Lauren Newmark

Lauren Lulu Newmark - April 24 2015 vs KSU - Ruben Kappler photo

Photo by: Ruben Kappler, BGSU Marketing & Communications

Lauren Lulu Newmark vs Ohio - April 17 2015 - Kia Tyus photo

Lauren Lulu Newmark vs Kent State - April 24 2015 - Larry Clapper photo

Photo by: Larry Clapper

Position:
Catcher/First Base
Class:
Freshman
High School:
American Heritage
Hometown:
Pembroke, Fla.

2015
Played in 19 games, making 13 starts ... made 11 starts at first base and two at catcher ... hit .120, and her three hits in 25 at-bats included a double ... scored one run and had four runs batted in ... also had a .972 fielding percentage, with just three errors in 107 total chances ... her four walks included free passes in back-to-back games, vs. SIUE (March 8) and Penn (March 10) ... first start at first base came at Notre Dame (April 14) ... started 11-straight games at that first-base position ... had a walk and her first collegiate RBI in the second half of the Ohio doubleheader at Meserve Field (April 17) ... first collegiate hit was a double against IPFW (April 21) ... scored a run and drove in two in that victory ... that double, driven over the IPFW right fielder's head, plated a pair of teammates and gave the Falcons a 2-1 lead in the second inning ... had hits in back-to-back games, vs. Kent State (April 24) and Buffalo (April 26), with an RBI in the latter contest ... that RBI plated the lone run in BG's 1-0 victory ... had a season-high 11 putouts in that KSU game, two games after recording 10 putouts in the second half of the IPFW twinbill.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of varsity softball for Coach Marty Cooper at American Heritage ... helped the Patriots go 98-17 in her four seasons ... averaged .368 with an OBP of .467 with 28 hits and 20 RBI en route to a 5A State Championship in 2013-14 ... named first team All-County in 2014 after earning second-team honors in 2013 ... won two State Championships in 2012 and 2014 ... played summer ball for the Gold Coast Hurricanes 18U Gold team ... team was a top 10 team in the nation.

PERSONAL
Full name is Lauren Louise Newmark ... daughter of Stephen and Lisa Newmark ... born on April 10, 1996 ... has a brother, Doug ... favorite athlete is Lauren Chamberlain ... a business administration major at BGSU, with a 3.523 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2015 semester ... career ambition is to own a cupcake business.