Lauren Schmalz Class: Freshman Hometown: Pembroke Pines, Fla. High School: Everglades Height: 5-4 Position: P Birthdate: 11/28/1988 Experience: HS Bats-Throws: R-R

High School ... High school coach was Heidi Freiteger ... Lettered four years in softball and one year swimming ... Named Miami Herald Pitcher of the Year and the Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year as a senior ... Also named EA Sports Second Team All-American as a senior ... Helped lead Everglades High School to state title in 2007 ... Recorded 21-2 record with a 0.83 ERA and 151 strikeouts during senior season.

Personal ... Born Nov. 28, 1988, to Linda Warner and Philip Schmalz ... Has one brother, Alex, 14 ... Majoring in Criminology