| 1 Lauren Looper |
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Will provide depth in the outfield and speed on the basepaths An aggressive, smart baserunner Majoring in nursing
2001: Ranked fifth in the ACC in stolen bases with 11 Appeared in 45 games, mostly as a pinch runner, and made one start as the designated player Scored 16 runs
At North Mecklenburg High: A three-time team MVP Played centerfield as a sophomore, shortstop as a junior and senior Three-time all-conference pick Conference Player of the Year as a senior All-Mecklenburg County as a junior and senior Charlotte Observer All-Spring Team as a sophomore and senior Throughout her high school career, led the county in stolen bases Selected a NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete and earned a spot on her school's honor roll all three years Also named to Who's Who Among American High School Students
Personal: Born Aug. 8, 1982, in Charlotte, N.C. Full name is Lauren Brooke Looper The daughter of Gretchen and Mark Looper Has two sisters, Lindsay Gibson (22) and Abbie (16)
More on Looper: Started playing softball at age 5 If she could play another sport at UNC it would be soccer Favorite pastime is rodeo, a sport she gave up to have more time for softball. She has competed in barrel racing, pole bending and goat tying Says the word that best describes this year's team is "determined" If she could trade places with someone for a day, shed pick singer Faith Hill Says the greatest moment of her athletic career has been accomplishing her goal of attending UNC as a student-athlete Favorite class at UNC has been Portuguese Favorite thing about being a UNC student-athlete is "it keeps me busy and I get to travel to many places with new friends"
| Looper's Career Statistics |
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| YEAR | AVG. | G-S | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | SLG | BB | SO | S-A | PO | A | E | Fld % |
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| 2001 | .000 | 45-1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 11-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
