American softball player
Lauren Elizabeth Lappin (born June 26, 1984) is an American former collegiate All-American and medal-winning Olympian , professional All-Star softball player and current assistant coach for Arizona .[ 1] [ 2] college softball at Stanford and led them to a semifinal finish at the 2004 Women's College World Series .[ 3] [ 4] United States women's national softball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal. She then played in the National Pro Fastpitch from 2010 to 2014, winning two Cowles Cup championships with the USSSA Pride .
Playing career
Lappin starred in softball at Loara High School in Anaheim, CA. She attended Stanford University from 2002 to 2006 playing shortstop and catcher for the softball team and graduated in December 2006 with a degree in American Studies.[ 5] [ 6]
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.[ 7]
Prior to the 2009 season, Lappin joined the Northwestern University team as a volunteer coach.[ 8]
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.[ 9]
On March 20, 2023, Lappin's number 37 became the first number retired by the Loara High School softball team.[ 10] [ 11]
Personal life
Lappin is openly lesbian .[ 12]
Coaching career
On June 22, 2021, Lappin was named assistant coach for Arizona .[ 13]
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
^ "2004 NSCA Division I All-America Teams" . Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .^ "2005 NSCA Division I All-America Teams" . Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .^ "STANFORD WCWS STATS" . Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .^ "Women's College World Series History" (PDF) . Ncaa.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .^ "Career Records" . Gostanford.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .^ "Lauren Lappin" . Gostanford.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021 .^ "2008 Olympic Games" . Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2021 .^ "U.S. Olympian Lauren Lappin joins Cats as volunteer coach" . Northwestern University . September 11, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2024 .^ "NEWS" . Archived from the original on March 23, 2015.^ Gray, Madeline (March 24, 2023). "Weekly roundup: Loara High retires jersey of softball alum, county names classified employees of the year, and more" . OCDE Newsroom. ^ "2023 Hall of Fame Class" . Stanford Athletics. August 17, 2023.^ Reid, Scott M. (August 20, 2008). "Olympian comes to terms with sexual identity" . The Orange County Register the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2012 . ^ White, Alec (June 22, 2021). "Wildcats hire former Olympian Lauren Lappin as new assistant softball coach" . Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved July 10, 2021 .
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