HONORS & AWARDS:
2007 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2006 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2005 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2005 War Eagle Classic Most Valuable Player
2004 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

2007 | SENIOR SEASON:
Played in 50 games, starting 40 ... batted .293 with one double and five RBI ... led the team in stolen bases, closing the season 8-for-13 in attempts ... finished with a .906 fielding percentage ... matched her career high with 17 runs scored as a senior ... held a .324 average in SEC play, the second highest mark on the squad ... recorded 11 hits in her 23 SEC appearances and added six runs scored and two RBI.

2006 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Played in 53 games, starting 33 ... batted .311 with one double, one triple and two RBI ... was 9-of-12 in stolen base attempts ... batted .333 in 24 home games and .281 in 28 SEC contests ... finished with a .952 fielding percentage ... opened the season with a .417 average in 12 games in the month of February and was 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts ... was 3-for-5 in a doubleheader against Alabama on April 25 ... was the only Tiger with a multiple-hit effort at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, going 2-for-2 with a bunt single against Missouri ... had consecutive multiple-hit efforts against Jacksonville State and Mercer, finishing with two hits apiece ... set a career-high with three runs scored against Evansville Feb. 11.

2005 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Played in all 68 of the team's games, starting 67 ... batted .223 with 20 runs scored and seven runs batted in ... tied for second on the team with three triples ... posted a .958 fielding percentage, committing three errors in 68 chances ... was named the Most Valuable Player of the War Eagle Classic after going 9-for-17 with four RBI in six-game stretch ... posted a career-high four hits against Birmingham Southern on Feb. 19 ... had seven multi-hit games, and posted a three-game hit streak from Feb. 19-20.

2004 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Played in 59 games, starting 58 … crossed the plate 12 times but failed to drive in a run … was 12-of-15 in stolen base attempts, including 6-for-7 in SEC play … went 1-for-2 against Florida A&M on Jan. 30, her first collegiate game … went 2-for-4 against Wichita State on Feb. 7.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Named first-team All-State as a junior and senior after leading team to a pair of district titles ... earned Second-Team All-America honors each year as well ... was a three time first-team All-County member and is a four-time Academic All-American ... was named Gatorade Athlete of the Year in 2003 ... batted .545 as a senior and stole 43 bases while setting a school record with 60 hits ... hit .537 the previous year with 40 stolen bases ... also played volleyball for two years and was the team MVP as a senior.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Lauren Lianne Walton ... parents are Larry and Cathy Walton ... has an older sister, Christen ... majoring in elementary education ... born on Sept. 14, 1984 in Bradenton, Fla.