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Being a Husky..."It means you have the opportunity to play at one of the highest levels possible and represent your school as well as your family all the time in a very professional way. Being here gives you a little bit of a swagger because you're always surrounded by athletes that all carry themselves so well. It rubs off on you after awhile."
2009 (As A Junior)
Named the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and also took home the Honda Award for softball... Named the Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player, going 5-1 with a 1.88 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 42.2 innings pitched while belting a home run and driving in five runs at the plate... First-team NFCA and ESPN All-American... Also named First Team All-Region and First-Team All-Pac-10 along with being named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year... Finished the season 42-8 with a 0.97 ERA and 521 strikeouts in 352.2 innings... Also had 21 shutouts, including two no-hitters and four one-hitters... Led the nation in wins and strikeouts while finishing third in shutouts and sixth in ERA... All four marks led the Pac-10... Her 521 strikeouts were one shy of the Pac-10 single-season record but did break her own school record... Also set UW single-season records for wins, shutouts, innings pitched, games started and complete games... Broke UW career records for strikeouts (1,365), shutouts (41), complete games (108) and innings pitched (888.1), while her 96 wins ranks second, just four shy of the record... Her 1,365 strikeouts rank fifth in Pac-10 history and 13th in NCAA history... Broke a UW single-game record when she struck out 24 batters in a 15-inning win over UMass in the NCAA Regionals... Was named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week a record six times and also earned two National Player of the Week honors the week of Feb. 24... Had a streak of 64.1 consecutive scoreless innings and 90.0 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run early this season... Won her first 15 games of the season and lowered her season ERA to 0.14... Recorded 28 double-digit strikeout performances... Defeated six of the seven other Women's College World Series participants and 11 of the 15 seeded teams in the NCAA tournament, including shutouts over then-No. 1 Florida, No. 2 UCLA, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Michigan, No. 6 Georgia, No. 8 Arizona, No. 9 Stanford and No. 11 Ohio State... Also contributed at the plate, batting .268 with seven home runs and 30 RBI... Her seven long balls ranked third on the team... Her two no-hitters came against two of the nation's best in UCLA and Arizona, becoming the first pitcher in history to no-hit both in a season or a career... Went 5-1 in the Women's College World Series with two shutouts... One was a two-hit shutout over Arizona State in nine innings while the other was a two-hit shutout with 12 Ks over Florida in the first game of the Championship Series... Did not get a hit in her first eight World Series at-bats until hitting a first-inning grand slam against Georgia in a loser-out game in the semifinals... Allowed five hits and three runs in the game while striking out 12, sending UW into the Championship Series with a 9-3 win... Beat the Gators with her arm and her bat in the series, allowing just nine hits and one earned run while striking out 20 in the two games... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the final game and struck out eight, including the final two batters of the game with runners on base, to give UW its first National Championships... Was the superstar of the NCAA Super Regional in Atlanta, going 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA and 18 strikeouts against Georgia Tech, while leading the offense with a .571 average (4x7), six RBI, a double and two home runs... Had a career-day in the clinching 7-0 win, throwing a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts while going 2-for-3 with two runs and four RBI, including a pair of two-run home runs for her first career multi-home run game... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the first game of the series, a 7-1 UW win... Also struck out 10 and allowed just four hits... Broke the UW single-season strikeout record in the first game, surpassing her own mark of 457... Had one of the most memorable games in NCAA postseason history in the Regionals in Amherst, Mass., when she pitched 15 innings and threw 251 pitches while striking out 24 batters in UW's 6-1 win over UMass to advance to Super Regionals... The 24 strikeouts were a school record and were four shy of the NCAA single-game record and two shy of the Pac-10 record... She is one of 15 pitchers in NCAA history with 24+ Ks in a game and one of just three Pac-10 pitchers... Also had two hits in the game, including a two-run single in the 15th inning... Struck out Atlantic-10 Player of the Year Carly Normandin six times in the game... Struck out 12 and allowed just two hits in UW's Regional-opening 9-1 win over Sacred Heart... Ended the regular season by winning two games at home against Cal and Stanford, defeating then No. 2 Stanford, 7-0, for her 18th shutout, allowing just four hits and striking out 10... Also defeated Cal, 11-3, allowing