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- Lauren
- Gaskill
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- Position
- Shortstop
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- Class
- Senior
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- Height
- 5' 4
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- Bat/Throw
- L/R
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- High School/Other
- Rancocas Valley
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- Hometown
- Mt. Holly, N.J.
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Year | Avg | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
2012 | .312 | 63-63 | 189 | 47 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 91 | .481 | 27 | 10 | 36 | 0 | .421 | 2 | 7 | 24-28 | 64 | 5 | 1 | .986 |
2013 | .299 | 59-59 | 187 | 47 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 92 | .492 | 33 | 11 | 29 | 0 | .431 | 1 | 1 | 20-24 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
2014 | .324 | 59-59 | 176 | 41 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 91 | .517 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .415 | 1 | 1 | 17-19 | 79 | 100 | 15 | .923 |
2015 | .312 | 55-55 | 170 | 46 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 86 | .506 | 26 | 5 | 28 | 0 | .416 | 1 | 2 | 12-15 | 65 | 91 | 13 | .923 |
Career | .312 | 236-236 | 722 | 181 | 225 | 45 | 6 | 26 | 112 | 360 | .499 | 111 | 29 | 119 | 0 | .421 | 5 | 11 | 73-86 | 266 | 201 | 29 | .942 |
Updated: May 18, 2015
Two-time NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region selection
2014 All-ACC Second-Team Selection
2015: Played in and started 55 games (49 at shortstop, six in center field) … Had her 230-game start streak snapped when she missed the JMU doubleheader with an illness … Set the school's career runs scored record against Syracuse, finishing her career with 181 … Batted .312 with 53 hits, including nine doubles, three triples and five home runs … Scored a team-high 46 runs and drove in 32 runs … Drew 26 walks and stole 12 bases … Hit a home run against No. 23 Utah in the NCAA Tournament … Had a team-high 15 multiple-hit games and also had eight multiple-RBI games … Scored a team-high eight game-winning runs … Had five game-winning hits.
2014: Made the move from center field to shortstop … A second-team All-ACC selection … A second-team all-state selection by VaSID … Started all 59 games … Batted .324 with 12 doubles, two triples and six home runs … Drove in 22 runs and scored 41 runs … Drew 25 walks and stole a team-high 17 bases … Had a 10-game hitting streak late in the season … Had 14 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games … Scored five game-winning runs.
2013: A pillar in the leadoff spot once again … A second-team NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region selection … A first-team all-state selection by VaSID … Named to the ACC All-Tournament Team … Started all 59 games in center field … Batted .299 with 10 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 23 RBIs … Drew 33 walks and scored a team-high 47 runs … Also led the team with 11 hit by pitch … Had 20 stolen bases, a team high … Didn't commit an error in 63 chances … Had 15 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games.
2012: A first-team NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region selection … A second-team All-ACC selection … Named to the 2012 ACC All-Tournament Team … The state's rookie of the year, as voted on by VaSID … Also a unanimous first-team selection to the all-state squad … Led the team in batting average with a .312 clip as a true freshman … Started all 63 games in center field … Led the team with 59 hits, 14 doubles and 24 stolen bases … Had six home runs from the leadoff spot and drove in 35 runs … Scored 47 runs, tops on the team … Had seven sacrifice bunts and two sacrifice flies … Was hit 10 times … Committed just one error all year in 70 chances … Led the team with 19 multi-hit games and had nine multi-RBI games … Led off three games with home runs … Set Virginia Tech freshman records for runs scored (47), hit by pitch (10) and tied the mark for stolen bases (24).
High School: Played at Rancocas Valley High for Coach Erin Mattio … An ESPN RISE Under Armour All-American … Batted .581 with 43 runs, three home runs, five triples, 16 RBI and a .652 on-base percentage her senior season … Finished with 191 career hits … The Inquirer's South Jersey Senior Female Athlete of the Year … The Gatorade New Jersey Softball Player of the Year as a junior … Batted .684 with 10 home runs, 31 RBI, 42 runs scored, 21 stolen bases, 10 doubles and eight triples that year, earning South Jersey Player of the Year honors … Produced a 1.421 slugging percentage and a .733 on base percentage en route to first-team all-state honors … Also earned first-team Group 4 and first-team All-South Jersey honors … A second-team all-state and first-team All-South Jersey selection as a sophomore after hitting .567 with 32 runs scored and 22 stolen bases … A four-time all-conference softball and basketball player … Earned first-team all-conference and Inquirer third-team all-South Jersey honors in basketball as a senior, leading Rancocas Valley to its first state Group 4 title in girls' basketball … A member of the National Honor Spanish Society who is also a Wendy’s High School Heisman Top 10 female finalist … A four-year Varsity Club member, which helps with Special Olympics and under-privileged families during the holiday season … Played club ball for Coach Rick Waye and the Newtown Rock Gold … Played baseball until she was 9 years old.
Personal: Lauren Nicole Gaskill … Born November 3, 1992 in Mt. Holly, NJ … Daughter of Michelle and Mathew Kensler … Has one younger sister, Alexis … Graduated with a degree in communication/public relations.