Lauren Lappin

Lauren Elizabeth Lappin (born June 26, 1984) is an American, former collegiate All-American and medal-winning Olympian, professional All-Star right-handed softball player and current coach originally from Anaheim, California.[1][2][3] She played in college for the Stanford Cardinal and led them to a semifinal finish at the 2004 Women's College World Series.[4][5] She later suited up for Team USA softball and won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She then played in the National Pro Fastpitch from 2010-14, winning two titles with the USSSA Pride. Lappin is an assistant coach for the UMSL Tritons.[6]

Lauren Lappin
Personal information
Born (1984-06-26) June 26, 1984
Anaheim, California
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Sport
SportSoftball
College teamStanford Cardinal
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Team competition

Career

Lappin attended Stanford University from 2002–2006 playing shortstop and catcher for the softball team and graduated in December 2006 with a degree in American Studies.[7][8]

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.[9]

Prior to the 2009 season, Lappin joined the Northwestern University team as a volunteer coach.

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.[10]

She is openly lesbian.[11]

Statistics
Stanford Cardinal
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
  1. "2004 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. "2005 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. "2014 AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). Profastpitch.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. "STANFORD WCWS STATS". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. "Women's College World Series History" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  6. "Lauren Lappin". Umsltritons.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  7. "Career Records". Gostanford.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  8. "Lauren Lappin". Gostanford.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  9. "2008 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  10. http://profastpitch.com/news/?article_id=2301
  11. 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.


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