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Laura Bagwell
SR * 2B/3B * R/R
Ragland, Ala.

Ragland HS
 

2008                                                                                                                                                Started all 58 games as a junior, posting a .296 batting average … Led the team in total plate appearances with 219 … Ranked third on the team in hits with 53, including 14 multiple hit games … Drove in 26 runs on the season … Turned in six multiple RBI contests along with a pair three-RBI games … Belted a career-best six home runs … Credited with a team-best 31 walks, ranking fifth in the Gulf South Conference … Also registered eight doubles as a junior … Swiped 10 stolen bases and had an .417 on base percentage … Totaled seven bases and drove in three runs against Judson College (4/16) … Solid in the field with 110 assists and 37 putouts … Helped turn five double plays … Also drew four walks against West Georgia (3/13) … Named to the 2008 GSC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2007                                                                                                                                                Appeared in 58 games, all starts for West Alabama...Hit .292 with 50 hits in 171 at-bats...Finished one shy of tying the single-season school mark for runs in a season with 47 and walks in a season with 33...Also had 25 RBIs, 13 doubles, five home runs and a triple...Went a combined 5-for-7 with seven runs scored and five RBIs in a doubleheader sweep of Stillman College on February 13.

2006                                                                                                               Appeared in 42 games, including 20 starts for the Tigers...Hit .290 with 18 hits, five RBIs, a home run, a triple and 10 runs scored...Fifth on team in batting, fourth in on-base percentage (.397), tied for first in triples, second in sacrifice bunts (6) and fourth in stolen bases (5)...Named NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete...Member of SAAC and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society...Went 3-for-3, including a double versus Christian Brothers on 4/23/06.

HIGH SCHOOL                                                                                                                                     Played for Head Coach Donna Sunnycalb at Ragland (Ala.) High School...Led the Devils to Sectional Championships in 2001-2005, an Area Title and a County Championship (2005), and a 2004 State Title...Selected as a State Finalist for the Wendy’s Heisman and was the recipient of the Bryant-Jordan Scholar Athlete Award...Tabbed All-County and was a member of the Sectional All-Tournament Team...Also lettered in volleyball, basketball and track.

PERSONAL                                                                                                                                                  Full name is Laura Caryn Bagwell...Born 4/20/87 in Birmingham, Ala...Daughter of Joey and Gail Bagwell...Has one sister Lindsey...Majoring in exercise science.