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2021 Softball Roster

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11 Laura Anderson

  • Position Catcher
  • B/T R/R
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Boone, Iowa
  • Highschool Boone

Biography

Senior Year (2021): MVC All-Tournament Team selection … played in 37 games with 32 starts … batted .225 with one home run and career-high 11 runs batted in … crushed a three-run home run that completed six-run rally at Iowa State on April 14 … finished 2-for-4 with career-high four RBI against Cyclones … drove in three runs in win over Butler on Feb. 13.

Junior Year (2020): Played in 15 games with 12 starts ... batted career-high .259 ... had her first career two-hit game against DePaul ... hit her first career double against the Blue Demons ... ended the season with back-to-back two-hit games against Wichita State and Kansas City ... had two doubles against the Shockers.

Sophomore Year (2019): Played in 25 games ... recorded first career hit against IUPUI on Feb. 22 ... recorded one run batted in (first career) in back-to-back games against Saint Louis and Furman ... hit first career home run against Valparaiso on April 22 ... finished with one home run, four runs scored and seven RBI.

Freshman Year (2018): Played in 10 games with one start ... drew two walks.

High School: Four-year letterwinner for Boone High School ... selected to the Iowa Class 4A All-State First Team as a senior ... also selected to All-Raccoon River Conference First Team and all-district first team as a senior ... picked to the All-Raccoon River Second Team as a junior and sophomore ... played catcher in high school ... helped the Toreadors compile an 112-48-1 record in four seasons ... team finished fourth at the 2016 Iowa Class 4A State Tournament ... member of the Iowa Premier Fastpitch softball club.

Personal: Born April, 1999 ... daughter of David and Jill Anderson ... has two sisters, Megan and Claire ... majoring in news and public relations ... chose Drake because it has a great academic and athletic program, and loved the campus, city, and people at Drake.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2018Freshman

    Catcher
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2019Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2020Junior

    Catcher
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2021Senior

    Catcher
    5'10"
    11