2014 Softball Roster
Sierra Lawrence
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-8
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Snellville, Ga.
- High School:
- Greater Atlanta Christian
At Michigan
• Two-time Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American, earning first team (2016) and third team (2015) honors
• Two-time NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team (2015, '16), second team (outfield, 2014)
• All-Big Ten first team (2013, '16) and second team (2015)
• Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2015)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (2015)
• Michigan record holder in career stolen bases (72)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2014, '16)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2013, '14, '15, '16)
Senior (2016)
• Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America first team (outfield)
• NFCA Great Lakes All-Region first team
• Unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten first team
• Top 25 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Started all 59 games at centerfield
• Posted career highs in batting average (.429), slugging percentage (.663) and on-base percentage (.542) -- from the leadoff spot
• Ranked third nationally with 1.29 runs per game, 16th in on-base percentage and 28th in batting average
• Led the Wolverines with 76 runs scored, 75 hits and 20 stolen bases
• Boasted 22 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games
• Tallied a career-best 10-game hitting streak, spanning May 7-29
• Batted .462 in Big Ten play with a .815 slugging percentage and .596 on-base percentage
• Named to Big Ten All-Tournament Team after going 6-for-10 with four runs scored and two RBI vs. Indiana, Penn State and Minnesota (May 13-14)
• Posted two hits and scored a run in U-M's seventh-inning comeback vs. #13 Missouri in the NCAA Super Regional (May 29)
• Recorded three hits and two RBI in Senior Day game vs. Rutgers (May 8)
• Hit two game-winning seventh-inning home runs -- at Nebraska (April 9) and Penn State (April 29)
• Went 5-for-5 with six runs scored and three RBI in the Penn State doubleheader (April 30)
• Tallied six hits, five runs and five RBI in Nebraska series (April 8-10)
• Knocked out a sixth-inning grand slam in the series finale at Indiana (April 3)
• Went 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI -- on a two-run, sixth-inning double -- in the series finale vs. Northwestern (March 27)
• Posted three hits, including a three-run homer, at #13 Florida State (Feb. 20)
• Scored a career-high four runs in the season opener vs. South Carolina (Feb. 12)
Junior (2015)
• Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America third team (outfield)
• NFCA Great Lakes All-Region first Team
• All-Big Ten second team
• Big Ten All-Defensive Team
• NCAA All-Tournament Team
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Started all 68 games in centerfield
• Led the Wolverines with 19 doubles and a program-record 24 stolen bases, ranked second with 82 runs scored
• Also posted career highs with 60 RBI and 14 home runs
• Registered 22 multi-hit games and 18 multi-RBI games
• Went 2-for-3 and scored the game-winning run in the first inning in WCWS championship series game two vs. #1 Florida (June 2)
• Posted a two-run double to drive in the game-winning run -- before also stealing home -- vs. #8 LSU in WCWS semifinals (May 31)
• Went 2-for-4 in NCAA Super Regional vs. #14 Georgia (May 22)
• Tallied two doubles and three RBI in the NCAA Regional championship vs. Pittsburgh (May 17)
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI vs. #19 California (May 16)
• Went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer at Maryland (April 25)
• Knocked out a leadoff solo shot in the first inning vs. Indiana-2 (April 18)
• Went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the Indiana series opener (April 17)
• Matched a career high with four runs scored at Rutgers (April 10)
• Posted two hits in back-to-back games at #14 Minnesota (April 4-5)
• Drove in three runs in the Minnesota series finale, knocked out a first-inning leadoff homer in the second slate
• Registered eight RBI in three-game series at Ohio State (March 20-22)
• Went 3-for-4 vs. Bowling Green (March 18)
• Knocked out the game-ending two-run homer in the fifth inning vs. Kent State-2 (March 14)
• Named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week after hitting .786 (11-for-14) with five home runs and 11 RBI at the ASU Louisville Slugger Invitational (Feb. 27-March 1)
• Went 6-for-8 in two games at #21 Arizona State, hitting two home runs in the tournament finale
• Knocked out two first-inning home runs vs. Toledo (Feb. 27)
• Went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI vs. Lipscomb (Feb. 20)
• Hit a two-run single vs. Georgia Tech (Feb. 13)
• Went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI and 2 walks vs. Hampton (Feb. 8).
