Olivia Lawrence
- position C/1b
- height 5-6
- class Senior
- Hometown Woodstown, N.J.
- High school Gloucester Catholic
- position C/1b
- height 5-6
- class Senior
- Hometown Woodstown, N.J.
- High school Gloucester Catholic
Olivia Lawrence Bio
Lawrence’s 2012 Game-by-Game Statistics
Lawrence’s 2013 Game-by-Game Statistics
Lawrence’s 2014 Game-by-Game Statistics
Lawrence’s 2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
- 2015 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Posted three marks in South Carolina’s career top-15 … Stands 10th in home runs per game (0.09) and 15th in career home runs (13) … Also tied for 10th on the career charts in hit-by-pitches (12) … Finished her career ranking fourth on the catchers’ fielding percentage charts during the Southeastern Conference era (.985). 2015 (SENIOR): Started 22 games and appeared in 41 for the Gamecocks … Of those starts, 20 came as catcher and two as the designated player … Hit .286 with six home runs and 14 RBI in 63 at-bats … Twice hit two home runs in a game, tying the school record … Her two round-trippers helped the team tie the single-game mark of six in the Liberty win (3/5) … Also tallied two in the 10-7 win at Mississippi (4/26) … Drove in five runs in each two homer games … Doubled in the game before Liberty, vs. Charlotte (3/3) … Also doubled in the win at UNC Wilmington (3/31) … Singled and had an RBI in the first win vs. Arkansas (4/10-11) … Posted two hits in three-straight games, the middle of which was the two-HR game at Mississippi … Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in the SEC Tournament First Round win vs. No. 22/25 Texas A&M (5/6) … Also went 2-for-3 in her final collegiate game vs. No. 13/14 UCF (5/16) … A member of the Southeastern Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll. 2014 (JUNIOR): Started 13 games and played in 40 … Drew nine starts behind the plate, three at first and one as the designated player … South Carolina posted an 11-2 mark in her starts, including a 6-1 record in SEC play … Hit a pinch-hit grand slam to help the Gamecocks down Western Carolina in game one of the doubleheader (2/25) … Doubled and drove in a run in the second game of the twinbill … Went 2-for-3 with a double in the win at No. 15/17 Georgia (4/5) … Walked twice and drove in two with a hit in the victory over No. –/24 LSU (4/20) … Hit a homer in the South Carolina State win before posting a two-run doubled in the triumph over Longwood (4/23-25) … Hit a solo home run off the bench in the SEC Tournament contest against No. 22/21 Auburn (5/7) … Missed the NCAA Tournament with an injury. 2013 (SOPHOMORE): Made 27 appearances, drawing nine starts … Started three games behind the plate, four at first and two as the designated player … The Gamecocks went 8-1 in her starts, including winning her only start in SEC play at Auburn (4/21) … Posted a .596 on-base percentage and hit .387 in 31 at-bats … Tallied three homers and 11 RBI while drawing 11 walks and five HBPs … Went 3-for-9 as a pinch hitter but reached in six other chances (5 BB, 1 HBP) in the role … Drove in six runs while going 2-for-2 in four plate appearances with the bases loaded … In her second plate appearance of the year, knocked a homer at Stetson (2/9) … Set a program record by scoring five runs in the Alabama State win (3/2) … Had a homer in both games on March 2, including one against Kennesaw State … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Florida International (3/3) … Capped the Gamecocks’ scoring in the game-one win at Auburn (4/19) with her two-RBI single in the seventh … Doubled in her Sunday start against the Tigers (4/21), a Gamecock win to clinch the series … Drove in two runs with a hit in the second game against Charlotte (4/24). 2012 (FRESHMAN): Played in 32 games, starting 17 … Ten of those starts came behind the plate, while the other seven came at first base … Hit .157 with two doubles and an RBI … Moved up batters at a .536 clip, third best on the team … In her first career start, went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Winthrop (2/11) … Scored twice in the win over Villanova (2/19) … Her homer was a two-run shot in the seventh in game two at Coastal Carolina (3/7) … Had a hit and an RBI in the final game of the Arkansas series (3/11) … Tied the home game against Charlotte (3/14) with a sixth-inning RBI double. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three softball letters under coach Tom Sullivan at Gloucester Catholic … Helped the Rams to consecutive New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Non-Public B titles in 2010 and 2011 … A 2011 all-south Jersey and all-non-public first-team selection by the Newark Star-Ledger … Twice named to the Philadelphia Inquirer All-South Jersey first team … An all-county and all-conference player as well, she hit 19 home runs in her final two years … Earned All-Salem County accolades as a freshman at Woodstown High School … Also played two years of field hockey, where she earned first-team all-conference honors … Played travel ball with the New Jersey Mystics Gold team led by Stacey Jackson … Off the diamond, she was a honor roll member and volunteered with the Special Olympics and the Miracle baseball league. PERSONAL: Olivia Alexandra Lawrence is the daughter of Dave and Ursula and has two brothers, David and Andrew … Brother Andrew played baseball at North Greenville … Enjoys snowboarding and going to the beach … Says her favorite athlete is Chase Utley … Majoring in broadcast journalism.