just two hits and striking out 10... Won four games in a five-day span from April 29-May 3, including a no-hitter of UCLA (4/29), a one-hitter with 18 Ks against Oregon (5/3) and a two-hit shutout of Oregon (5/2)... She became the first pitcher since 1998 to no-hit the Bruins... Went over the 1,200 mark for career strikeouts against Oregon, becoming just the 25th pitcher in NCAA history to do so... Went on to be named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for a record-breaking sixth time... The 18 Ks against the Ducks matched a season-high at the time and was her seven-inning high... Defeated Arizona, the nation's No. 1 offense, for the second time this season when she allowed just four hits and struck out 13 in a 4-1 win on April 25 in Tucson... Won all three games in UW's sweep of the Oregon schools, throwing two shutouts, to earn her fifth Pac-10 POW honor... Threw a two-hit shutout against Oregon (4/17), striking out 11 and not allowing a hit until the sixth inning... Also hit her third home run of the season in the game... Came back the next day to pitch nine scoreless innings and strike out 13 in a 1-0 win against Oregon State (4/18).. Fired her first no-hitter of the season and third of her career against the nation's leading offense, striking out 12 in a 6-0 victory over No. 9 Arizona (4/3)... Became the first pitcher since 2000 to no-hit the Wildcats... Came back the next two days to shut down the nation's second-leading offense in Arizona State en route to her fourth Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honor... Also contributed at the plate against the Arizona schools, going 4-for-8 with three RBI... Won all three of her games in the Judi Garman Classic against ranked teams, defeating No. 24 Florida State (4-1), No. 10 Michigan (1-0) and No. 21 Fresno State (3-0)... Struck out 18 batters and allowed just two hits and one walk in her 11 innings... Allowed just one hit and did not walk a batter against No. 10 Michigan, throwing just 85 pitches and striking out 13... Won her first three games in the Easton SEC/Pac-10/Big 12 all via shutout and all against ranked teams and was named to the All-Tournament team... Beat No. 24 Baylor, 1-0, striking out 10 Lady Bears... Threw back-to-back shutouts over No. 11 Georgia and No. 1/3 Alabama on March 7, limiting Georgia's high-powered offense to two hits in the 2-0 victory... Went over the 1,000 career strikeout mark in a 6-0 shutout of Alabama and is one of just two active pitchers with 1,000 Ks, joining Penna... Came back to shutout Alabama's equally powerful offense in front of over 3,000 fans, striking out eight and allowing four hits to snap the Tide's 23-game home winning streak... Won all three of UW's games in the Husky Softball Classic, including a two-hit six-inning shutout with 13 strikeouts against Seattle... Allowed just one hit in each of her starts against Portland State, striking out six in three innings on Feb. 28 and seven in five innings on March 1... Had an impressive weekend in the Cathedral City Classic, throwing three shutouts, two of which came in extra-inning games against ranked teams... Started the weekend with a nine-inning, two-hit shutout of No. 2 Florida (2/20) in which she struck out 12... Threw back-to-back shutouts against Nebraska and No. 23 Ohio State on Feb. 22.. Set what was then a season-high with 15 strikeouts against the Cornhuskers, which she then topped by striking out 16 in an eight-inning 1-0 victory over Ohio State the next game... Allowed a leadoff single in the first to Nebraska then retired the final 21 batters... Allowed just two hits to the Buckeyes... Also contributed with her bat in Palm Springs, going 2-for-4 with a run and a RBI... Belted her first home run of the season against Nebraska, a solo shot to right field... Was named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for the second consecutive week for her efforts and was also named the USA Softball National Player of the Week and the NFCA Player of the Week... Became Washington's all-time career leader in strikeouts at the Campbell Cartier Classic, passing Jennifer Spediacci with her 895th strikeout against San Diego State (2/14)... Was named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for the first time this season and fifth time in her career when she went 3-0 in the Campbell Cartier Classic, not allowing a run in 18.1 innings of work while striking out 28 batters and walking just one... Threw a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts against UC Santa Barbara then followed with a one-hit shutout of San Diego State with nine strikeouts... Had a strong opening weekend, going 3-0 with a 0.64 in four appearances... Pitched 22.0 innings - making three starts and one relief appearance, striking out 36 batters while allowing just two earned runs and eight hits... Struck out 12 batters twice over the weekend, first in a 4-2 win over Loyola Marymount (2/7) and again in a one-hit shutout of Utah (2/8)... Came within one out of her third career no-hitter against Utah, retiring 20 consecutive batters after allowing a walk in the first inning... Also struck out nine in the season-opening 2-1 win over No. 12 Tennessee.
2008 (Redshirt)
Danielle Lawrie sat out the 2008 season while competing for the Canadian National Team at the Olympic Games in Bejing, China.
