Lacey Waldrop (born March 6, 1993[1]) is an American, former collegiate All-American professional softball pitcher and current assistant coach at Houston.[2][3][4] Waldrop was a starting pitcher for Florida State, where she is the school career leader in wins and was named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year in 2014.[5][6] Waldrop was drafted third overall in the 2015 NPF Draft by the Chicago Bandits, and won two consecutive Cowles Cup championships with the Bandits in 2015 and 2016.
.jpg) Waldrop in 2014 as Florida State's Pitcher | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant Coach |
| Team | Houston |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 6, 1993 Chester, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Playing career | |
| 2012–2015 | Florida State |
| 2015–2016 | Chicago Bandits |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017 | Oklahoma (Graduate asst.) |
| 2018–2019 | Duke (asst.) |
| 2019–present | Houston (asst.) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
As a Player:
As an Assistant:
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| Awards | |
As a Player:
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's softball | ||
Representing  United States
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| National Pro Fastpitch | ||
| 1st | 2015 season | Chicago Bandits |
| 1st | 2016 season | Chicago Bandits |
Playing career
editBorn in Chester, Virginia,[1] she attended Thomas Dale High School, where she made the all-state softball team as a senior in 2011,[7] and was named Player of the Week by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.[8]
Waldrop studied at and played for Florida State University from 2012 to 2015,[1] earning significant recognition, including winning seven All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors,[1][9][10] three All-American honors,[1] and a tryout invitation for Team USA.[11][12] In 2014, the Amateur Softball Association and USA Softball named Waldrop the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.[13] She also won ACC Pitcher of the Year in both 2014 and 2015.[9][10]
Waldrop graduated with a bachelor's degree in Editing, Writing, and Media, with a minor in Communications.[14] During her time at Florida State, she was recognized for her academic achievements.[15][1][14]
After graduating, Waldrop was drafted third overall by the Chicago Bandits in the 2015 NPF Draft.[16] She went on to win consecutive Cowles Cup with the Bandits in 2015 and 2016.[17]
Coaching career
editOn July 6, 2017, Waldrop was named assistant coach at Duke.[18]
On July 17, 2020, Waldrop was named assistant coach at Houston.[19]
Career statistics
edit| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2012 | 19 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 162.2 | 107 | 44 | 31 | 36 | 139 | 1.34 | 0.88 |
| 2013 | 24 | 10 | 47 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 219.1 | 159 | 76 | 48 | 55 | 259 | 1.53 | 0.97 |
| 2014 | 38 | 7 | 48 | 42 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 266.1 | 190 | 70 | 43 | 80 | 287 | 1.13 | 1.01 |
| 2015 | 28 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 211.1 | 123 | 64 | 46 | 86 | 232 | 1.52 | 0.99 |
| TOTALS | 109 | 29 | 170 | 143 | 75 | 25 | 7 | 859.2 | 579 | 254 | 168 | 257 | 917 | 1.37 | 0.97 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Lacey Waldrop". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "2013 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. May 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "2014 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "2020 ACC Softball Annual Champions & Composite Records" (PDF). Theacc.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Florida State Softball" (PDF). Seminoles.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Waldrop was named AAA pitcher of the year by the Virginia High School Coaches Association. "Waldrop, Hall Headline All-State Softball Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. July 28, 2011. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "Girls Player of the Week: Lacey Waldrop". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. April 24, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "2014 ACC Softball Honors Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 8, 2014. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "2015 All-ACC Softall Honors Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Dalton, Brad (June 6, 2014). "FSU Pitcher Lacey Waldrop Earns Tryout with Team USA". WTXL. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "Lacey Waldrop Wraps Up Team USA Camp". Florida State Seminoles (Press release). June 22, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Embree, Steven (May 27, 2014). "Florida States Waldrop Named 2014 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "Lacey Waldrop". SeniorClassAward.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Florida State's Lacey Waldrop Wins 2015 Senior Class Award in Softball". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 27, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "Team roster: Lacey Waldrop". Chicago Bandits. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Previous Winners of the Cowles Cup". National Pro Fastpitch. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Waldrop Joins Duke Softball Staff". GoDuke.com. Duke Athletics. July 6, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Lacey Waldrop". Uhcougars.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
Further reading
edit- Soule, Sarabeth (March 19, 2014). "Meet Lacey Waldrop: FSU Softball Pitcher and All-Around Sweetheart". Her Campus. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
- Waldrop, Lacey (November 5, 2015). "What the Game Has Taught Me". WSN247.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016.