#28 - Lauren Grimes
Position: OF
Year: So./So.
Hometown: Tallmadge, Ohio
High School: Tallmadge
Height: 5-5
Bats/Throws: L/R

2011

• Ripped 16 doubles, the fifth most in program history

• Finished 24th in the nation in doubles per game (0.31)

• Started all 51 games at center field and hit in the leadoff spot

• Hit .320 with 33 runs scored and 21 walks for .393 on-base percentage

• Threw out three runners from center field

• Homered in win over Western Michigan (4/8)

• Went 3-for-4 in wins over both Rutgers (3/19) and Northern Illinois (4/10)

• Went 2-for-4 with a seventh-inning double and run scored in MAC Tournament win over Eastern Michigan

 

2010

• Named to All-Mideast Region First Team

• Earned All-MAC Second Team and MAC All-Freshman Team honors

• Named MAC East Player of the Week three times by the end of March

• Recorded the fifth most hits (64) and the eighth highest batting average (.374) in school history

• Led the team with 45 runs scored, the second most in school history

• Led the team in slugging percentage (.608) and stolen bases (8)

• Tied for team lead with 11 home runs, which also ties for the fourth most in a season at KSU

• Blasted three home runs and was intentionally walked four times in doubleheader vs. Central Michigan

• Ripped clutch RBI triple in MAC Tournament win over Central Michigan(5/13)

• Recorded three-hit games in back-to-back wins over St. John's and Coastal Carolina (3/28)

• Also ripped three hits with a home run and three RBIs one day earlier in win over Longwood (3/27)

• Went 3-for-4 with two home runs in win at Marshall (3/7)

• Notched 3-for-4 day with home run in win over Delaware (3/5)

• Went 3-for-4 against Illinois (2/14)

• In first collegiate start, went 3-for-4 with home run and a double against Loyola Marymount (2/12)

• Threw out four runners from left field

• Played in 53 games, starting 52

• Drove in 28 runs, while batting in the No. 2 spot in the lineup

• Drew 18 walks and carried a .432 on-base percentage.

 

High School

• Earned All-Ohio First Team honors as a senior, helping Tallmadge to the state final four

• Hit .516 as a senior with four home runs, seven doubles and seven stolen bases

• A four-time all-conference selection, gaining first team honors in sophomore and senior seasons

• Earned All-Northeast District First Team accolades in sophomore and senior seasons

• Helped the Blue Devils to four Suburban League titles

• Also earned three varsity letters in basketball and one in volleyball.

 

Personal

• Born July 21, 1991 in Seoul, South Korea

• Is the daughter of Terry and Victoria Grimes

• Has one sister (Leah) and one brother (Gregory)

• Majoring in business management.