2013 Softball Roster
Blair Lawrence
- Class:
- Freshman
- Bats/Throws:
- S/R
- Height:
- 5-2
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, N.C.
- Position:
- SS/OF
- Prev School:
- Topsail
Career Notes
• Upon graduation, ranked fourth in program history with 60 stolen bases
• Second player in program history with back-to-back 20-steal seasons (2014, 2015)
• Competed in 198 career games, making 154 starts (99 - LF, 19 - CF, 13 - SS, 11 - RF, 4 - DP, 4 - 3B, 4 - 2B)
2016 (Sr.)
• Competed in 35 games, making seven starts (3 – RF, 2 – DP, 1 – LF, 1 – CF)
• Scored 14 runs, with 10 of those runs coming as a pinch runner
• Started opening game at UCF in right field (Feb. 11)
• Went 1-for-1 and tied career high with two runs scored against Louisiana Tech (March 4)
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2015 (Jr.)
• Appeared in 57 games, starting 51 (38 – LF, 12 – CF, 1 – DP)
• Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete mention
• Batted .203 with 19 runs scored, five RBI and 10 walks
• Tied for second in the Big South with 24 stolen bases
• Her 24 stolen bases tie for the seventh most in a single season in program history
• Enters her senior season tied for fourth in program history with 54 career stolen bases
• Recorded five multiple-hit games, while stealing multiple bases on three occasions
• Batted 2-for-3 with a stolen base and one run scored against Rider (March 19), the first game in Liberty Softball Stadium history
• Went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run at Campbell (March 28)
• Hit 2-for-4 with a stolen base on April 22 versus Virginia
• Scored a run in each of Liberty's last two games at the Big South Softball Championship
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2014 (So.)
• Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete mention
• Appeared in all 57 games, one of three Lady Flames to do so on season
• Made 56 starts (47 – LF, 6 – CF, 2 – SS, 1 – DP)
• Batted .255 with four doubles, six RBIs, 22 runs scored and 11 walks (third on team)
• Led Liberty outfielders with 101 putouts, including several highlight-reel catches
• Ranked second on team and fourth in conference with 20 stolen bases in 24 attempts
• Recorded seven multiple-hit games, and stole two bases in four separate contests
• Posted first career three-hit game, going 3-for-3 with two runs scored during win over UMBC (Feb. 15)
• Went 2-for-4, tying career high with two runs scored against UNCG (April 2)
• Hit 2-for-3 with RBI at Radford (April 9)
• Doubled in back-to-back games against Gardner-Webb (April 11-12), going 3-for-6 with three runs scored over two-game span
• Scored a run in six straight games, from April 24 through opening round of conference tournament
• Tied career high with two RBI versus ETSU (April 24)
• Went 2-for-3 with RBI, run scored, in Big South first round win over Gardner-Webb
2013 (Fr.)
• Appeared in 49 games, making 40 starts (13 – LF, 11 – SS, 8 – RF, 4 – 3B, 4 – 2B)
• Hit .189 with two doubles, one triple, five RBIs, 18 runs scored and 10 walks
• Ranked second on team with 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts
• Scored two runs on three separate occasions
• Served as Liberty's leadoff batter in season opener (2-for-4, two runs scored)
• Hit a two-run double that ignited 13-5 win over Gardner-Webb (April 13)
• Tripled and scored two runs in a 15-4 win at Charleston Southern (April 7)
• Posted career-high two stolen bases against Virginia (April 24)
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
Prep
• Five-year letterwinner at Topsail High School
• Helped Topsail to conference championships during each of last two seasons of high school
• Five-time NCSCA All-State player
• Named to NCSCA All-District team on five occasions
• Earned all-conference mention each season of high school softball
• 2012 NCSCA District Player of the Year
• Led NCSCA 2A in stolen bases as a junior and senior and is NCSCA 2A career stolen base leader
• 2010 All-Area Player of the Year
• Team MVP in 2011 and 2012
• Also competed for NC Flames 18U Elite team
• Starting varsity libero each of her four years for high school volleyball team, earning all-state mention
Personal
• Daughter of Sherri Lawrence
• Birthday is June 11
• Majoring in clinical psychology
