2011: NamedFirst Team All-Southland after starting 47-of-50 games played inright field for the Islanders…second on the team with a .338batting average to go along with three doubles…was ateam-best 17-of-18 in stolen bases, while striking out just eighttimes against 12 walks…recorded a season-best four hitsagainst Texas State (3/26), had two stolen bases in games againstUH-Victoria (3/16) and Houston Baptist (4/20)…scored threeruns in the games against Southeastern Louisiana (3/5) and atCentral Arkansas (3/13).
2010: Started48 of the 51 games she played in during her junioryear…hit .287 withsix doubles, one triple and nine RBI…went 9-of-10 instolen baseattempts…scored 22 runs, fifth-highest on theteam…had two outfield assists and committed just two errors for a.964 fielding percentage…drew nine walks and reached on a hit-by-pitchthree times during the year.
2009: Played in52 games, starting all but one contest...played theoutfield, primarily incenter, in all 52 games...hit for a .286 average with twodoubles, two triples and 15RBI...drew six walks on the season and was 4-for-9 in stolen base attempts...laid down sixsacrifice bunts throughout the year...recorded 12 multi-hit games during the yearwith a high of three hits against Nicholls, UT Arlington and SoutheasternLa....recorded two-RBI gamesagainst Houston Baptist and Louisiana Tech.2008: Played in51 games while starting 50...had a .329 batting averageon the season, second highest onthe team...had a team-high 12 stolen bases during the season...drove in 21 runs,fifth-best on the team...hit two triples on the year...tallied 16 multi-hitgames and five multi-RBI games...drew nine walks throughout theseason...successfully completed two sacrifice bunts on the season...had aseason-high three hits against Army, Texas A&M-Kingsville and SoutheasternLa....recorded three RBI in games against Army, DePaul and SoutheasternLa.
High School:Garnered four letters at Angleton High School...as a senior,hit .523 with 20 runs scored, nineruns batted in and 10 stolen bases...was the District 23-4A Offensive MVP...as a junior,hit .491 with an on-base percentage of .572 with 29 runs scored, 13 runsbatted in and 12 stolen bases...was second-team all-district andsecond-team all-county as a junior...as a sophomore, was named second-teamall-district after hitting .341 with 16 runs scored and five stolen bases...was afour-time state finalist in powerlifting, including a second-place finish as ajunior and senior...was named to the academic all-district team three straightseasons.
Personal:Lauren Sanders was born Nov. 5, 1988, in Houston, Texas...isthe daughter of Martin Sanders andShaun and Brian Hoskins of Angleton,Texas...exercise science major.