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Lauren Quevedo Class: Sophomore Hometown: Wellington, Fla. High School: Wellington Height: 5-11 Position: 1B Bats/Throws: R/R

A big-time player who delivers when needed... will be the starter at first base this season... puts up impressive offensive numbers... is also a stalwart on defense... a solid all-around player who is expected to build upon a sensational freshman season.

2008: Earned second team all-conference honors after hitting .316 for the year... raised her average to a team-best .403 in A-Sun play... also named to the all-freshman team and was an A-Sun Player of the Week pick during the season... finished the year in a tie for the team lead with seven home runs... was second on the Spartans in driving in 30 runs... also posted three doubles... hit five of her home runs and drove in 23 of her RBIs during league play... did not commit an error in 193 chances at first base... played in 41 games, 38 as a starter... tied for the team lead with seven multi-RBI games... finished with eight multi-hit games... posted a seven-game hitting streak during the season... hit her first career home run against Kent State (Feb. 24)... collected five hits in the split with Belmont (March 16)... got things going in late-March at Gardner-Webb (March 30)... hit a two-run homer, collected three hits and accounted for all three RBIs in the 3-1 win over the Bulldogs... posted two hits and two RBIs in the 9-0 win at Jacksonville to help Upstate complete the sweep of the Dolphins (April 4)... hit the game-winning home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Upstate to a 7-6 win over Furman in the second game of the sweep of the Paladins (April 8)... had a monster two days against Stetson and Florida Gulf Coast which set the Spartans up for winning a share of the A-Sun regular season championship... with the first game tied at 2-2, hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth to give Upstate a 6-2 win over Stetson (April 11)... hit a two-run homer in the second game to give the Spartans insurance in the 5-1 win over the Hatters... with the game tied at 2-2 in the second game against Florida Gulf Coast, hit a grand slam to give Upstate a 7-3 win over the Eagles (April 12)... the win gave the Spartans a sweep of FGCU... came up with another key home run at Lipscomb (April 19)... hit a three-run homer in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 7-7... Upstate went on for the 8-7 win in extra innings... had two hits and two RBIs in the 10-1 win at Furman (April 23)... posted two hits and three runs with two walks in the season-ending sweep at Mercer (April 27).

High School: A standout first baseman for Wellington High School... a three-time All-Conference selection... served as a Team Captain... hit .442 last season for Wellington... drove in 15 RBIs on 23 hits and five runs in 52 at bats... scored 17 runs... an All-County selection... played summer travel ball with the nationally-recognized Davie Power Black under Head Coach Steve Nicastro... has been the starting first basemen for the Davie Power the last four seasons.