2025 Softball Roster
Boyd, Lauren
Jersey Number 15
Lauren Boyd
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Union High School
- Hometown:
- Union, Missouri
Bio
2025: Second Team All-Big Ten … Finished with a 15-5 record, a 2.30 ERA (41 ER/125.0 IP), 117 strikeouts and a .216 opponent batting average, all career bests … Posted a 2.33 ERA during Big Ten play, good for the fourth-best mark in the conference … Tossed six complete games in Big Ten play, good for fourth in the conference … Fired a complete game against No. 8 Duke, racking up seven strikeouts and allowing only one run in her second game back after missing the 2024 season (2/8) … Dazzled in two wins over Longwood and Louisville, posting a 1.17 ERA over 12 innings of work (2/28-3/2) … Recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts in a complete-game performance against Louisville, her third complete game of the season and the first double-digit strikeout performance of her career (3/2) … Fired complete game wins in three straight starts against Mississippi State, Minnesota, and Illinois, striking out 22 over 21 innings while only allowing three earned runs and 13 hits (3/22-4/5) … Blanked Rutgers for a total of 10.0 innings in two games, allowing only two hits and racking up 16 strikeouts, including 10 in her first game (4/18-20) … Picked up two wins with two complete games over the weekend against Wisconsin, fanning eight and scattering five runs in 12.0 innings of work (4/25-27) … Posted a 1.62 ERA (3 ER/13.0 IP) to pick up two wins with two complete games over the weekend at No. 8 UCLA, while allowing just seven hits, striking out seven and holding the Bruins to a combined .156 opponent batting average (5/2-4) … Named National Pitcher of the Week by D1Softball after her dominant weekend at UCLA … Threw a complete-game shutout to defeat Kentucky in the opening game of the NCAA tournament, allowing just six hits and striking out four (5/16) … Became the first Wildcat to throw a complete game shutout on the road in the NCAA Tournament since Amy Letourneau defeated Texas in 2012 … Turned in a 9.0 inning complete game performance at No. 11 Clemson, allowing just seven hits and striking out nine, with her lone allowed run coming on a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning (5/17) … Went 7-1 with a 1.23 ERA (9 ER/51.0 IP) over her last eight starts while throwing a complete game in each of her final six starts.
2023: Went 8-4 with a career-best 2.24 ERA ... Ranked third in the Big Ten with a 1.67 ERA in 46.0 innings of conference play ... Picked up her first-career save in the season-opener against South Alabama, tossing a scoreless inning (2/10) ... Allowed one run in a four-inning start against Missouri (2/11) ... Allowed three runs in a complete game against No. 7 Clemson (2/18) ... Struck out five and picked up the win in 3.1 scoreless innings against Notre Dame (2/19) ... Allowed only two runs in a complete game against No. 22 Oregon (2/24) ... Earned the win against Louisville, allowing one run in six innings (3/4) ... Held No. 1 Oklahoma to one run in five strong innings (3/17) ... Struck out seven batters in 3.2 scoreless innings to help beat No. 19 Auburn (3/18) ... Tossed five innings of one-run ball and earned the win against Minnesota (3/26) ... Earned a complete-game shutout victory over Iowa, the second seven-inning shutout of her career (4/2) ... Allowed two runs and tallied six strikeouts in six solid innings against Penn State (4/9) ... Allowed one run over five strong innings to earn the win against Michigan (4/21) ... Tossed 3.1 scoreless innings of relief in a win over Michigan (4/23) ... Fired five innings of one-run ball to earn the win against Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament (5/11) ... Tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in 3.2 innings to help beat Miami (OH) and win the Evanston Regional (5/21) ... Held Alabama to one run in 3.2 innings in game two of the Tuscaloosa Super Regional (5/27).
2022: Posted a 2.53 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 47.0 innings as a sophomore ... Tossed two innings against Akron, allowing zero earned runs and striking out four (2/12) ... Allowed no earned runs and struck out six in four strong innings to help defeat San Diego State (2/25) ... Fired six shutout innings against Northern Kentucky, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out eight (3/4) ... Threw three scoreless innings and struck out four in a start against Murray State (3/5) ... Struck out a career-high nine batters while allowing just one earned run in 6.2 innings against Ball State (3/20) ... Allowed two earned runs in six innings to defeat Michigan (4/2) ... Struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings in a win over Purdue (4/16).
2021: Made ten starts and four relief appearances in her rookie season ... Posted a 2.88 ERA in 65.2 IP, second most on the team ... Allowed two runs or less in eight of her final nine appearances, all of which were 3+ innings... Tossed a shutout in her collegiate debut, going seven scoreless innings while allowing two hits, no walks and collecting five strikeouts in a win over Michigan St. (2/26). She is the first Wildcat to pitch a shutout in her debut since Danielle Williams in 2018. ... Threw a complete game in her second-career start, allowing one hit, one run, one walk and striking out three in a win over Penn State (2/28) ... Allowed no earned runs, three hits, and two walks while striking out five in a win over Indiana (3/11) ... Ripped her first-career hit against Ohio State (3/13) ... Struck out a career-high eight batters against Minnesota (4/11) ... Fired six innings of one-run ball against Purdue (5/8).
