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2020 Softball Roster

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33 Lauren Castro

  • Position Pitcher/Utility
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Gilroy, Calif.
  • High School Gilroy

Biography

AWARDS
2017 ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM
2017 NFCA GREAT LAKES ALL-REGIONAL THIRD TEAM
2017 ECAC DIVISION I SECOND TEAM
2016 ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM
2016 MAAC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2020)

CAREER HIGHS:
PITCHING
Longest Appearance: 7.0-10x, last vs. Marist (5/4/19)
Fewest Earned Runs: 0-14x, last at Santa Clara (2/22/20)
Most Strikeouts: 11,vs. Saint Peter’s (4/9/19)
Fewest Walks: 0-12x, last vs. Gardner-Webb (2/8/20) 
 
HITTING
Hits: 4 at Niagara (4/26/16)
Runs: 3 at Niagara (4/26/16)
RBI: 6 - 2x, last at Rider (4/22/17)
Hitting Streak: 11 games (4/22/17-5/7/2017)
2020 • RED-SHIRT SENIOR SEASON
• Started and appeared in all sixteen games for the Griffs in 2020
• Recorded 18 total hits
• Had a hit in 12 of 16 games in 2020
• Led Canisius and the MAAC in doubles with six
• Had a team-leading three home runs for the Griffs
• Earned MAAC Player of the Week honors after a strong weekend at Gardner-Webb
• MAAC All-Academic Team
2019 • SENIOR SEASON
• Appeared in 39 games, making 30 starts
• Made 17 appearances in the circle, highlighted by 11 starts
• Recorded 20 hits
• Led Canisius with eight home runs, finishing her career as the program’s all-time leader in home runs with 20
• Finished season tied for second with 22 RBI
• Tied for team lead with five wins and ranked second with six complete games
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI against Eastern Kentucky (March 16)
• Struck out season-high five batters in complete-game effort against Niagara (April 7)
• Hit grand slam in game one of doubleheader sweep of St. Bonaventure (April 23)
• Tallied two hits and three RBI in doubleheader versus Saint Peter’s (April 28)
• Recorded two home runs and two RBI and two runs scored against Quinnipiac (May 4)
• Pitched all 14 innings of doubleheader sweep against the Bobcats, allowing just eight hits and two earned runs while striking out six
2018 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Appeared in 11 games before suffering season-ending injury
• Recorded four hits, including two extra-base knocks
• Made six appearances and five starts in the circle
• Recorded 13 strikeouts in 21.1 innings pitched
• Recorded season-high six strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work at North Florida (Feb. 16)
2017 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• 2017 ALL-MAAC First Team, NFCA Great Lakes All-Regional Third Team and ECAC Division I Second Team selection
• Led Canisius with .355 batting average, 61 hits, 20 doubles, 11 home runs and 50 RBI
• Matched program single-season record for home runs while her 20 doubles and 50 RBI represented the second-highest single-season totals in both categories
• Her 61 base knocks tied for the 10th-most in a single season in program history
• Appeared in 52 games, making 50 starts
• Also made 23 appearances and seven starts in the circle
• Posted 4-8 record with 39 strikeouts in 79.0 innings pitched
• Recorded career-high 11 strikeouts in complete-game shutout versus Saint Peter’s (April 9)
• Went 3-for-3 with a double versus Robert Morris (Feb. 11)
• Recorded three hits, including two doubles, and two RBI at Charlotte (Feb. 18)
• Hit a grand slam and drove in six versus Dayton (March 3)
• Went 3-for-4 with five RBI in victory versus Holy Cross (March 11)
• Recorded three hits, two RBI and a double against Buffalo (March 29)
• Finished with two hits, three RBI and two runs scored at Iona (April 2)
• Went 4-for-8 with seven RBI in doubleheader sweep of Rider (April 22)
• Recorded three extra-base knocks and three RBI at Marist (April 29)
• Finished 2-for-4 with a double and a home run and three RBI versus Quinnipiac (April 30)
2016 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Named All-MAAC Second-Team and earned MAAC All-Rookie Team honors
• One of four MAAC freshmen to be a unanimous choice to the all-rookie unit
• Played in and started 49 games in her rookie season
• Hit .267 with eight doubles, a home run, 16 runs scored and 12 RBI
• In the circle, posted a record of 2-5 with a 4.88 ERA in 17 appearances
• Recorded her first career hit, a double, against UTSA on Feb. 13
• Had nine multi-hit games, highlighted by her four-hit effort at Niagara April 26
• Went 4-for-4 with three runs scored, two doubles and two steals at Niagara April 26
• Hit her first career home run in a home win over Rider May 1
• Earned her first career win in the circle in a 4-1 win over Georgetown March 18
• Fanned a career-high five batters in 6.1 innings of work against Fairfield April 16
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Was a four-year varsity starter at Gilroy High School in Gilroy, California
• Hit .355 for her scholastic career, highlighted by a .345 batting average in her senior season
• In the circle, struck out 372 batters in her four years, and posted a career ERA of 2.25
• Four-time first-team all-league honoree
• Was named the Pitcher of the Year in 2015 after she fanned 153 batters and had a 2.05 ERA
• Helped lead Gilroy to the 2013 Central Coast Section championship

PERSONAL
• The daughter of Ed and Andrea Castro
• Has one brother, Andrew
• Was a scholar-athlete in 2012 and 2015
• Majoring in criminal justice at Canisius
• Born Feb. 14, 1997 in Gilroy, Calif.

Statistics

Season:
2020

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2016Freshman

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'5"
    33
  • 33

    2017Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'5"
    33
  • 33

    2018Junior

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'5"
    33
  • 33

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'5"
    33
  • 33

    2020Redshirt Senior

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'5"
    33