16 Lauren Houston
C · 5-5 · Jr.-2L · R-R · Youngsville, La. (St. Thomas More HS)
HONORS & AWARDS 2010 Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011) Notched 49 appearances with 45 starts split between catcher (35) and designated player (10) … LSU won eight of 10 contests when Houston was the designated player … Teamed with Morgan Russell to limit opponents to 51 stolen bases and throw out 13 runners from the catcher position … Upped her average to .246 (29-for-118) with two home runs and 13 RBIs … One of seven Tigers to record double digit RBIs … Hit-by-pitch 20 times, good enough for second on the team and in the SEC … Posted four of her six multi-hit efforts during month of February … Went 2-for-2 and set a career-high with three RBIs against Louisiana Tech (Feb. 13) … Cranked a three-run dinger as part of LSU’s eight run fifthinning during an 11-2 triumph over Nicholls State (Feb. 19) … Was 2-for-4 with two RBIs versus Cal Poly (Feb. 27) … Turned in 2-for-4 effort against Hofstra (March 4) during Yvette Girouard’s 500th win at LSU … Went 2-for-2 with a solo homer at No. 1 Georgia (March 11) … Recorded 16 putouts during LSU’s 2-1 win in 14 innings over No. 1 Alabama (April 8) … Posted five 1-for-3 performances over a seven-game run (April 13-22) … Laced sixth inning single which turned into winning run in a 4-2 victory at Mississippi State (April 29) … Hit safely in all three games and added RBIs during the last two games of the South Carolina series (May 6-8) … Was 1-for-3 with a RBI single against Texas A&M (May 22) at the NCAA College Station Regional. FRESHMAN SEASON (2010) Tallied 27 appearances, including 18 starts ... Tigers won 17 of 18 games when Houston was the starting catcher ... Garnered 11 of her 18 starts during LSU’s program-best 24-game winning streak (Feb. 20-March 31) ... Went 4-for-42 at the plate with six RBIs ... Recorded her first career RBI on a bases loaded walk against Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 24) ... Turned in a 2-for-3 performance and her RBI single broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning against Jacksonville State (Feb. 27) en route to Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team honors ... Provided two RBIs against South Alabama (March 5) ... Added a RBI on a bases loaded walk at McNeese State (March 31) ... Picked up 113 putouts highlighted by a career-best 12 in the middle game of the Arkansas series (April 18). HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner for Andria Waguespack at St. Thomas More High School in Youngsville ... Team captured the 2007 4A and 2009 5A State Championships ... Four-time All-District and All-Acadiana First-Team selection from 2006-09 ... Notched 2007 District MVP and LSWA All-State First-Team accolades ... Garnered 2009 Daily Advertiser All-Acadiana MVP and LSWA All-State First-Team honors ... Tallied LSWA AllState Honorable Mention in 2006 and 2008. PERSONAL Daughter of Rodney and Monique Houston ... Born on Oct. 25, 1990 ... Majoring in sports administration with a commerce concentration.