Lauren LewisBaylor sophomore Lauren Lewis has accepted a scholarship offer and plans to continue her softball career at the University of Kentucky.
Lewis is an outfielder and set a school record last spring with 11 home runs last season. She also had four triples, 12 doubles, a team-high 63 RBIs and 30 runs scored. She was hitting better than .400 most of the season and ended up at .384 for the Lady Red Raiders, who won their second consecutive Division II-AA state championship.
Although she cannot make an official visit until she’s a senior, Lewis said she’s been to the Lexington campus and has participated in camps there. She said it’s been a dream of hers to play in the Southeastern Conference.
“I knew I wanted to commit early,” Lewis said. “I had to go get it out of the way.”
Lauren’s father, Kirk, coaches her summer select team, the Tennessee Fury ’96. He said Kentucky coach Rachel Lawson has seen Lauren play many times in Amateur Softball Association national tournaments, following her closely when the Fury were national runners-up in 2011 in Midland, Texas.