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2018 Softball Roster

24 Shannon McLaughlin

  • Position 1B
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tewksbury, Mass.
  • High School Tewksbury Memorial

Biography

ACCOLADES

2017-18: Team Captain.

AT SAINT ANSELM

2018: Started all 56 of her games played as a senior…Hit .190 (27-for-142) with a .324 on-base percentage…Had five doubles, one home run, 14 runs, 12 RBI, 24 walks and one stolen base…Set single-season school records in chances (473) and putouts (449)…24 walks drawn were fifth-most in a season in program history…Finished career first all-time at Saint Anselm in double plays turned (37), second in fielding percentage (.988), changes (1,123) and putouts (1,067), sixth in walks (47)…Was 2-for-3 with a run scored in 4-1 win over No. 16 West Chester in season opener on Feb. 16…Went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs in 5-0 win versus West Virginia St. on Feb. 17…Was 2-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI in 7-1 victory over Merrimack on Mar. 31…Went 1-for-2 with a walk, a run and an RBI in 4-3 win against Merrimack on May 12 in NCAA Division II East 2 Regional…Compiled .985 fielding percentage on 473 chances at first base with 449 putouts and 17 assists…Part of 12 double plays defensively.

2017: Started 33-of-34 games at first base as a junior…Recorded slash line of .242/.313/.313 in 99 at-bats…Compiled 24 hits, seven doubles, 12 runs, 19 RBI, 10 walks and one stolen base…Second on team in doubles, RBI and walks and tied for fifth in runs…Tied for 22nd in NE10 in RBI and tied for 24th in doubles…Was 3-for-4 with a double and career-high three RBI in 10-1 victory over No. 18 Caldwell on Mar. 9…Matched career-high with three RBI and was 3-for-4 with two runs in 8-0 win at Saint Michael’s in game one of twin bill on Apr. 18…Went combined 3-for-6 with two walks, four runs and one RBI in doubleheader split at Merrimack on Apr. 15…Posted .995 fielding percentage on 187 chances at first base…Had six assists and part of six double plays.

2016: Started all 38 games as a sophomore…Hit .273 with 30 hits in 110 at-bats…Third on team with seven doubles…Hit two home runs…Scored 13 runs and drove in 10…Hit a two-run home run in 8-0 win over Saint Michael’s on Mar. 30…Was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI in 6-5 win at Stonehill on Mar. 26…Hit two-run shot in game one of season finale at Assumption on Apr. 23…Had seven-game hitting streak from Apr. 15-23…Tallied nine multi-hit games…Had 225 putouts and 10 assists without an error at first base.

2015: Started 23 games as a freshman...Finished fourth on the team with a .315 batting average (17-for-54)...Scored five runs and tallied eight RBI...Recorded lone double of the season against Pace in the NE10 Second Round game on Apr. 30...Hit game-winning two-run single in the Hawks' 2-1 victory over Queens (N.Y.) in the NCAA Regional...Finished second on the team and 18th in the conference with 12 walks...Led the team with an on-base percentage of .448...Finished second on the team with 183 putouts while adding 10 assists, primarily playing first base.

BEFORE SAINT ANSELM: Four-year letterwinner and four-year starter at Tewksbury Memorial High School and head coach Leo DiRocco...2014 Merrimack Valley Conference Player of the Year...Boston Globe/Herald All-Scholastic Team...2014 Lowell Sun Softball Player of the Year...Two-time Lowell Sun All-Star...Three-time Merrimack Valley All-Conference Team nominee...Led team to MIAA North Final victory for the first time in school history...Captain as a senior...Team MVP as a senior.

PERSONAL: Parents Mike and Sue...Sisters Meaghan, Kate and Heather...Majoring in business.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2015Freshman

    1B
    5'5"
    24
  • 24

    2016Sophomore

    1B
    5'5"
    24
  • 24

    2017Junior

    1B
    5'5"
    24
  • 24

    2018Senior

    1B
    5'5"
    24