Canadian National Team
One of 15 players selected to represent Canada in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China... Made three appearances and pitched 12 innings, including a complete-game against Venezuela in which she struck out nine... She allowed just two runs on four hits, but Canada was unable to give her any support, falling 2-0... Made her first appearance of the games and earned the victory in Canada's 9-2 win over the Netherlands... Lawrie struck out four in four innings of work while allowing just one run on two hits... In all, she struck out 13 batters in 12 innings in Beijing... Member of the Canadian National Team in 2005, `06, `07 and `08... Also spent one season on the Canadian Junior National team and one on the Developmental Team... Helped the national team qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games at the 2006 World Cup... In October of 2007 at the China Cup held in Beijing, helped the team to the Silver Medal as the Canadians won all three games she started... Finished the seven-day tournament with a 3-0 record and a team-best 1.29 ERA... Her 21 2/3 innings pitched and 18 strikeouts also led the team... Had her best performance of the China Cup against Australia, which had already defeated the Canadians twice in the tournament, pitching seven shutout innings while giving up just two hits and striking out three in leading the team to a 4-0 win... Threw a complete game shutout vs. Australia with seven strikeouts at the 2006 World Cup... Named Most Valuable Pitcher at the 2006 Canada Cup where the team won a silver medal... Threw 6.2 innings of relief vs. Netherlands, giving up just one run and striking out 13 batters... Tossed a complete game shutout with five strikeouts against Italy at the 2006 ISF World Championships... Earned the shutout victory over Chinese Taipei at the ISF World Championships with eight strikeouts... Beat Team USA at the 2005 World Cup, tossing a complete game and striking out seven.
2007 (As A Sophomore)
Louisville Slugger/NFCA First Team All-American utility/pitcher ... named to the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team ... First Team All-Pacific Region utility/pitcher ... First Team All-Pac-10 pitcher ... National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American ... three-time Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week ... top-25 finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year ... broke her own school-record with 457 strikeouts ... ranks second on the UW career list with 844 strikeouts, fourth with a 1.49 earned run average, fifth with five saves and fifth with 62 complete games ... finished with a 31-13 record with a 1.54 ERA ... threw 11 shutouts and held opponents to a .170 batting average ... ranked among the Pac-10's top-10 in seven categories, including first in strikeouts looking (130), tied for second in saves (3), third in opponent batting average (.170), strikeouts (457), wins (31) and innings pitched (278.0), and fourth in earned run average (1.54) ... ranked second on the team with 10 home runs ... five of those home runs came in Pac-10 play, which ranked sixth in the conference ... had 25 double-figure strikeout performances, one no-hitter and six one-hitters ... had seven games with 15 or more strikeouts ... struck out 20 batters twice this season, including in a seven inning game vs. USF (Feb. 18) and again in nine innings vs. LSU (Mar. 3) to break her own school record of 19 set last season ... struck out 17 in the season-opener vs. Cal Poly (Feb. 9) ... hit a two-run home run vs. Santa Clara in her only plate appearance (Feb. 11) ... fanned 16 and allowed just one hit vs. Hofstra (Feb. 17) ... held Wichita State to just two hits and struck out 10 in a five-inning complete game (Feb. 19) ... hit a three-run home run vs. Michigan State (Feb. 24) ... held Portland State to one hit over five innings and fanned 13 (April 12) ... hit a two-run home vs. Portland State (Mar. 2) ... struck out 20 and allowed just one hit in nine innings vs. LSU (Mar. 3) ... gave up just one hit and struck out 15 vs. Texas Tech (Mar. 9) ... went 2-for-5 with a double, home run and five RBI vs. Pacific (Mar. 17) ... hit 2-for-3 with a double vs. Utah (Mar. 20) ... went 3-for-3 with a double and home run vs. UCLA (April 7) ... hit a two-run home run vs. Oregon (April 13) ... went 3-for-3 vs. Oregon State with a home run (April 15) ... held California to two runs and struck out 13 in eight inning victory (April 20) ... threw a one-hitter vs. Stanford and struck out 10 in six innings (April 22) ... also went 3-for-4 from the plate with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI vs. the Cardinal ... had a two-RBI single vs. UCLA (April 25) ... tossed a one-hit shutout vs. Oregon and struck out 10 in six innings (April 29) ... also had an RBI-double vs. the Ducks ... threw a three-hit shutout vs. Stanford (May 4) ... allowed just one run and struck out 10 vs. California (May 6) ... held Arizona to just one run and struck out six (May 11) ... hit home runs in back-to-back games vs. Arizona (May 11-12) ... went 3-for-3 vs. Arizona in the Pac-10 finale (May 12) ... earned the win vs. Creighton (May 18) to open the Regional Tournament, allowing one run on four hits with 11 strikeouts ... tossed a five-inning, one-hit shutout vs. Georgia (May 19), while going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI ... threw a four-hit shutout with five strikeouts and a 2-for-3 performance at the plate vs. Georgia (May 20) in the regional final ... held Alabama to four hits and fanned nine in the Super Regional opener (May 25) ... struck out 10 vs. Alabama in the Super Regional Championship game (May 26) ... opened the Women's College World Series by throwing a no-hitter and striking out nine vs. DePaul (May 31) ... pitched a five-inning complete game shutout vs. Northwestern at the WCWS, striking out 11 and allowing just one hit (June 1).
