| Lauren Delaney |
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2007: Won the first 15 decisions of her career ... Named second-team NFCA All-Mideast Region ... Third-team All-Big Ten selection ... Earned an eight-inning, complete-game victory in her first career start, striking out 10 in a 4-3 win over No. 21 Fresno State (2/9) ... Followed that up with a 5.1 inning start against No. 8 Stanford (2/10), allowing one run on three hits to earn the victory ... Threw 3.2 innings of hitless relief against Cal State Fullerton (2/11) ... Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 13 for her efforts at the Kajikawa Classic ... Earned her first-career shutout with two hits and nine strikeouts in a win against UNLV (2/17) ... Tossed a two-hit shutout in a 2-0 win against No. 6 Oregon State on 2/23 ... Struck out 10 in a three-hit, 2-1 win over San Diego State (3/2) ... Threw an eight-inning, four-hit shutout of No. 11 Oregon State on 3/3 ... Tossed a three-hit, six-inning shutout of Missouri (3/16) ... Fanned 12 in a five-inning win over Columbia College (3/18) ... Struck out a career-high 16 in a win against Saint Louis (3/20) ... Threw her fifth-career shutout with a three-hitter against Liberty on 3/25 ... Struck out 10 and allowed one run in a win over Indiana on 4/8 ... Named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 9 after picking up two wins with a 0.50 ERA in two starts the previous week ... Threw her first-career no-hitter on 4/29, striking out 10 against Illinois, a team which entered the game leading the nation in home runs and ranking sixth in runs scored ... Picked up her third Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor after that performance ... Earned her first postseason win with a decision against Wright State in the NCAA Regional (5/18).
High School: Four-time all-district and all-region selection ... Three-time all-state selection ... Holds the Missouri state records for career wins (84), career strikeouts (1,096) and career ERA (0.11) ... Career high school record was 84-3 ... Honored as a Sports Illustrated Face in the Crowd in February of 2004 ... Named to the USSSA All-World Team in 2005 ... High school won state titles in 2003 and 2005, compiling a 104-8 record in her four years there ... Threw three no-hitters and a perfect game in the 2003 state playoffs ... Tossed a 10-inning perfect game with 25 strikeouts in 2005 ... As a senior, compiled a perfect 25-0 record with 338 strikeouts, a 0.09 ERA and a 14.79 strikeout per seven inning average ... At the plate, batted better than .400 as a junior and a senior ... Played club with the Kansas City Peppers, placing third at the USSSA Nationals in 2005 ... Also played club with the Diamond Wildcats, placing third in the U-16A division at Nationals in 2003 and fifth in the 18-UA division in 2005 ... Honor Roll ... Secretary of the National Honor Society ... National Society of High School Scholars ... Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Named school's Student of the Month ... Teammate and classmate of fellow Northwestern sophomore Emily Haug.
Personal: Born Lauren Delaney on 6/15/88 ... Daughter of Barry and Connie Delaney ... Chose Northwestern over Auburn, Michigan, Mississippi State and Georgia Tech ... Majoring in civil engineering.
Delaney's Career Statistics
| Yr. | ERA | W-L | APP | GS | CG | SHO/CBO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | K | BAA |
| 2007 | 1.73 | 19-2 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 6/1 | 0 | 154.0 | 94 | 49 | 38 | 190 | .172 |
| Totals | 1.73 | 19-2 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 6/1 | 0 | 154.0 | 94 | 49 | 38 | 190 | .172 |
