2017 SEASON:
Honorable Mention All-Southland Conference as an outfielder … Batted a career-high overall with career bests of three doubles and 16 RBIs … Batted .314 with 10 RBIs in Southland Conference play … Had a walk-off single in LU’s 10-9 win over Nebraska on March 5.
2016 SEASON:
Appeared in 28 games, making eight starts … Started seven games as DP and one in RF … Hit .118 (2-for-17) with one RBI and seven runs scored … Stole two bases in three attempts … Scored the winning run in 1-0 eight-inning victory at Nicholls on May 7, which was the 1,000th LU run scored in the modern era (2013 and later) … Named to Southland Conference Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2015 SEASON:
Appeared in 47 games, making 36 starts … Made 31 starts as designated player and five in right field … Lamar went 20-16 in her 36 starts … Batted .210 with nine RBIs … Had a .235 slugging percentage and a .301 on-base percentage … Finished third on the team with five sacrifice bunts.
PRIOR TO LAMAR UNIVERSITY:
Three-year starter at Judson High School ... Hit .485 as a senior, while earning first-team all-district honors ... Received the Texas Coaches All-State Award ... Named team's offensive player of the year ... Earned second-team all-district honors as a junior after batting .309 ... Earned Academic All-District honors three times ... Member of the National Honor Society as a junior and senior ... Played summer softball for the Texas Bombers, helping team win the ASA Gold South national championship in 2013.
PERSONAL:
Born Jan. 8, 1996, in Greenville, Pa. ... Daughter of Jonathan and Lorie Thornton ... Enjoys running ... Majoring in general studies.
