Lauren Elizabeth Lappin (born June 26, 1984) is an American former collegiate All-American and medal-winning Olympian, professional All-Star softball player and current assistant coach for Arizona.[1][2] She played college softball at Stanford and led them to a semifinal finish at the 2004 Women's College World Series.[3][4] She later represented the United States women's national softball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal. She then played in the National Pro Fastpitch from 2010 to 2014, winning two Cowles Cup championships with the USSSA Pride.
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| Title | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Arizona Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 26, 1984 Anaheim, California | ||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2006 | Stanford | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | USSSA Pride | ||||||||||||||
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| 2021–present | Arizona (Asst.) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Playing career
editLappin starred in softball at Loara High School in Anaheim, CA. She attended Stanford University from 2002 to 2006 playing shortstop and catcher for the softball team and graduated in December 2006 with a degree in American Studies.[5][6]
She also played with the USA National Elite Team in 2003 and 2005 and was an alternate for the US Olympic Team in 2004. In the 2008 games, Lappin played in three of Team USA's matches and had a hit and drove in two runs.[7]
Prior to the 2009 season, Lappin joined the Northwestern University team as a volunteer coach.[8]
In 2010, Lappin joined National Pro Fastpitch for the USSSA Pride. She was traded to the Pennsylvania Rebellion in 2014 before retiring in March 2015.[9]
On March 20, 2023, Lappin's number 37 became the first number retired by the Loara High School softball team.[10] Also in 2023, she was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.[11]
Personal life
editCoaching career
editOn June 22, 2021, Lappin was named assistant coach for Arizona.[13]
Statistics
edit| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2003 | 61 | 180 | 31 | 59 | .328 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 75 | .416% | 18 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
| 2004 | 68 | 204 | 44 | 73 | .358 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 103 | .505% | 14 | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 59 | 172 | 52 | 57 | .331 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 84 | .488% | 25 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 60 | 177 | 42 | 58 | .327 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 77 | .435% | 15 | 24 | 12 | 14 |
| TOTALS | 248 | 733 | 169 | 247 | .337 | 114 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 339 | .462% | 72 | 65 | 31 | 44 |
References
edit- ^ "2004 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "2005 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "STANFORD WCWS STATS". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Women's College World Series History" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Career Records". Gostanford.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Lauren Lappin". Gostanford.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Olympian Lauren Lappin joins Cats as volunteer coach". Northwestern University. September 11, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "NEWS". Archived from the original on March 23, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Gray, Madeline (March 24, 2023). "Weekly roundup: Loara High retires jersey of softball alum, county names classified employees of the year, and more". OCDE Newsroom.
- ^ "2023 Hall of Fame Class". Stanford Athletics. August 17, 2023.
- ^ Reid, Scott M. (August 20, 2008). "Olympian comes to terms with sexual identity". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ White, Alec (June 22, 2021). "Wildcats hire former Olympian Lauren Lappin as new assistant softball coach". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
External links
edit- Lauren Lappin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Lauren Lappin on Twitter
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