOTAL | .326 | 261-257 | 745 | 162 | 243 | 38 | 0 | 71 | 260 | 175 | 120 | 12-15 | .981 | |||
Year | era | w-l | app | gs | cg | sho | sv | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | bavg | wp | |
2012 | 1.85 | 15-5 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 6/3 | 2 | 124.2 | 95 | 42 | 33 | 60 | 129 | .210 | 2 | |
2013 | 2.35 | 16-2 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 2/1 | 2 | 128.1 | 111 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 119 | .231 | 5 | |
2014 | 1.79 | 10-3 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3/1 | 1 | 98.0 | 67 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 69 | .190 | 0 | |
2015 | 1.23 | 32-2 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 12/3 | 0 | 222.1 | 145 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 214 | .185 | 1 | |
TOTAL | 1.71 | 73-12 | 121 | 86 | 52 | 23/8 | 5 | 573.1 | 418 | 162 | 140 | 169 | 531 | .202 | 8 |
Haeger’s Hitting Career Bests
CAREER-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Hits: 3, 16 times
Doubles: 1, 39 times
Home runs: 2 [t-3rd], 7 times
Total bases: 10 [t-4th], South Carolina, Apr 04, 2015
RBI: 7 [t-3rd], South Florida, May 18, 2013
Runs scored: 3, South Carolina, Apr 04, 2015; Georgia, Apr 28, 2013; Iowa, Feb 14, 2015
Walks: 4 [t-1st], Central Florida, Apr 03, 2013; Boston College, Mar 04, 2014
Hit by pitch: 1, 14 times
Struck out: 3 [t-6th], 7 times
Sac flies: 1 [t-9th], 9 times
Sac bunts: 1, South Florida, Apr 10, 2013; at San Diego, Feb 28, 2015
At bats: 7 [t-2nd], vs Nebraska, Jun 01, 2013
Stolen bases: 1, 13 times
Caught stealing: 1 [t-2nd], at Georgia, Apr 18, 2015; at Arkansas, Mar 25, 2012; Hampton, May 17, 2013
Innings pitched: 9.0 [t-9th], vs Auburn, May 31, 2015
Walks allowed: 5, at Arkansas, Mar 24, 2012; South Florida, Mar 28, 2012; vs Louisiana State, May 10, 2012
Strikeouts: 11, 6 times
Batters faced: 43 [t-3rd], vs Auburn, May 31, 2015
Tim Walton, Korbe Otis, Reagan Walsh, Kendra Falby Postgame Press Conference 5-30-25
Saturday, May 31
Tim Walton, Korbe Otis, Keagan Rothrock Postgame Press Conference 5-29-25
Thursday, May 29
Kendra Falby, Jocelyn Erickson Rawlings Gold Glove Press Conference 5-28-25
Wednesday, May 28
Tim Walton, Kendra Falby, Taylor Shumaker Pre-WCWS Press Conference 5-28-25
Wednesday, May 28