- “I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because of the softball program and it is close to home and family.”
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over North Carolina A&T
Career Highs
Hits: 1 - (3x, most recent, at Lynchburg - 4/15/17 - G2)
Doubles: 1 - (at N.C. Wesleyan - 2/21/17 - G2)
Triples: NA
Home Runs: NA
Runs: 1 - (4x, most recent, Kean - 5/19/17)
RBI: NA
Stolen Bases: 1 - (Randolph - 3/25/17 - G2)
Hitting Streak: 1 - (3x, most recent, 4/15/17)
Junior (2017): Appeared in 15 games off the bench as a junior… Went 3-for-9 at the plate (.333) with four runs scored… Doubled in her first Marlin at bat, a pinch-hit opportunity against N.C. Wesleyan on February 21… Stole a base against Randolph on March 25… Scored a run against Kean in the Virginia Beach Super Regional on May 19.
Before VWC: Started four years for the softball team at Western Branch High School… Named Rookie of the Year at Western Branch as a freshman… Named Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and Offensive Player of the Year as a junior… Played a season of softball at North Carolina A&T.
Personal: Daughter of Angela Barnes and Lawrence Irvin… Has one sister, Courtney… Transferred from North Carolina A&T.
Get to Know Lauren
- Enjoys art when not playing softball
- Fan of New York Yankee great Derek Jeter and singer Rihanna
- Self-description in 10 words or less: “loving, caring, and fun to be around”
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: “the bond you create with the team you are on, and the people you meet that love doing the same thing you do”
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period, it would be: “Rihanna, because she’s my alter ego”
- People might be surprised to know: “I hate fish”
- It’s the year 2030 and I am…: “enjoying my family in my billionaire home, donating money to animal shelters”
