2013-14 Softball Roster

#4 Lauren Stuhr 2012-13 Softball Roster

Outfield


Height 5'6''
Class Senior
Hometown Huntington Beach, CA
High School Huntington Beach
Lauren Stuhr - Softball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

AS A SENIOR (2014): Closed senior campaign by tying career-high with a .294 batting average, adding two home runs and nine RBI in only 85 at-bats – 12 of 25 total hits went for extra bases … ranked fifth on the Notre Dame roster with nine of the team’s NCAA leading 107 doubles … batted at a .333 (12-for-36) clip with seven extra base hits in 17 ACC games (14 starts) … ripped first hit of the season, a double, and scored one run against Morehead State (Feb. 9) … logged first RBI of the year in a win over UC Davis (Feb. 21) at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic … 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a run scored against Ohio State (March 1) at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic … drew a bases loaded walk that scored a run to help give Notre Dame its first-ever ACC series victory at Georgia Tech (March 9) … picked up two hits, including a double, and scored two runs against eventual ACC champion No. 7 Florida State (April 13) … reached base in all three plate appearances, racking up two hits and scoring one run in a five-inning home rout of Toledo (April 16) … roped first triple of the season as part of a 2-for-2 outing in game one of an ACC series at Virginia (April 18) … added an RBI double with a run scored in the nightcap against the Cavaliers (April 18) … went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in the first game of an ACC series against Maryland (April 27) … singled and drew a pair of walks to help the Irish complete the sweep of Maryland (April 28) on ESPNU’s ACC Monday … clubbed first home run of the season in a winning cause against Boston College (May 3) … chipped in an RBI double in the nightcap at Melissa Cook Stadium against the Eagles (May 3) … go-ahead RBI single officially erased a five-run deficit against Virginia Tech (May 9) in an ACC Championship semifinal win … ripped a double and a home run, adding two RBI in a win over Long Beach State (May 16) in the first game of the NCAA Los Angeles Regional … finished NCAA Regional play with a .444 average and two runs scored to go along with a pair of runs batted in.

AS A JUNIOR (2013): BIG EAST Academic All-Star … emerged as a power threat in the Notre Dame lineup, setting career-highs in batting average (.294), hits (37), doubles (7), home runs (5), RBI (20), slugging percentage (.484), on-base percentage (.405) and runs (23) in 53 games (52 starts) … ranked fifth on the Irish with nine multiple-hit games, and chipped in six multi-RBI contests … went a perfect 2-for-2, including first stolen base since 2011, in the first game of the season against Wisconsin (Feb. 9) … logged two hits, including a triple, and added two RBI and a run scored in first game against Cal Poly (Feb. 15) … crushed first home run of the season and drove in a pair of runs against the Mustangs (Feb. 16) the following day … grooved a two-run double to help spark a Notre Dame rout at East Carolina (Feb. 23) … reached base in all four plate appearances, with a pair of singles, the following day against the Pirates (Feb. 24) … began seven-game hit streak by homering in consecutive at-bats during the fourth and sixth innings against Georgia Tech (March 2) at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic … kept hot weekend rolling with a solo shot the following day against Maryland (March 3) … slugged an RBI double and scored a run against UC Davis (March 9) … singled in only official at-bat and came across to score against Iona (March 15) … 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored the following day against the Gaels (March 16) … added two singles and scored a run in the series finale at Seton Hall (March 23) … two-run home run in the second inning ultimately served as the game-winning hit in the first game of a doubleheader against Villanova (April 6) … stroked a pair of singles in the nightcap against the Wildcats (April 6) … two-run double in the seventh inning keyed a six-run Irish frame at Pittsburgh (April 20) … walked in all three plate appearances in first game of a doubleheader against Connecticut (April 23) … RBI single aided run-rule win in the nightcap against the Huskies (April 23) … drove an RBI double to the gap in left center to plate the first Notre Dame run of the BIG EAST Championship semifinal matchup against DePaul (May 10) … narrowly missed a home run after rocketing a double off the wall in straightaway center, and also added an RBI single in the opening matchup of the NCAA Lexington Regional against Virginia Tech (May 17) … team-high two hits against Marshall (May 18).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012): BIG EAST Academic All-Star … started 25 of 38 games … scored 14 runs and added three home runs and 10 RBI … gathered at least one hit on 14 different occasions … compiled a .372 on-base percentage and a .422 slugging percentage … recorded most productive offensive outing of the year against Penn State (Feb. 25), going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored … contributed a ninth-inning pinch-hit RBI single against UNLV (March 11) … solo home run opened a five-run Notre Dame surge in a 5-3 walk-off win over Western Michigan (March 27) … stayed patient in the box during game two of a doubleheader against Syracuse (April 14), drawing a walk in all three plate appearances … crushed a third inning two-run home run over the right field fence in a home win over Michigan State (April 24) … rapped first double of the season and scored a pair of runs in an NCAA Regional matchup with North Dakota State (May 19).

AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Used primarily as a designated player and outfielder … earned 23 starting nods while playing in 33 contests … batted .281 on the season with 16 hits, 15 runs and 13 RBI … totaled two doubles and three home runs while stealing a pair of bases … coming out party came against New Mexico (March 18) with a 2-for-3 effort including a home run … added a walk-off, three-run game-winning homer against Louisville (April 16) … third home run of the season came during a 2-for-3 effort against Valparaiso (May 3) … also scored twice and drove in three runs versus the Crusaders … scored twice and had two hits – including a double – in Notre Dame[apos]s comeback win to clinch the BIG EAST regular-season title at Connecticut (May 8) … five multi-hit games, three multi-RBI games and a pair of multi-run outputs … posted a .369 on-base pct. and a .474 slugging pct. … had 17 putouts, one assist and one error in the field.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Prepped at Huntington Beach (Calif.) … led her team to a conference title as a sophomore under the leadership of coach Jeff Forsberg … four-year varsity starter … team captain junior and senior season … led team her senior season in batting average (.424), slugging percentage (.612), hits (35), runs scored (22) and stolen bases (16) … received conference and offensive player of the year award in 2008 … Coaches Choice of the Year Award recipient … played for 16U Firecrackers and finished eighth at 2009 Nationals … setter on the volleyball team for two years … guided team to back-to-back conference titles in 2007 and 2008 … active in National Honor Society, Model United Nations and ASB-Student body … daughter of Patti and Greg Stuhr … father, Greg (`81), was on first men[apos]s club volleyball team at Notre Dame … grandfather, George (`49), was captain of Irish golf team … mother, Patti, played volleyball at Stanford … graduated with a degree in marketing from the Mendoza College of Business.