Career Highs
Innings Pitched......................................................9.0, vs. Clemson (5/17/25)
Strikeouts.................................................................11, vs. Louisville (3/2/25)
Fewest Hits Allowed (min. 5 IP)....1 (2x), last vs. Northern Kentucky (3/4/22)
Fewest Runs Allowed (min. 5 IP)...............0 (9x), last vs. Kentucky (5/16/25)
At Bats.................................................3 (8x), last vs. Murray State (3/27/22)
Hits.........................................................................2, vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
Runs......................................................................2, vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
RBI………………………………………………….…1, vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
Total Bases............................................................3, vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
High School: Two-time All-Four Rivers Conference and All-District honoree at Union High School… Earned First-Team All-State honors following her rookie season with the Wildcats, earned First Team All-State and Conference Player of the Year honors after hitting .485 with 23 RBI to go along with a 0.23 ERA and 157 strikeouts while walking just two batters in 92.0 innings pitched…Was club teammates with current Wildcats Sydney Supple and Ashley Shultz on the Beverly Bandits… Daughter of Julie and Larry Boyd.
2023: Went 8-4 with a career-best 2.24 ERA ... Ranked third in the Big Ten with a 1.67 ERA in 46.0 innings of conference play ... Picked up her first-career save in the season-opener against South Alabama, tossing a scoreless inning (2/10) ... Allowed one run in a four-inning start against Missouri (2/11) ... Allowed three runs in a complete game against No. 7 Clemson (2/18) ... Struck out five and picked up the win in 3.1 scoreless innings against Notre Dame (2/19) ... Allowed only two runs in a complete game against No. 22 Oregon (2/24) ... Earned the win against Louisville, allowing one run in six innings (3/4) ... Held No. 1 Oklahoma to one run in five strong innings (3/17) ... Struck out seven batters in 3.2 scoreless innings to help beat No. 19 Auburn (3/18) ... Tossed five innings of one-run ball and earned the win against Minnesota (3/26) ... Earned a complete-game shutout victory over Iowa, the second seven-inning shutout of her career (4/2) ... Allowed two runs and tallied six strikeouts in six solid innings against Penn State (4/9) ... Allowed one run over five strong innings to earn the win against Michigan (4/21) ... Tossed 3.1 scoreless innings of relief in a win over Michigan (4/23) ... Fired five innings of one-run ball to earn the win against Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament (5/11) ... Tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in 3.2 innings to help beat Miami (OH) and win the Evanston Regional (5/21) ... Held Alabama to one run in 3.2 innings in game two of the Tuscaloosa Super Regional (5/27).
2022: Posted a 2.53 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 47.0 innings as a sophomore ... Tossed two innings against Akron, allowing zero earned runs and striking out four (2/12) ... Allowed no earned runs and struck out six in four strong innings to help defeat San Diego State (2/25) ... Fired six shutout innings against Northern Kentucky, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out eight (3/4) ... Threw three scoreless innings and struck out four in a start against Murray State (3/5) ... Struck out a career-high nine batters while allowing just one earned run in 6.2 innings against Ball State (3/20) ... Allowed two earned runs in six innings to defeat Michigan (4/2) ... Struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings in a win over Purdue (4/16).
2021: Made ten starts and four relief appearances in her rookie season ... Posted a 2.88 ERA in 65.2 IP, second most on the team ... Allowed two runs or less in eight of her final nine appearances, all of which were 3+ innings... Tossed a shutout in her collegiate debut, going seven scoreless innings while allowing two hits, no walks and collecting five strikeouts in a win over Michigan St. (2/26). She is the first Wildcat to pitch a shutout in her debut since Danielle Williams in 2018. ... Threw a complete game in her second-career start, allowing one hit, one run, one walk and striking out three in a win over Penn State (2/28) ... Allowed no earned runs, three hits, and two walks while striking out five in a win over Indiana (3/11) ... Ripped her first-career hit against Ohio State (3/13) ... Struck out a career-high eight batters against Minnesota (4/11) ... Fired six innings of one-run ball against Purdue (5/8).
Career Highs
Innings Pitched......................................................9.0, vs. Clemson (5/17/25)
Strikeouts.................................................................11, vs. Louisville (3/2/25)
Fewest Hits Allowed (min. 5 IP)....1 (2x), last vs. Northern Kentucky (3/4/22)
Fewest Runs Allowed (min. 5 IP)...............0 (9x), last vs. Kentucky (5/16/25)
At Bats.................................................3 (8x), last vs. Murray State (3/27/22)
Hits.........................................................................2, vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
Runs......................................................................2, vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
RBI………………………………………………….…1, vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
Total Bases............................................................3, vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
High School: Two-time All-Four Rivers Conference and All-District honoree at Union High School… Earned First-Team All-State honors following her rookie season with the Wildcats, earned First Team All-State and Conference Player of the Year honors after hitting .485 with 23 RBI to go along with a 0.23 ERA and 157 strikeouts while walking just two batters in 92.0 innings pitched…Was club teammates with current Wildcats Sydney Supple and Ashley Shultz on the Beverly Bandits… Daughter of Julie and Larry Boyd.
Softball - Lauren Boyd Tosses Complete Game Shutout, 'Cats Blank Kentucky in NCAA Regional (5/16/25)
Friday, May 16
Softball - 'Cats Storm Back, Secure Series Victory at No. 8 UCLA (5/4/25)
Sunday, May 04
Softball - 'Cats Earn 8-0 Run-Rule Win at No. 8 UCLA (5/2/25)
Saturday, May 03
Softball - Kaylie Avvisato Hits Walk-Off Home Run, 'Cats Take Series vs. Wisconsin (4/27/25)
Sunday, April 27
