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8 Lauren Gutierrez

  • Position SS
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Upland, Calif.
  • High School Upland HS

Biography

2021 (Jr.) – Named MW Player of the Week on Feb. 23 and March 23 … anchored Nevada offensively and defensively, starting in all 40 games at shortstop … propelled Nevada offensively with a .352 batting average, 44 hits, 42 RBI, seven doubles and five home runs … ranked fifth in the MW in batting average and sixth in hits … played a prominent role for the Wolf Pack defense at short with 66 assists and 61 putouts … paced Nevada with a .560 slugging percentage … tallied a career-high four hits against Dixie State … composed 13 multi-hit games … tied a career-high five RBI against Dixie State … helped Nevada take down then No.2 Washington after going 2-for-3 at the plate with one RBI and a double … tied for first on the Pack with five home runs … Letterwinner.

2020 (Jr. *Season shorted due to COVID-19) – Returned to the diamond as the starting shortstop and made 20 starts in 20 appearances … Finished the season hitting a .364 with 20 hits and four extra base hits … Ranked second on the team in batting average and fourth on the team in hits … Recorded five multi-hit games, two of which were three hit games … Went 3-for-3 in the series finale against Stanford with a double and a run scored … During the Wolf Pack Classic, went 9-for-17 with five RBI, two runs and two doubles for a .346 average … On the weekend went 3-for-4 against Weber State, 2-2 against Sacramento State and then posted a career high two doubles in the weekend finale against Sacramento State … Tied her career high six assists versus Pacific and helped turn six double plays on the year.

2019 (So.) – Was the starting shortstop where she played in 55 of the 56 games of the season … Had four multi-hit games with back-to-back games coming in the final two games of the season in the NISC against Loyola Marymount … Went 1-for-2 with a double and run scored in the series opener against Utah State … Had a season weekend in postseason play where she hit a .545 with six hits and three runs scored to lead the team … Tied for first on the team in sacrifice hits with six … Committed just seven errors on the season with 100 assists and 69 putouts … Garnered NISC Nevada Regional All-Tournament team honors … Named Academic All-Conference … Letter winner.

2018 (Fr.) – Immediately made an impact on the Wolf Pack’s roster, serving as the team’s everyday shortstop and being named to the All-Mountain West second team … Received her first MW Player of the Week honor after recording a .625 batting average to go along with nine RBIs in Nevada’s series win over Fresno State … Finished the regular season as one of the team’s hottest hitters, having batted .444 with 16 RBIs and a .694 slugging percentage in her final 13 regular season games … Ranked amongst the best in the nation in sacrifice flies, ranking 48th in that category … Tied for the team lead with 44 assists during conference play … Began her Wolf Pack career posting a hit in four of her first five games, hitting .471 in the process, which helped lead her to receive All-Tournament honors at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge … Recorded a career-high five RBIs and her first career grand slam in the Pack’s win over Fresno State … Helped Nevada make back-to-back postseason appearances since the 2008-09 seasons … Letter winner.

HIGH SCHOOL – Earned letters all four years of her high school career … Helped lead her high school team to a Baseline league championships in 2017 … Received first team All-League, All-Inland Empire and All-CIF from 2015-17 … A second team All-Baseline eague honoree in her freshman season ... Recorded a .423 batting average and knocked in 21 RBIs during her junior season.
 
PERSONAL – Daughter of Joe and Rita Gutierrez … Has two sisters, Kaitlin and Raeleen … Chose Nevada because, "I wanted to stay close to home and have always loved the state since I was younger. I loved the campus – it made me feel at home.” … Lists Alex Rodriguez as her sports hero and winning her high school league in her final season as the most memorable moment of her career … Enjoys hanging out with and working out … Is majoring in Criminal Justice.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Freshman

    SS
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2019Sophomore

    SS
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2020Junior

    SS
    5'7"
    8
  • 8

    2021Junior

    SS
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    SS
    5'8"
    8