2022 Softball Roster

11 Laura Thompson

  • Position Pitcher/Outfielder
  • Height 5-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Prince George, Va.
  • Highschool Prince George

Biography

AWARDS / HONORS
• 2022 All-MEC Second Team
• 2021 D2CCA All-Region Second Team
• 2021 NFCA All-Region Second Team
• 2021 All-MEC First Team
• 2019 Mountain East Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2019 All-MEC First Team
• 2019 All-MEC Tournament Team

2022
• All-Mountain Eats Conference Second Team
• Played in 50 games with 50 starts
• Came into the game as a relief pitcher 13 times
• Batted .313 with two home runs, 11 doubles, three triples
• Also scored 38 runs and stolen single-season program record 21 bases
• Broke program career runs scored record, finishing 149 
• Struck out 45 batters in 43 innings as a pitcher
• Homered and scored twice win win over Emory & Henry (March 30)
• Was 4-for-4 at home against Charleston (March 19)
• Collected six hits, including two doubles, in a pair of victories on March against Clarion and American International
Game-by-Game Statistics

2021
• All-Mountain East Conference First
• D2CCA and NFCA All-Region Second Team
• Started all 38 games either in the outfield or at pitcher, made 19 starts in the circle
• At the plate, hit .432 with 42 runs scored, a home run, eight doubles and 16 RBI
• Finished top five in the MEC in runss scored and average
• Tied for the team lead in multi-hit games with 15
• Drew a team-high 18 walks and only struck out 17 times in 118 at-bats
• Was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in win over Frostburg State (April17)
• Went 5-for-7 with four runs scored in doubleheader against Charleston (April 3)
• Was 3-for-3 with two RBI and two double in victory over Davis & Elkins (May 1)
• As a pitcher, tossed 107 innings with 97 strikeouts and a 4.12 ERA
• Shutout Fairmont State, scattering two hits and striking out nine (April 18)
• Gave up an unearned run and struck out five in win over Glenville State (April 28)
• Posted nine strikeouts in victory over Wheeling (April 10)
Game-by-Game Statistics

2020
• Appeared in the batting lineup in all 15 games with a shortened season
• Also made seven appearance in the circle with five starts
• Batted .333 at the plate with seven runs scored, two RBI and four doubles
• Pitched 25.1 innings with a 2-2 record, an ERA of 1.38 and 39 strikeouts
• Struck out a career-best 13 in final start of the season against Bemidji State (March 10)
• Previous career best came against King with 12 punchouts (Feb. 14)
• Had four multi-hit games with two three-hit contests
• Was 3-for-4 with a double in a 15-2 win over Upper Iowa (March 7)
• Backed up pitching performance against Bemidji State with three hits and a double
• Two hits and a double in home-opening win over Salem (Feb. 25)
•  Game-by-Game Statistics

2019
• Mountain East Conference Freshman of the Year
• All-MEC First Team
• All-MEC Tournament Team
• Hit .371 with 64 run scored, three home runs, 25 RBI, eight doubles and six triples
• Set single-season program record for runs scored in a season
• Went 9-7 as a pitcher with an ERA of 3.25 and 67 strikeouts in 99 innings
• Posted 19 multi-hit games during freshman season
• Was 7-for-10 in doubleheader versus UVa.-Wise (April 3)
• Collected two pitching wins at MEC Tournament with one being a shutout of Shepherd (May 4)
• Tossed six shutout innings against Glenville State (April 27)
• Had five hits and five RBI in doubleheader sweep of Notre Dame (April 18)
• Was 3-for-3 against Charleston (March 17)
• First collegiate win came against Salem, pitching five shutout innings (Feb. 27)
Game-by-Game Statistics



 
Career Highs (Hitting)
At-Bats 6 (vs. UVa.-Wise - 4/3/19)
Hits 4 (2x)
RBI 3 (2x)
Home Runs 1 (6x)
Doubles 2 (at Erskine - 2/25/21)
Triples 1 (13x)
Runs 3 (6x)
 
Career Highs (Pitching)
Innings Pitched 7.0 (14x)
Strikeouts 13 (vs. Bemidji State - 3/10/20)
Hits 0 (2x)
Runs 0 (9x)
 
Season GP-GS AB Avg. R HR RBI SB H 2B 3B
2019 59-58 186 .371 64 3 25 10 69 8 6
2020 15-15 48 .333 7 0 2 2 16 4 0
2021 38-38 118 .432 42 1 16 5 51 8 4
2022 50-50 147 .313 38 2 17 21 46 11 3
Career 162-161 499 .365 151 6 60 38 182 31 13
 
Season APP-GS IP W-L SV ERA K CG SHO H R ER OBA
2019 23-20 99.0 9-7 0 3.25 67 7 1/1 91 51 46 -
2020 7-5 25.1 2-2 0 1.38 39 1 0/0 7 7 1
2021 19-19 107.0 8-10 0 4.12 97 11 1/1 117 74 63
2022 16-3 43.1 0-4 0 7.75 45 0 0/0 66 56 48 .367
Career 64-46 274.2 19-25 0 4.02 248 19 2/2 281 200 158 -

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2019Freshman

    Pitcher/Outfielder
    5'0"
    11
  • 11

    2020Sophomore

    Pitcher/Outfielder
    5'0"
    11
  • 11

    2021Junior

    Pitcher/Outfielder
    5'0"
    11
  • 11

    2022Senior

    Pitcher/Outfielder
    5'0"
    11