2015 Softball Roster

Tim Casey
Kelly Streeter

17 Lauren Haeger

  • Position RHP/1B
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • High School Deer Valley
  • Hometown Peoria, Ariz.

Biography

Major: Family, Youth & Community Sciences
 
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
     
As a Senior (2015):
  • 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

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2012Freshman

    RHP/1B
    5'11"
    17
  • 17

    2013Sophomore

    RHP/1B
    5'11"
    17
  • 17

    2014Junior

    RHP/1B
    5'11"
    17
  • 17

    2015Senior

    RHP/1B
    5'11"
    17