2006 (As A Freshman)
NCAA Provo Regional MVP ... All-Pac-10 second team ... Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for March 29-April 2 ... named to the LSU Classic and Compass Invitational all-tournament teams ... had a 23-16 record and 1.44 earned run average ... struck out 387 batters in 257.2 innings ... the 387 strikeouts were a school single-season record ... had nine shutouts and held opponents to a .186 batting average ... ranked second in the Pac-10 with 387 batters struck out, 112 struck out looking and 257.2 innings pitched ... had 20 double-figure strikeout performances ... threw the program's third-ever perfect game on Feb. 26 vs. Utah Valley State in six innings ... struck out 15 in the win, including a string of 14 consecutive strikeouts ... also struck out 15 batters vs. Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 18) at the LSU Tiger Classic and against Pacific in nine innings (Mar. 21) ... recorded her first career hit vs. Utah Valley State on Feb. 26 ... tossed back-to-back shutouts vs. Western Kentucky (Feb. 17) and Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 18) at the LSU Tiger Classic ... struck out 13 batters vs. Ball State (Mar. 11) ... picked up a save against Michigan (Mar. 17) , giving up one hit and fanning three in two innings ... earned the win vs. ULL (Mar. 18), holding the Ragin Cajuns to two runs on four hits with 13 strikeouts ... held Stanford to three hits and struck out 12 in a 1-0 loss on April 1 ... earned the win vs. the Cardinal the next day with another 12 strikeout performance ... picked up the win against Arizona State on April 8 after throwing eight innings of relief in an 11-inning game ... gave up just four hits and struck out 13 in the win ... held Oregon to two hits and struck out 14 on April 21 ... fanned 19 in 12 innings vs. UCLA (April 26) to set a school record for strikeouts in an extra-inning game ... struck out 19 batters vs. Arizona State two days later (April 28) in seven innings to set a school record for most strikeouts in a regulation game ... gave up just three hits and struck out 11 vs. Arizona (April 30) ... also hit a home run in that game ... held Oregon State to two hits and struck out 11 (May 5) ... struck out 14 vs. California in 9.1 innings (May 12) ... earned all three victories at the Provo Regional, allowing no runs and just five hits in 17 innings with 29 strikeouts ... fanned 13 batters and allowed just two hits vs. Kansas (May 20) in the Regional Championship ... held Texas to one run on four hits with seven strikeouts in six innings in the Super Regional Opener (May 26).
At Brookswood Secondary
Three-year letterwinner at Brookswood Secondary ... led team to three league championships, earning Most Valuable Player honors as a freshman and senior ... four-time first team All-Star ... three-time team captain ... also lettered in basketball ... played summer ball for the White Rock Renegades for five years under coach Rick Sullivan ... named the MVP of the 2005 Nationals.
Personal
Daughter of Cheryl and Russ Lawrie ... has one brother, Bret (19), who is a member of the Canadian Junior National Baseball Team and was recently drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers ...contemplating a career in sports broadcasting ... born Danielle Elaine Lawrie in Burnaby, British Columbia ... is Washington's first Canadian player.
• Swing, Miss, Repeat When Facing Lawrie - ESPN.com (June 10, 2009)
• UW's Lawrie May be Most Dominant Seattle Athlete Ever - Seattle Times (June 4, 2009)
• Lawrie Leads Huskies on Long Road to World Series - Seattle P-I (May 28, 2009)
• UW pitcher Danielle Lawrie is a Hit On and Off the Diamond - Seattle Times (May 7, 2009)
• UW Pitcher Danielle Lawrie, Brother Brett, Poised for Beijing Olympics - Seattle P-I (July 15, 2008)
• Northwest Notes: Lawrie Perfect for UW Softball - Seattle Times (Feb. 27, 2006)
