2010: Saw time in the field and in the circle…Helped Elon to a school record 38 wins en route to the SoCon Tournament title and an NCAA Regional appearance…Led the team with a 2.72 ERA in 165.0 innings pitched…Finished with a 17-7 record in the circle in 25 appearances…Tallied 110 strikeouts and held the opposition to a .280 clip at the plate…Recorded 10 complete games, including three complete game shutouts…At the plate, batted .228 in 58 at bats…Had three doubles and stole two bases.
2009: Made nine appearances in the circle, garnering seven starts…Allowed one earned run in 4.1 innings of work against Longwood…Finished with an ERA of 4.61…Belted two home runs and drove in seven runs on 10 hits…Crossed the plate twice against North Carolina A&T…Lone double of the season came against NC State.
At NC State: Did not play.
Prep: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Harnett Central…Helped lead her team to a runner-up performance in the state championship in 2006…Won conference regular-season and tournament championships in 2004, 2006 and 2007…Collected District IV titles in 2004 and 2007…Tabbed all-conference all four years…Selected as conference player of the year in 2006 and 2007…Named both Eastern 3-A Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year in 2006…2006 District IV Pitcher of the Year…Played in the East-West All-Star Classic in 2007…Academic all-conference all four years…Collected the WRAL Extra Effort Award.
Personal: Full name is Lauren Elizabeth Taylor…Born Nov. 15, 1988…Nickname is LT…Majoring in business administration…Lauren is the daughter of Stamey and Julie Taylor.
I attribute the success of the season to…: Hard work and desire to win.
Favorite movie: The Ringer
If I were to win a million dollars, I would buy…: A red Ferrari!
Surprising fact: I was one of the leading scorers in the Raleigh area in basketball during my junior and senior years of high school.
If I could have dinner with three people, they would be: My dad, mom and little brother Brian. I love spending time with them and they crack me up!
Words to live by: “The older you get the stupider you were.”
