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Jersey Number 2
Lauren Rowland
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Fort Zumwalt West High
- Hometown:
- O'Fallon, Mo.
Honors
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025
2025 (Freshman)
Made 40 appearances and earned 11 starts as a true freshman…Primarily served as an outfielder and pinch hitter…Batted .279 with 12 hits, nine RBI and two home runs on the season…Recorded her first collegiate hit and scored a run at SIUE (March 11)…Went 1-for-1 with two RBI and scored a run versus UIC (March 15)…Logged a hit, a RBI, a stolen base and scored a run against Kansas City (March 26)…Hit a two-run homer in a pinch-hit appearance at Mizzou (April 2)…Tallied a season-high two hits including an RBI-double at Indiana State (April 13)…Drove in two runs in a pinch-hit opportunity at Illinois State (April 18)…Earned two starts in the MVC Tournament and went 2-for-4 in MoState’s quarterfinal loss to Illinois State (May 8)…Went 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts on the year… Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
High School
Four-year starter out of Fort Zumwalt West High (Mo.) for head coach Ryan Oetting…Three-time all-conference first team selection…Earned all-district honors three times, including two first-team nods…Two-time second-team all-region honoree…Named a team caption in both her junior and senior seasons…Collected academic all-conference honors four times…Batted .365 and owned a .420 on-base percentage to help lead the Jaguars to an 18-5 record and both conference and district championships as a freshman…Hit .360 and drove in 23 runs with a .476 on-base percentage in her sophomore campaign, earning a spot on the all-region second team...Bounced back in her senior campaign, as she batted .363 with 33 runs, 33 hits, 18 RBI and 14 stolen bases runs en route to first-team all-conference, first-team all-district and second-team all-region accolades….Was a member of the National Honor Society and a Missouri Girls State inductee…Also a track and field athlete at Fort Zumwalt West, winning a district and conference title in javelin as a junior…Played travel ball for St. Louis Chaos.
Personal
Lauren Brianne Rowland was born 11/30/05 in Oklahoma…Daughter of Traci and the late Matt Rowland of O’Fallon, Mo….Has one brother, Devlin… Majoring in Exercise Science.
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025
2025 (Freshman)
Made 40 appearances and earned 11 starts as a true freshman…Primarily served as an outfielder and pinch hitter…Batted .279 with 12 hits, nine RBI and two home runs on the season…Recorded her first collegiate hit and scored a run at SIUE (March 11)…Went 1-for-1 with two RBI and scored a run versus UIC (March 15)…Logged a hit, a RBI, a stolen base and scored a run against Kansas City (March 26)…Hit a two-run homer in a pinch-hit appearance at Mizzou (April 2)…Tallied a season-high two hits including an RBI-double at Indiana State (April 13)…Drove in two runs in a pinch-hit opportunity at Illinois State (April 18)…Earned two starts in the MVC Tournament and went 2-for-4 in MoState’s quarterfinal loss to Illinois State (May 8)…Went 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts on the year… Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
High School
Four-year starter out of Fort Zumwalt West High (Mo.) for head coach Ryan Oetting…Three-time all-conference first team selection…Earned all-district honors three times, including two first-team nods…Two-time second-team all-region honoree…Named a team caption in both her junior and senior seasons…Collected academic all-conference honors four times…Batted .365 and owned a .420 on-base percentage to help lead the Jaguars to an 18-5 record and both conference and district championships as a freshman…Hit .360 and drove in 23 runs with a .476 on-base percentage in her sophomore campaign, earning a spot on the all-region second team...Bounced back in her senior campaign, as she batted .363 with 33 runs, 33 hits, 18 RBI and 14 stolen bases runs en route to first-team all-conference, first-team all-district and second-team all-region accolades….Was a member of the National Honor Society and a Missouri Girls State inductee…Also a track and field athlete at Fort Zumwalt West, winning a district and conference title in javelin as a junior…Played travel ball for St. Louis Chaos.
Personal
Lauren Brianne Rowland was born 11/30/05 in Oklahoma…Daughter of Traci and the late Matt Rowland of O’Fallon, Mo….Has one brother, Devlin… Majoring in Exercise Science.
Baseball Postgame vs. Liberty (5/24/26)
Sunday, May 24
Baseball Postgame vs. DBU (5/22/26)
Saturday, May 23
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/21/26)
Friday, May 22
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/16/26)
Saturday, May 16
