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3 Lauren Filicia

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Torrey Pines HS
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.

Biography

2016: A model of consistency, Filicia finished 2016 with 69 hits and 23 RBI with a .408 batting average. She earned All-MAAC first team honors as well as a berth to the NFCA All-Region team. The outfielder put together a 26-game hitting streak from March 11 to April 23 when it was stopped by Quinnipiac pitcher Sydney Robey. During that run, Filicia batted .516 with 47 hits in 91 at-bats, registering 14 games with two or more hits. For the season, Filicia went hitless in just eight games out in 50 appearances.  After placing 29th in the nation last year for toughest to strike out (1 out of every 23.7 at-bats), Filicia moved up to as high as 19th in 2016  (1 out of every 33.8 at-bats) and did not strikeout over the final 13 games of the 2016 season. She fanned just 12 times over the last two years out of a total of 384 plate appearances. She has not committed an error this season (102 putouts, 5 assists), one year after being named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2015.

2015: Lauren Filicia earned the 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Defensive Player of the Year and secured the MAAC Tournament MVP award in 2015. she capped her season with a spot on the NFCA All-Region team. She has served as the team’s leadoff hitter in every game in 2015 and has reached base in her first at-bat in 29 of 49 games during the season (22 hits, five walks, 2 HBP). Against MAAC teams, she led off the game by reaching base in 12 of 20 games (11 hits, one walk). Her on-base percentage is .610 when she leads off any inning this year. She closed out the season with a 16-game hitting streak (29 of 61 - .475) and had a hit in 24 of the last 25 games of 2015 (40 of 93 - .430). Filicia has posted a base hit in 44 of her 49 appearances in 2015 which includes a season-best 16-game hitting streak from April 19 to May 16 (29 of 61 - .475). The outfielder leads the team in stolen bases with 21 (25 attempts) as well as in runs scored with 45. Filicia has struck out just seven times in 192 plate appearances.

2014: Lauren Filicia placed second among her teammates with a .361 batting average, posting 45 hits in her 42 appearances. The hitting percentage placed fifth in the MAAC overall statistics. She earned a spot on the All-MAAC first team in 2014. The outfielder posted a hit in 18 of her final 22 games, batting .457 during that stretch (32 of 70). During that run, Filicia put together a 10-game hitting streak from April 6-16 and had 20 hits in 30 at-bats for a .667 batting average.  She tallied 20 runs scored and 21 RBI during the year in addition to stealing a team-best 11 bases in 14 attempts. In the outfield, Filicia made just two errors in 76 chances, posting 72 putouts and two assists for a .974 fielding percentage.  She was named the MAAC Player of the Week on April 15 after posting 13 hits in 20 at-bats with 11 RBI in six appearances. She struck out just seven times in 113 at-bats.

 

2013: Filicia finished the regular-season 54 hits which tied her for the team lead with Sammy Ruffolo. She averaged better than a hit per game. She started all 50 games in 2013, joining Sammy Ruffolo and Lauren Liseth for that distinction. She put together the best month of April on the team, hitting .375 with 24 hits in 19 games. The infielder was one of four Fairfield student-athletes who hit better than .300 during the season, finishing with a .335 mark. She was the team’s top hitter against MAAC foes, sporting a .469 hitting percentage with 23 hits in 16 starts. Her five doubles ranked second on the team. She walked 16 times against only nine strikeouts and did not strikeout in her last 31 plate appearances of 2013She leads the team with 19 stolen bases in 25 attempts. As a second baseman, she led the team with 87 assists.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2013Freshman

    Infielder
    3
  • 3

    2014Sophomore

    Infielder
    3
  • 3

    2015Junior

    Outfielder
    3
  • 3

    2016Senior

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    3