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2018 Softball Roster

Tom Wasiczko
Tom Wasiczko

25 Lauren Quense

  • Position Pitcher/Infielder
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-8
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Hometown Langhorne, Pa.
  • Highschool Neshaminy

Biography

2018: One of three Rams to appear in and start all 56 contests as a graduate student… Finishes her Fordham career within the top-five of most all-time pitching categories: 125 appearances (3rd), 102 starts (3rd), 500.0 innings pitched (3rd), 48 wins (4th), 328 strikeouts (4th), and 37 complete games (5th)… Has played in the second-most games of any Ram in school history (241) and has made the sixth-most starts (229)… 78 career walks also ranks joint-eighth all-time… Was third on the team with 22 walks, fifth with 17 RBI, sixth with six doubles, and seventh with 18 runs scored… Made 18 appearances in the circle, 15 starts, and compiled a 3-11 record with a 4.75 ERA… Started the season opener against #5 UCLA, allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits and no walks, with one strikeout over five frames… Struck out a season-high eight batters during a complete game loss to Bryant (2/23)… Picked up her first win of the campaign with five innings of one-run ball on four hits and two walks while striking out three against Samford (3/10)… Matched a career-high with five RBIs against George Mason, smacking a grand slam and driving in another with a double over three plate appearances (4/7)… Doubled in a run and walked twice the next day against the Patriots (4/8)… Went the distance at Iona, allowing just an unearned run over seven frames, working around five hits and four walks, while striking out six (4/10)… Doubled, walked twice, drove in one, and scored twice against St. Bonaventure (4/18)… Singled, walked, scored, and stole first career base at Saint Louis (4/21)… Singled in a run and walked twice against Massachusetts (4/29)… Doubled in a run and came around to score in the series opener against La Salle before picking up the win by allowing just one run over seven innings in game two with three hits, no walks, and five strikeouts (5/5)… Singled, walked, scored, and stole second career base in the series finale the next day (5/6)… Provided the eventual championship-winning runs with a dramatic two-out grand slam against UMass to give the Rams a 6-0 lead of an eventual 6-4 victory, also singling, walking, and scoring again earlier in the contest (5/12)… In final career start, singled in a run against #21 Louisiana-Lafayette at the Baton Rouge NCAA Regional (5/19)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and ECAC President's Honor Roll.

