2009: Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete award ... scored 11 times in 20 pinch-running appearances ... saw playing time at third base, in the outfield and 10 times as a pinch-hitter (2-9 with a sacrifice bunt) ... pinch-hits came on Feb. 21 at Alabama-Huntsville and April 23 against Findlay ... stolen base came on March 16 against SW Minnesota State ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2008: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... made two starts as a DP (April 26 at GVSU and May 3 vs. FSU) ... batted ninth in both starts ... came off the bench in 13 games ... had a hit against Florida Southern and a stolen base vs. Dominican ... scored a run vs. Southern Indiana ... had a pinch-hit and scored at Findlay ... also had a hit at Grand Valley ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2007: Appeared in four games (Feb. 24 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, March 15 against Mass-Lowell, March 24 versus Hillsdale and April 29 against Ferris State) ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2006: Played in 34 of Albion[apos]s 40 games making 33 starts ... batted .274 with eight doubles ... stole two bases and scored 17 runs.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Eisenhower High School ... earned four varsity letters for the Eagles softball squad ... batted over .300 her last two years earning team Most Valuable Player honors as a junior and senior ... helped the EHS basketball team to a district title in 2004 ... selected as the school[apos]s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... served as a team captain in both sports.
Personal: Full name--Laura K. Maiorana ... born June 16, 1987, in Macomb ... daughter of Paul Maiorana and Carol Poterek ... has two brothers, Paul and Aiden and one sister, Paige ... is a biological sciences major ... named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2006 Winter 2007, Fall 2007 (4.00), Winter 2008 (4.00), Fall 2008 (4.00) and Winter 2009 (4.00) ... last name is pronounced MY-oh-ron-uh.
2006* | 34/33 | .274 | 95 | 17 | 26 | 8-0-0 | 7 | 34 | .358 | 7/0/17 | .324 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 22-71-9 | .912 |
2007 | 4/0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0/0/2 | .000 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0-0-0 | --- |
2008 | 15/2 | .273 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | 2/0/2 | .385 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0-0-0 | --- |
2009 | 32/0 | .143 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | 0/0/2 | .143 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0-7-0 | 1.000 |
*-at Albion