NFCA Scholar Athlete
2008 All-Summit League first team
2008, 2009 Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic team
2008 Summit League Player of the Week
2007 Division I Independent Player of the Week
2009 SEASON: Laurel has started in all 169 games played during Bison career including 58 as a junior ... NFCA Scholar Athlete ... Named to 2008-09 Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic team ... Fought through injuries to hit .256 with 27 runs scored and 14 RBI ... Added nine walks, six stolen bases, five sacrifice hits and one double ... Fielded .971 with seven errors in 241 fielding chances including 114 assists ... Ranks 6th all-time at NDSU with 306 assists ... Tied four career-highs with 4 for 5 effort vs. Jackson State (2-13-09) that included three runs scored and three RBI ... Has 42 multi-hit games in career including 12 in 2009 ... Also went 4 for 5 with two runs scored in Summit League win over Oakland (4-10-09) ... Has seven multi-RBI games including three in 2009 ... Had six multi-runs scored games last season and 21 in career ... Part of NDSU defense that was 8th in NCAA fielding percentage (.976) and 12th nationally in double plays (0.47 avg.).
2008 SEASON: Started in 54 games for the Bison ... Hit .348 with 40 runs scored and 20 RBI ... Earned 2008 All-Summit League first team honors ... Named Summit League Player of the Week (2-19-08) ... Landed on 2007-08 Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic team ... In the final league statistics, Pipkin tied for 4th in hits per game (1.44 h/g), 6th in batting average (.383) and tied for 7th in stolen bases (0.44 sb/g) ... Had 24 multi-hit and 10 multi-run games including three runs scored against UMKC (3-29-08) and Saint Mary's (3-5-08) ... Recorded a career-high three RBI at Oakland (4-11-08) ... Had a career best two doubles and three walks vs. Texas-Arlington (2-16-08) ... Had a career-high nine assists at Nebraska (4-23-08) ... Had 10 fielding chances against the Huskers to record her second career double-figure effort ... Matched a career best with two stolen bases against UMKC (3-29-08) ... Had 14 steals in 20 attempts overall ... Connected for first collegiate triples two days apart against nationally-ranked Stanford (3-7-08) and Saint Mary's (3-5-08).
2007 SEASON: Started in all 57 games for the Bison ... Hit .197 with 23 runs scored and four RBI ... Went 4 for 4 with two runs scored in win over Siena (2-25-07) ... One of six multi-hit and four multi-runs scored games ... Recorded 14 stolen bases including a season-high two against Cal State Bakersfield (4-27-07) ... Made only eight errors in 191 fielding chances ... Had a season best eight putouts in 11 fielding chances vs. Kansas (3-10-07).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Alameda High School ... Four-year starter ... Played second base, catcher and shortstop during career ... Member of three undefeated Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League chamionship teams during her career ... Hit .412 as senior and earned first team all-ACCAL honors ... Hit .412 as a junior for Alameda with 20 stolen bases on her way to earning first team all-league and second team all-state underclassman honors ... The Lady Hornets won the North Coast Section 2-A East Bay championship and compiled a 23-3 record in 2005 ... Named second team all-league as sophomore and honorable mention as a freshman ... Played second base and the outfield in summer league with the successful Sorcerers Gold.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Richard Pipkin and Katrina Katsch of Alameda, Calif. ... Has four sisters, Chelsea, Alicia, Heather, and Meghan... Sister Meghan played softball for the University of Belmont (Tenn.)... ... Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in psychology ... Future plans include becoming a director of juvenile justice ... Hobbies include sleeping, eating, playing basketball and kickboxing... Prep coaches were Linda Brown (softball), Doug Spencer (softball) and Brad Thomas (basketball).
