Lauren Lappin
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamArizona Wildcats
Biographical details
Born (1984-06-26) June 26, 1984 (age 39)
Anaheim, California
Playing career
2003–2006Stanford
2010–2014USSSA Pride
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2021–presentArizona (Asst.)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team competition

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] She played college softball at Stanford and led them to a semifinal finish at the 2004 Women's College World Series.[3][4] She later represented the 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.

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.[8]

On March 20, 2023, Lappin's number 37 became the first number retired by the Loara High School softball team.[9] Also in 2023, she was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.[10]

Personal life

Lappin is openly lesbian.[11]

Coaching career

On June 22, 2021, Lappin was named assistant coach for Arizona.[12]

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

  1. ^ "2004 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2005 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "STANFORD WCWS STATS". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's College World Series History" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Career Records". Gostanford.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Lauren Lappin". Gostanford.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "2008 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "NEWS". Archived from the original on March 23, 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "2023 Hall of Fame Class". Stanford Athletics. August 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Reid, Scott M. (August 20, 2008). "Olympian comes to terms with sexual identity". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  12. ^ White, Alec (June 22, 2021). "Wildcats hire former Olympian Lauren Lappin as new assistant softball coach". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

External links


United States roster – 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalists
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