Sophomore (2014)
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team (outfield)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Started 59 games in left field and knocked in 58 runs
• Collected 19 multi-RBI games and 15 multi-hit games
• Batted 6-for-11 with 2 RBI in the Super Regional at Florida State (May 22-23)
• Belted a pair of homers, including a seventh-inning game-tying longball, against Arizona State in the Tempe Regional title game (May 18)
• Smacked a homer and knocked in three runs against San Diego State (May 16)
• Hit a home run, recorded two RBI and scored two runs against Illinois (Apr. 26)
• Collected two hits, one RBI and scored two runs against Purdue (Apr. 23)
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI against Central Michigan (Apr. 16)
• Went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and scored three runs against Michigan State (Apr. 13)
• Hit a double, scored a run and recorded two RBI against Michigan State (Apr. 11)
• Collected two hits, two RBI and scored one run against Western Michigan (Apr. 8)
• Hit a double, scored one run and knocked in two against Detroit (Apr. 2)
• Recorded two hits, two RBI and scored three runs against Penn State (Mar. 29)
• Hit a three-run home run against Louisville (Mar. 15)
• Went 3-for-3, scored four runs and collected two RBI against Kent State (Mar. 15)
• Went 2-for-2 with two RBI against Arizona (Mar. 7)
• Collected two hits against UCLA (Mar. 5)
• Recorded three hits and three RBI against Kent State (Feb. 21)
• Hit a grand slam against Central Arkansas (Feb. 15)
• Went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run scored against Memphis (Feb. 15).
Freshman (2013)
• All-Big Ten first team (outfield)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (April 22)
• Appeared in 63 games, starting 55 in left field, four at second base and one at designated player
• Batted .314 with seven home runs, 38 RBI and tied for the team lead with 11 steals
• Tied for the team lead with four outfield assists
• Scored a run against Washington in the WCWS (June 2)
• Threw a runner out at home during the Super Regional against Louisiana Lafayette (May 24)
• Hit her first career grand slam against Iowa (April 21)
• Batted 3-for-4 at Indiana (April 16)
• Hit a seventh-inning, game-tying home run at Michigan State (April 14)
• Had a 3-for-3 day with two RBI vs. Ohio State (April 6)
• Went 2-for-3 with three runs scored vs. Penn State (March 30)
• Hit two doubles against Penn State (March 29)
• Collected two hits and three RBI vs. Purdue (March 23)
• Had two hits, including a home run, against Oregon (March 3)
• Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, two stolen bases and one RBI vs. Georgia Tech (March 1)
• Collected two hits and one RBI vs. DePaul (Feb. 24)
• Hit first collegiate home run, and knocked in two runs vs. Hofstra (Feb. 23)
• Went 2-for-5, including a triple along with one RBI vs. Illinois State (Feb. 22)
• Collected two hits, including a triple, and four RBI with two runs scored vs. Massachusetts (Feb. 17)
• Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored vs. Maryland (Feb. 16)
• Collected first collegiate hit and made collegiate debut vs. Marshall (Feb. 8)
Prep
• Graduated from Greater Atlanta Christian School (2012)
• National Honor Society
• Honor Roll
• Beta Club
• Four-year varsity letterwinner (2009-2012)
• AA Player of the Year (2012)
• All-state honors (2011)
• Gwinnett County Player of the Year (2012)
• Four-time all-county (2009-2012)
• Led team to three straight regional runner-up finishes (2009-2011) and a regional championship (2012)
• As a senior, set school records in base hits (54), home runs (14), on-base percentage (.667), stolen bases (49), runs batted in (38) and runs scored (67)
• Helped A&L Vipers to the 2010 ASA Gold National Championship
• Four-year letterwinner in basketball (2008-2012).
Personal
• Sierra Nicole Lawrence was born on Jan. 21, 1994
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in general studies
• Daughter of Suzette Lester.
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