Biography
2013 Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year
2013 All-Southland Conference First Team
2014 All-Southland Conference Second Team
2014 (Senior): One of five Huskies to start in all 50 games...her .377 batting average was 11th-highest in the Southland Conference and was third with 67 hits...had seven doubles, four triples, three home runs, 20 RBI, and 39 runs scored...her three homers came in a five-day span (4/5-9)...set new career highs with two doubles at McNeese State (3/13), four RBI at Prairie View A&M (4/9), and four runs scored against Jackson State (2/8)...began the season with a hit in 12 of the first 13 games, then later had a 15-game hitting streak (3/13-4/12)...hit .347 with 33 hits, six doubles, two triples, one home run, eight RBI, and 16 runs scored in conference play...team captain...named Second Team All-Conference and Southland Conference Spring Honor Roll...ranks fifth all-time in batting average (.390) and seventh in triples (11).
2013 (Junior): Appeared in and started in 41 games...her .418 led the Southland Conference and placed her seventh for best batting average in a single season in program history...ranked 40th nationally in batting average...her batting average got as high as .529 halfway through the season...she was tied for second in the conference with 1.37 hits per game and 0.95 runs per game...tied for third nationally with seven triples, one shy of the national leader...her 0.17 triples per game lead the nation...the seven triples are tied for third-best in a single season in program history...also had 56 hits, 39 runs scored, three doubles, one home run, and 13 RBI...lone homer came against Alcorn State (2/16)...had a 14-game hitting streak and a 20-game on-base streak...after starting the season hitless against Southern, she went on an eight-game hitting streak...had 17 multi-hit games...had a string of multi-hit games in seven of eight games...went 2-for-3 at No. 6 Texas (2/20)...hit .371 with 33 hits, 21 runs scored, three doubles, five triples, and seven RBI in conference play...went 6-for-10Â with an RBI and six runs scored against Southeastern Louisiana, 5-for-9 with six runs scored against Central Arkansas, and 4-for-6 with an RBI and four runs scored against Stephen F. Austin...earned First Team All-Conference honors and was also named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year...named to Southland Spring Honor Roll.
Before HBU: Played softball at Texas A&M University...named All-Big 12 Second Base.
High School: Three-year letterwinner for head coaches Jo Green and Sally DeLeon.
Personal: Full name is Lauren Katarina Schwirtlich...kinesiology: wellness management major...born Sept. 2, 1990, in Fountain Hills, Ariz...daughter of Don and Christina Schwirtlich...has two brothers, Brad and Erik, and two sisters, Amy Cole and Kirsten...Kirsten also plays softball at HBU...cousin Kelsey Schwirtlich plays volleyball at UTSA and cousin Sara Mireles plays softball at Texas A&M...enjoys fishing, swimming, and reading.
