Lauren Odom Class: RS Junior Hometown: Villa Rica, Ga. High School: Alexander Height: 5-7 Position: OF bats/throws: R/R

2010: Red-shirted for the season.

2009: Appeared in 50 games for the RedHawks, starting 41 and serving as the designated player ... was second among freshmen with a .281 batting average (34-for-121) ... recorded her first career home run--the only home run by a freshman this season--against Marshall (April 14) ... recorded five hits in her first three games of the season at the Kennesaw State Tournament (Feb. 20-22) ... had eight multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games, including a two-hit, three-RBI performance against Northern Illinois (April 18) ... was also tied for third on the team with 14 walks.

High School: Led her travel team the Georgia Fire Gold to ninth place finish at Gold Nationals in 2007 ... named All-State her junior and senior seasons, and all-region all four years of high school ... earned player of the year honors for Douglas County in 2006 and 2007 ... hit .522 as a senior with nine home runs and 42 RBIs ... also starred in track for Alexander High School, finishing eighth in the state in the pole vault in 2008.

Personal: Has October birthday ... daughter of Beth and Lance Odom ... majoring in health studies