2016 Softball
Roster
Lauren Gambone
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Canton Central Catholic/Lamar
- Hometown:
- Canton, OH
2015: Played in 47 games, starting 44 of them mostly between catcher and third base...batted .261 with seven home runs, which was tied for the team lead...went 2-for-4 with a homer and three runs batted in against North Florida (2/7)...went 2-for-3 vs. Iona (3/15)...went 3-for-4 from the plate with a home run and three runs batted in against Harvard (3/18)...hit three home runs during conference play including one each against Kent State (3/29), Ball State (4/4) and Eastern Michigan (4/11).
Previous School: Played her first two seasons at Lamar University where she played in 31 games last season, making 15 starts…had six home runs and 16 runs batted in…was named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll in her first two years at Lamar.
High School: Played four years at Canton (Ohio) Central Catholic High School ...led team to its first-ever district championship in her senior season ...hit .540 as a senior with five home runs and a school-record 45 RBIs ...holds school record with 130 RBIs for her career ...named first team all-Stark County for four years ...named to all-district first team and all-Ohio second team as a senior ...first-team All-Independent selection as a senior ...played her club softball for the Ohio Lasers, helping team place fifth at the 2011 ASA/USA National Championships.
Personal: Full name is Lauren Jean Gambone…born March 15, 1994…daughter of Steve and Sally Gambone…has one sister, Caitlin…favorite athletes are Johnny Manziel, Tim Tebow and Bryce Harper…favorite websites are Twitter and Instagram…chose UB to further her education and help the team win a MAC Championship…wants to break the single-season home run and RBI records at UB…if she could meet one person in history, it would be Jackie Robinson.
