2006 Team Captain
2006 Easton Second-Team All-American
2006 First-Team All-Louisiana
2006 USA Softball Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
2005 Easton Second-Team All-American
2005 NFCA First-Team All-South Region
2005 First-Team All-Louisiana
2005 Louisiana Hitter of the Week (March 9)
2005 Purple & Gold Challenge MVP
2004 Easton Third-Team All-American
2004 NCAA Region 3 All-Tournament Team
2004 NFCA First-Team All-South Region
2004 Second-Team All-SEC
2004 First-Team All-Louisiana
2004 SEC Hitter of the Week (March 1)
2004 Louisiana Hitter of the Week (April 20)
2004 NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team
2004 Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team

SENIOR SEASON (2006)
Played and started in 65 games ... Named a second-team All-American by Easton ... Named a first-team All-Louisiana selection ... Ranked second in the SEC in walks, tied for eighth in hits and ranked ninth in on base percentage ... Ranked third on the team in batting average ... Led the team in walks with the second most walks in school history, one shy of the school record ... Tied the LSU single game record with two home runs against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Ranked second on the team with 19 multiple-hit games, including five three-hit games ... Posted seven multiple-RBI games, including three four-RBI games ... Recorded a season-best seven-game hitting streak, tied for the fourth best on the team ... Knocked in the game-winning run on a walk-off single in extra innings at No. 10 Oklahoma ... Concluded her career ranked in the top 10 in LSU history in batting average (second), on base percentage (third), walks (fifth), hits, (sixth), triples (t-ninth) and run scored (ninth) ... Also ranks sixth in career multiple-hit games with 62.

JUNIOR SEASON (2005)
Played and started in all 54 games ... Named a second-team All-American by Easton ... Named a first-team All-South Region selection ... Named the Louisiana Hitter of the Week on March 9 after hitting .545 with two doubles, a triple and a home run while leading LSU to the Purple & Gold Challenge championships ... Named Most Valuable Player of the Purple & Gold Challenge ... Tied for eighth in doubles in the SEC ... Tied for eighth in hits and tied for fourth in doubles in the SEC in league games ... Tied for the team lead in batting average, hitting .367 for the season ... Tied for the team lead with 19 multiple-hit games, including seven three-hit games ... Tied for the second-longest hitting streak on the team at eight games ... Broke the LSU single-game record for hits with five against Mississippi State ... Tied the Tiger single-game record for runs scored against Mississippi State ... Knocked in what proved to be the game-winning runs on a three-RBI double against Indiana.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2004)
Played in all 69 games, starting 67 ... Named a third-team All-American by Easton ... Member of the NCAA Region 3 All-Tournament Team ... Named a first-team All-South Region selection ... A first-team All-Louisiana selection at designated player ... Earned second-team All-SEC honors as a designated/utility player ... Named the SEC Hitter of the Week on March 1 after hitting .435 in the NFCA Leadoff Classic with a double, a home run, six RBIs and six runs scored ... Earned Louisiana Hitter of the Week honors on April 20 after hitting .636 against Ole Miss with a stolen base, an RBI and four runs scored ... Member of the NFCA Leadoff Classic and Tiger Classic All-Tournament teams ... Ranked fifth in the SEC in batting average, seventh in runs scored and eighth in total bases ... Led the team in batting on the season, hitting for a .367 average ... Tied for the fourth most single-season multiple-hit games with 24 ... Had five, three-hit games on the season ... Recorded the third-longest hitting streak in LSU history at 13 games ... Tied the LSU single-game record for walks twice with three (vs. Georgia and Ole Miss) ... Knocked in the game-winning run on a walk-off single in the 10th inning against No. 15 South Carolina ... Ranked third on the team in hits and runs scored and fourth in RBIs ... Against Nicholls State, recorded a season-best five RBIs ... Recorded her first of four home runs on the season against Florida Atlantic ... Went 1-0 in one appearance in the circle.

FRESHMAN SEASON (UL-Lafayette, 2003)
Played in 55 games, starting 50 ... Helped the Lady Cajuns as they made a trip to the Women's College World Series ... Batted .248, ranking sixth on the team ... Recorded two doubles, a triple and three home runs on the season with 17 RBIs ... Knocked in the game-winning run in a 2-1 win over Western Kentucky in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... Went 6-for-10 with three runs scored and four RBIs in four-game conference sweep of New Mexico State ... Recorded an RBI double in 2-0 win over nationally ranked Alabama.

HIGH SCHOOL
Helped Comeaux High School to two district championships and two state runner-up finishes ... Named the Class 5A state Most Valuable Player twice ... Selected the district MVP twice ... A first-team all-state and All-Acadiana selection twice ... As a member of the Louisiana Gold summer league team, was a first-team All-American.

PERSONAL
Full name is Lauren Elizabeth Castle ... Parents are Beth and Prent Castle ... Has two brothers, Chip and Walker ... Majoring in general studies ... Born on Dec. 30, 1983, in Vicksburg, Miss.