Lauren Stewart Season 2016

2016: Big Ten Freshman of the Week Feb. 15 and April 25 ... started all 55 games, 47 in left field and eight in center field ... batted .306 with a team-best 34 runs, 22 RBI and 15 extra base hits ... reached base in 43 of 54 games with a plate appearance, including 14 straight to start the season and another seven game stretch ... tallied 10 doubles, two triples and three home runs ... drove in four game winning RBI and one game-tying RBI ... scored five game-winning runs ... stole 18 bases, ranking seventh among Big Ten players ... in conference play, ranked tied for ninth with six steals ... put together a six-game hit streak Feb. 21 to 28 and two five-game streaks ... posted multiple hits in nine games, including a three-hit effort against Florida Gulf Coast and a perfect 3-for-3 effort against Iowa. High School: Two-time Region 7AAAAA Player of the Year and a four-time all-region honoree ... garnered Player of the Year honors and first team all-region accolades her junior and senior seasons, while also earning first-team all-state honors as a junior, becoming the first athlete from Cambridge High School ever to receive all-state accolades ... led team to a 28-5 mark, the regional title and a runner-up finish at the GHSA Class AAAAA state tournament as a senior ... led team to a 21-9 record and the Sweet 16 of the state playoffs as a junior, while also supplying the first home run in the school's history ... as a sophomore, was team's Defensive Player of the Year and a first team all-region honoree in the school's first ever softball season ... offensive player of the year and a first team all-region honoree at Alpharetta High School as a freshman, helping the team qualify for the state playoffs for the first time in school history ... competed on the track team her sophomore and junior seasons at Cambridge, finishing third in the long jump and triple jump at the Region 7AAAAA meet and fifth in the 100 meter dash at the Fulton County as a sophomore ... varsity captain as a junior ... letter winner in basketball as a sophomore ... played travel ball for the Georgia Force and East Cobb Bullets ... Force '97 team finished first in the state of Georgia and fifth in the nation ... East Cobb team placed fifth at Premier Nationals and second at TCS Nationals ... three-year National Honor Society member and 12-year honor student. Personal: Full name is Lauren Ashley Stewart ... born July 14, 1997 ... parents are Reggie T. and Beverly Stewart ... has one brother, Reggie ... plans to major in sports journalism. Fun Facts
Sweet or salty: Sweet
Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
Dogs or cats: Dogs (puppies)
Cooking or eating: Eating
Vacation: To the quiet country or to the big city: Big City
Coolest place I've ever been/or most unique locale: Los Angeles
Place I dream of visiting someday: Barcelona, Spain
Person I look up to most & why: Mom because of her strength and faith
Best feeling in the field (defensively): Diving catch, throwing someone out at home
Best Feeling at the plate (offensively): Game-winning hit
Favorite thing about my position: Have control and can see the entire field
Three words that describe me: Family-oriented, warm-hearted, driven
One word to describe my game: Raw
Team I am most excited to play in 2016: Georgia Tech
My most memorable sports moment: Championship-winning in the park home run when I was seven
Celebrity crush: Michael B. Jordan
Person I would like to have dinner with: Grandmother
Best non-athletic talent: Dancing, playing the saxophone
My stupid human trick is: touch nose with tongue
Dream job: Being a sports broadcaster and journalist for ESPN
Song I have to listen to before a game: Swerve by Lil Boosie & Webbie
Favorite thing about playing at Boilermaker Softball Stadium: Hearing name introduced and hearing walk-up song
My favorite place to play in the Big Ten, besides home: Ohio State
Person who has impacted my life/made me who I am: My mom, dad, and brother
Favorite things Favorite sweet treat: Banana Pudding and Peach Crunch
Favorite ice cream flavor: Sweet Pecan
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Favorite sport besides softball: Football
Favorite sports team: Atlanta Braves, Hawks, and Falcons
Favorite Athletes: Allen Iverson & Michael Vick
Favorite TV show: SportsCenter
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite Book: Beauty & the Beast
Favorite Musical Artist: Michael Jackson
Favorite type of pizza: Italian Sausage
Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington
Favorite Food: Gumbo
Favorite place on campus: Boilermaker Softball Stadium
Favorite city: Atlanta/Buckhead
Favorite outdoor activity: Watching a sports game
Favorite class at Purdue: African American Studies 271
Favorite Purdue professor: Ms. Jolivette Anderson- Douoning