Colorado State University Athletics
2018 Softball Roster
Buchanan, Lauren
Jersey Number 21
Lauren Buchanan
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- Position:
- Catcher
- High School:
- Bishop Carroll Catholic
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- English
Bio
Awards & Honors
2018 (Junior) [Game-By-Game Stats]: Started 49 games, including 25 at catcher and 19 as the designated player ... Finished second on the team with a .349 batting average ... Scored 18 runs off 51 hits and 11 doubles ... Hit four home runs, including back-to-back games at Kansas ... Tallied 30 RBI and finished with a .507 slugging mark ... Was nearly perfect while behind the plate, finishing the season with just two errors and a .985 fielding percentage ... Recorded nine games with multiple RBI, including five at Northern Colorado ... Carried a seven-game hitting streak from March 24 at Fresno State to April 7 vs. New Mexico with 13 hits in six games ... Also had a 12-game on base streak.
2017 (Sophomore) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Started in all 50 games for the Rams, hitting fourth on the team with a batting average of .295Â ... Registered 146 at-bats with 43 hits, 37 RBI's, and 66 total bases ... Had a team high 11 doubles on the season ... Her four home runs put her third on the team ... In the series finale against Boise State (3/18) she went 3-4 with an RBI and a double.
2016 (Freshman) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Started in 31 games as a utility player, covering the designated hitter, outfielder, catcher, and a pinch hitter spots … Posted a .181 batting average including a .330 slugging percentage, eight runs, 17 hits, five doubles, three home runs, 22 RBIs, and 10 walks … Hit her first collegiate homerun on Feb. 20 against BYU, contributing to a six run rally … Tallied the lone run against Long Beach State on Feb. 26 with another long ball … Came up clutch in bases loaded situations, hitting 6-for-8 (.750 batting average) … Recorded a .979 fielding percentage, 47 chances, 42 putouts, and four assists while guarding home.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bishop Carroll Catholic High School in 2015 … Played four years of prep for Anglie DalPazzo and Steve Harshberger ... Helped the Eagles softball team earn All-Metro honors in 2012, along with MaxPreps first team honors, MaxPreps second team honors, and the USA Today National Championship while leading her team to four state titles … Earned the Kansas state RBI career record in 2012-15 ... Earned first team all-conference and all-state all four years ... Helped lead her prep team to conference championships and state championships all four years ... Was a three-time all-metro, including being named All-American her senior year ... Fifth among her class overall … Was a part of the honor roll all four years.Â
PERSONAL: Born on October 11, 1996 in Wichita, Kansas ... Daughter of Tom and Terri Buchanan ... She has a younger sister Caroline ... Her former high school teammates who are playing for Division I schools include: Brittany Finney, Ole Miss; Jessie Haffner, Oklahoma State: Hunter and Briana Hogan, Louisiana Monroe; Madison Miller, Texas Arlington; and Morgan Balderas, Monmouth ... Graduated in May 2019 with a degree in English education ... Wants to be a middle school teacher and a coach ... Chose CSU because: "I chose CSU because of the family that I knew this team was going to provide. I was welcomed here with open arms and I am so grateful for my decision. It also helps that the campus itself is absolutely gorgeous, and Fort Collins is an awesome place to live." ... Favorite athlete is Mike Moustakas.
- Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Mountain West All-Conference (2019)
- NFCAÂ All-Region First Team (2019)
2018 (Junior) [Game-By-Game Stats]: Started 49 games, including 25 at catcher and 19 as the designated player ... Finished second on the team with a .349 batting average ... Scored 18 runs off 51 hits and 11 doubles ... Hit four home runs, including back-to-back games at Kansas ... Tallied 30 RBI and finished with a .507 slugging mark ... Was nearly perfect while behind the plate, finishing the season with just two errors and a .985 fielding percentage ... Recorded nine games with multiple RBI, including five at Northern Colorado ... Carried a seven-game hitting streak from March 24 at Fresno State to April 7 vs. New Mexico with 13 hits in six games ... Also had a 12-game on base streak.
2017 (Sophomore) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Started in all 50 games for the Rams, hitting fourth on the team with a batting average of .295Â ... Registered 146 at-bats with 43 hits, 37 RBI's, and 66 total bases ... Had a team high 11 doubles on the season ... Her four home runs put her third on the team ... In the series finale against Boise State (3/18) she went 3-4 with an RBI and a double.
2016 (Freshman) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Started in 31 games as a utility player, covering the designated hitter, outfielder, catcher, and a pinch hitter spots … Posted a .181 batting average including a .330 slugging percentage, eight runs, 17 hits, five doubles, three home runs, 22 RBIs, and 10 walks … Hit her first collegiate homerun on Feb. 20 against BYU, contributing to a six run rally … Tallied the lone run against Long Beach State on Feb. 26 with another long ball … Came up clutch in bases loaded situations, hitting 6-for-8 (.750 batting average) … Recorded a .979 fielding percentage, 47 chances, 42 putouts, and four assists while guarding home.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bishop Carroll Catholic High School in 2015 … Played four years of prep for Anglie DalPazzo and Steve Harshberger ... Helped the Eagles softball team earn All-Metro honors in 2012, along with MaxPreps first team honors, MaxPreps second team honors, and the USA Today National Championship while leading her team to four state titles … Earned the Kansas state RBI career record in 2012-15 ... Earned first team all-conference and all-state all four years ... Helped lead her prep team to conference championships and state championships all four years ... Was a three-time all-metro, including being named All-American her senior year ... Fifth among her class overall … Was a part of the honor roll all four years.Â
PERSONAL: Born on October 11, 1996 in Wichita, Kansas ... Daughter of Tom and Terri Buchanan ... She has a younger sister Caroline ... Her former high school teammates who are playing for Division I schools include: Brittany Finney, Ole Miss; Jessie Haffner, Oklahoma State: Hunter and Briana Hogan, Louisiana Monroe; Madison Miller, Texas Arlington; and Morgan Balderas, Monmouth ... Graduated in May 2019 with a degree in English education ... Wants to be a middle school teacher and a coach ... Chose CSU because: "I chose CSU because of the family that I knew this team was going to provide. I was welcomed here with open arms and I am so grateful for my decision. It also helps that the campus itself is absolutely gorgeous, and Fort Collins is an awesome place to live." ... Favorite athlete is Mike Moustakas.
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Colorado State Softball: Highlights vs. New Mexico
Sunday, April 07
Colorado State Softball: Highlights vs. San Jose State Game Two
Saturday, March 26
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