Lauren Eckermann
5  Lauren Eckermann
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Brenham, Texas

High School:
Brenham HS

Last College:
Temple Junior College

Height:
5-9

Position:
RHP

Bats/Throws:
R/R

2007 - JUNIOR
Third Team All-American ... All-Midwest Region first team ... Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Year ... Big 12 Tournament MVP ... Three-time Big 12 Player of the Week selection ... Tied OU single season record with 37 wins ... Went 3-0 at Amherst Regional with a 0.67 ERA and only allowed one walk while striking out 19 batters in 21 innings ... Earned Big 12 Tournament MVP honors after throwing 20.2 innings in less than 24 hours and owning a 0.68 ERA through three games ... Threw 24th complete game of the season in 5-1 win over Nebraska as she held the Huskers to three hits and one run (4/22) ... Gave No. 7 Baylor its first Big 12 loss of the season as she held the Bears to only four hits and one earned run in OU's 3-2 victory in eight innings (4/18) ... Came in for relief in second game against Missouri to earn the win after throwing the final 5.1 innings and only allowing two hits and zero runs (4/15) ... Earned win in second game of doubleheader against Iowa State after coming in for final 4.2 innings of relief and striking out nine Cyclones and only allowing one hit in the extra-innings contest (4/6) ... Notched 10th shutout of the year in OU's 8-0 victory over Iowa State (4/6) ... Recorded 10 strikeouts in shut out of Oklahoma State (4/4) ... Notched fifth win over a ranked team after throwing the complete game against No. 2 Texas A&M and only gave up one earned run on seven hits (3/31) ... Threw eighth shut out of the season against No. 10 Texas and only allowed four hits against the Horns (3/24) ... Struck out a season-high 12 batters against Texas Tech (3/22) ... Earned second Big 12 Player of the Week honors for games March 12-18 after leading the Sooners to the Judi Garman Classic title with four wins in the tournament ... Threw third no-hitter of the season in OU's run rule over Northridge (3/17) ... Struck out eight in OU's 6-2 victory over No. 5 Arizona (3/15) ... Big 12 Player of the Week for games Feb. 26-March 4 after throwing two consecutive no-hitters ... Came in for relief against UMKC and earned the win after throwing eight strikeouts against UMKC (3/10) ... Threw shut out against Evansville in complete-game win (3/9) ... Paired with D. J. Mathis to become the first Sooner pair to record three no-hitters in one week (Feb. 28-March 4) ... Was one error away from a perfect game as she recorded her second straight no-hitter in OU's win over Wichita State (3/4) ... Tallied first no-hitter of her career against Temple as she struck out four and walked two in the five-inning run-rule contest (3/3) ... Earned MVP honors at the Diamond Fun and Sun Classic after recording a 4-0 record and owning a 0.60 ERA on the weekend ... Led Sooners to tournament title with solid performance against Illinois State in championship game after allowing zero runs and only five hits in six innings of work.

TEMPLE JUNIOR COLLEGE
Named a first-team juco All-American in 2006... Two-time all-region and all-conference performer ... Led the NJCAA in 2006 with a .171 ERA ... Posted a perfect 31-0 record during final regular season at Temple ... Allowed only five earned runs in 205 innings in 2006 ... Registered 310 strikeouts to 29 walks as a sophomore ... Led Temple to a No. 1 national ranking in 2006, its highest ranking ever ... Selected as a second-team All-American as a freshman ... Named Temple's Pitcher of the Year twice.

BRENHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Honored by the NFCA as a first team All-American during senior campaign ... Named a first team All-State selection in all three final years of high school ... Three-time District 13 MVP ... Three-time All-Brazos Valley selection ... Finished senior season with a 17-1 record while recording 199 strikeouts ... Allowed only two earned runs and eight walks during final season at Brenham ... Posted an ERA of 0.11 as a senior ... Named to the state championship all-tournament team as first baseman during freshman season ... A four-year letterwinner at Brenham High School coached by Walt Mangan and Wade Wilson ... Played travel ball for Spring Klein Sudden Impact Gold ... An excellent student who was twice named an NFCA scholar-athlete .. Also a member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Arlie and Jennifer Eckermann ... Born Nov. 28, 1984 ... Majoring in journalism ... Chose Oklahoma over Texas, Missouri, Louisiana-Lafayette and Oklahoma State ... Hometown newspaper is the Brenham Banner Press.