Lauren LewisBaylor School and Tennessee Fury outfielder Lauren Lewis has been rated No. 25 nationally by studentsports.com on its Hot 100 list of college softball prospects in the class of 2015.
Lewis, who has committed to Kentucky, has been a multiple all-state and Times Free Press Best of Preps selection for the Lady Red Raiders, who have won the Division II-AA state championship in each of her three years on the varsity. Her Fury team has had four top-10 finishes in Amateur Softball Association national tournaments.
Among her individual high school accomplishments, Lewis hit a school season-record 11 home runs when she was a freshman. Last year she set two TSSAA records by driving in 15 runs at the state tournament and eight in one game.
“She can hit the ball as hard as any high school player I’ve seen, and she’s been doing it since she came to us in eighth grade,” Baylor coach Kelli Smith said. “The ball just jumps off her bat with such force. She definitely has the potential to be a great hitter at the next level. She has all the natural ability and tools, and I know she’ll work hard. She’s just going to continually get stronger.”
According to studentsports.com, the juniors on the Hot 100 were chosen based on input and feedback from college and club coaches. Criteria for choosing and ranking the players include club and school performances and projecting how they will play at the college level.