2009 Softball Roster
Roster
Laura Williams
- Position:
- OF
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Valrico, Fla.
- High School:
- Bloomingdale High School
Career Highlights
- A-Sun All-Academic (2007, 2008, 2009)
As a junior, 2009: Played and started in 50 games as an Osprey … went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs against Minnesota in the second game of the season … scored twice against Villanova on Feb. 14 which was a season high … had four put-outs in both games against 22nd ranked Florida State which was her season high … on March 25 against Brown she went 1-for-2 with a run, an RBI, a double, and two walks helping UNF win 2-0.
As a sophomore, 2008: Saw action in 53 games for the Ospreys with 50 starts on the season … drove in five runs with one extra base hit and 12 runs … committed only one error in the field … first two hits of the year came against Gardner-Webb at the Aquafina Invitational … had a pair of hits and an RBI against Charlotte in a win on March 9 … collected a pair of hits against Florida A&M in the second game of a doubleheader on March 26, while collecting two more on March 28 at East Tennessee State … had two hits, drove in a run and scored another in a win against Florida Gulf Coast on April 18.
As a freshman, 2007: Made 17 appearances on the year, mostly off the bench as pinch runner … saw action in five conference games … earned her first start of the season against North Dakota State at the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C. … first action of the year came against Miami (Ohio) as a pinch runner in the Miken FAU Invitational … also had an at-bat against UCF in that tournament … received two at-bats against Mount St. Mary’s at Stetson’s tournament before making plate appearances in home doubleheaders against Maine and Ball State on March 14 and 15, respectively … served as a pinch runner in both ends of UNF’s conference opening doubleheader against Campbell on March 17 … first hit of the season came on March 28 when she tripled to right in a win against Bethune-Cookman … scored her second run of the season in a win against ETSU on April 14 … made a plate appearance in the first game of a doubleheader against Florida A&M on April 17.
High School: 2006 honors graduate of Bloomingdale High School, where she played for coach Mike Clamon … named a first team all-state selection as a senior as well as a first team all-district selection … earned honorable mention all-district honors as a junior … hit a career high .500 as a senior with 30 RBIs, a home run, four doubles and 11 triples … scored 38 runs as a senior to go along with 52 base hits … hit .320 as a junior and .333 as a sophomore … played left field, center field, first base and catcher.
Personal: Major is public relations … born Feb. 14, 1988, in Downington, Pa. … hometown is Valrico, Fla. … daughter of Cecilia and Thomas Williams … has an older brother (Mark) and an older sister (Eileen) … lists one of her memorable career highlights as her homerun against conference opponent ETSU … favorite actor is Gerard Butler, song “Echo” by Gorilla-Zoe and professional team the Philadelphia Phillies.
