2013 Softball
Lauren Grimes
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- OF
- Hometown:
- Tallmadge, Ohio
- High School:
- Tallmadge
Career
• Kent State's all-time leader in at-bats (659)
• Ranks second in program history in career hits (199)
• Ranks second in program history in career doubles (40)
• Tied for second in program history in career runs scored (133)
• Ranks fourth in program historyin career walks (76)
• Tied for fourth in career total bases (297)
• Ranks eighth in career home runs (18)
2013
• Started all 49 games in center field with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage (45 putouts, eight assists)
• Scored 20 runs and collected 38 hits (seven doubles, one triple, one home run)
• Posted team-best 22 RBI with a .345 slugging percentage
• Honorable Mention Academic All-MAC
2012
• Named to MAC All-Tournament Team after hitting .556 (5-for-9) with a walk, a home run, a double, three runs scored and three RBIs
• Led the team in runs with 35
2011
• Ripped 16 doubles, the fifth most in program history
• Finished 24th in the nation in doubles per game (0.31)
• Started all 51 games at center field and hit in the leadoff spot
• Hit .320 with 33 runs scored and 21 walks for .393 on-base percentage
• Threw out three runners from center field
• Homered in win over Western Michigan (4/8)
• Went 3-for-4 in wins over both Rutgers (3/19) and Northern Illinois (4/10)
• Went 2-for-4 with a seventh-inning double and run scored in MAC Tournament win over Eastern Michigan
2010
• Named to All-Mideast Region First Team
• Earned All-MAC Second Team and MAC All-Freshman Team honors
• Named MAC East Player of the Week three times by the end of March
• Recorded the fifth most hits (64) and the eighth highest batting average (.374) in school history
• Led the team with 45 runs scored, the second most in school history
• Led the team in slugging percentage (.608) and stolen bases (8)
• Tied for team lead with 11 home runs, which also ties for the fourth most in a season at KSU
• Blasted three home runs and was intentionally walked four times in doubleheader vs. Central Michigan
• Ripped clutch RBI triple in MAC Tournament win over Central Michigan(5/13)
• Recorded three-hit games in back-to-back wins over St. John's and Coastal Carolina (3/28)
• Also ripped three hits with a home run and three RBIs one day earlier in win over Longwood (3/27)
• Went 3-for-4 with two home runs in win at Marshall (3/7)
• Notched 3-for-4 day with home run in win over Delaware (3/5)
• Went 3-for-4 against Illinois (2/14)
• In first collegiate start, went 3-for-4 with home run and a double against Loyola Marymount (2/12)
• Threw out four runners from left field
• Played in 53 games, starting 52
• Drove in 28 runs, while batting in the No. 2 spot in the lineup
• Drew 18 walks and carried a .432 on-base percentage
High School
• Earned All-Ohio First Team honors as a senior, helping Tallmadge to the state final four
• Hit .516 as a senior with four home runs, seven doubles and seven stolen bases
• A four-time all-conference selection, gaining first team honors in sophomore and senior seasons
• Earned All-Northeast District First Team accolades in sophomore and senior seasons
• Helped the Blue Devils to four Suburban League titles
• Also earned three varsity letters in basketball and one in volleyball
Personal
• Born on July 21, 1991 in Seoul, South Korea
• Is the daughter of Terry and Victoria Grimes
• Has one sister, Leah, and one brother, Gregory
• Majoring in business management