2017: Played in 58 games, starting 56, mostly at pitcher or first base, as a senior… Turned in a tremendous senior campaign in the circle, compiling a 22-11 record with a 2.49 ERA across 39 appearances, 36 starts, with 18 complete games and four shutouts, also striking out 126 over 208.1 innings, leading the team in all the above and the Atlantic 10 in all but ERA and strikeouts… At the plate, slashed .213/.400/.369 with a personal-best five home runs, 30 RBI, and 39 walks, the latter of which ranks fourth in a single-season at Fordham… For her efforts, was named the A-10 Co-Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Conference, First Team NFCA All-Region, and First Team All-ECAC, plus CoSIDA Academic All-District… Named A-10 Pitcher of the Week six times… Tossed the program’s 14th no-hitter against Bryant on February 19, becoming the fifth Ram to ever accomplish the feat… Finishes her career with a conference title in all four seasons and ranks in the top-10 of seven all-time pitching categories: fifth with 107 appearances, fourth with 87 starts, ninth with 32 complete games, fifth with 45 wins, fourth with 473.1 innings pitched, fifth with 292 strikeouts, and sixth with nine career shutouts… Began her season by winning her first five starts, starting with a five-hit shutout of #21 Baylor, walking just one and striking out four Bears, also reaching in all three at bats via single and two walks (2/9)… Allowed three runs on nine hits and three walks but struck out five against Tulsa (2/10)… Allowed three runs, two earned, on 11 hits and a walk, while striking out seven, over seven complete innings against Northwestern, also singling in a pair at the plate (2/11)… Allowed just two hits and a walk, punching out four, in a win over Bryant, also walking a career-high three times (2/17)… Limited Saint Francis to one run on five hits and one walk, striking out five, across seven frames (2/18)… Walked just one batter in the fifth inning of a six-frame no-hitter against Bryant, striking out three, and helping her own cause, although she didn’t need it, with a two-run triple and two walks, one coming with the bases loaded (2/19)… Picked up her first loss against #3 Florida, allowing four runs in six innings (2/24)… Bounced back with a win over Elon, limiting them to two runs on five hits across four frames (2/25)… Held Georgia Southern to just one hit and one walk over five innings, while fanning six (2/26)… Walked three more times in a win over Rutgers (3/3)… Hit her first career grand slam in a win over N.C. State (3/4)… Single, doubled, and scored against Rutgers later in the day (3/4)… Smacked a solo shot at Florida International (3/10)… Improved to 12-2 with a complete game win over Ball State, limiting them to one unearned run on three hits and two walks, while striking out three (3/11)… Tossed back-to-back shutouts, first against Florida Atlantic, allowing just four hits and three walks, while striking out four (3/14) and then giving up just one hit and two walks against Rhode Island over five innings (3/25)… Hit one home run in each game of the doubleheader against Rhody, a solo effort and a two-run shot (3/25)… Doubled in a pair against Stony Brook (3/29)… Started and tossed three scoreless innings against Seton Hall later in the day (3/29)… Took a tough loss by giving up two runs over eight innings, striking out seven, against Saint Joseph’s (4/1)… Went a career-high nine innings at George Mason, picking up her 15th win, allowing three runs, two earned, on seven hits, three walks, and fanning a season-high eight (4/8)… Allowed one run on three hits, striking out four, against Iona, lowering her ERA to 1.72 (4/11)… Singled in a pair at Lehigh (4/12)… Won her 16th game despite giving up eight unearned runs on six hits and four walks over five innings of the Rams’ historic win at St. Bonaventure, helping on the offensive side with two doubles, three RBI, a walk, and two runs scored (4/19)… Went the distance against George Washington, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks, while striking out four, for the win (4/22)… Limited the damage against Dayton, giving up one run on nine hits and three walks, and getting the win as the team walked off in the seventh (4/28)… Smashed a go-ahead three-run shot against Dayton (4/29)… Allowed one run on seven hits and no walks over 6.2 innings the next day (4/30)… Became the fifth Ram to reach 20 wins in a season by holding La Salle to two runs on three hits and one walk, fanning five, over seven complete innings (5/6)… Pitched in and won the first two games of the A-10 Championship, first allowing two runs on three hits and four walks over six innings against Saint Louis (5/12) and then keeping Massachusetts at bay with two runs over seven innings (5/13)… Singled, walked twice, and scored once in a win over Mississippi State in the NCAA Regional elimination game… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2016: Returned from a season-ending injury early in her sophomore campaign to finish with career-highs across the board… Garnered Second Team All-Conference honors with a tremendous second half, especially stepping up with the loss of Rachel Gillen for five weeks towards the end of conference play… Named A-10 Pitcher of the Week once… Compiled a 17-9 record over 40 appearances, 33 starts, with eight complete games and four shutouts… Struck out 110 over 170.2 innings… Tallied first victory of the season with three one-run innings of relief in comeback win against DePaul, with the lone hit and run coming on a solo home run in the sixth inning (2/19)… Tossed first complete game of the season against Syracuse, allowing one unearned run on five hits and two walks, while striking out four (2/26)… Struck out a career-high nine batters as part of a complete game one-hitter in the home opening win over Providence (3/11)… Earned fourth win by allowing just one run and one hit in three innings against Saint Peter’s (3/12)… Fired six shutout innings for complete game victory, allowing two hits and three walks, while striking out four for win number six, a new career high, against Mount St. Mary’s (3/19)… Picked up win number seven with five shutout innings of relief at Iona, allowing just two hits and two walks with four strikeouts (3/31)… Hurled a complete game shutout against Saint Joseph’s with just four hits and one walk allowed (4/2)… Began a run as the team’s top starter after Gillen’s injury with five shutout innings, with just one hit and two walks allowed, for win number nine on the season against Lehigh (4/5)… Struck out a career-high nine batters while matching a career-high eight innings in a no-decision against St. Bonaventure, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks (4/6)… Reached double digit victories for the first time in her career with four one-run innings in game one at George Washington (4/9)… Allowed two runs in her first three innings but just two hits thereafter en route to her 11th victory, in a series-capping victory over the Colonials (4/10)… Fired her fourth shutout of the season and second one-hitter in game one of a doubleheader against Saint Louis despite walking a season-high five batters (4/16)… Picked up wins 13 and 14 with nearly identical lines, throwing four one-run innings with three hits allowed and seven strikeouts in game one at Rhode Island, while punching out two in game two but allowing just one hit (4/23)… Tossed five innings in the series finale at Rhode Island and allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five for her 15th win of the season (4/24)… Started both games of a doubleheader at Dayton and took two tough-luck losses, first allowing a grand slam in the fourth inning of game one but limiting the Flyers to five hits otherwise, then stifling the hosts through six innings before allowing a walk-off double in game two (4/30)… Was dominant in a crucial elimination game win over Massachusetts, allowing just two unearned runs in her final inning, going the distance for her 16th win of the season (5/15)… Capped off a terrific season in the circle with win number 17 against the Hawks in the A-10 Championship, allowing a run on five hits and walk while striking out three in 5.1 innings (5/15)… Made 57 appearances overall, all starts at either pitcher, first base, or DP, and batted .169/.281/.221 on the year with 13 hits, including a grand slam, and walked more times (12) than struck out (11)… Worked a bases loaded walk in a 13-pitch at bat in the first inning before coming up against in the third with three on and unloading on a 1-0 offering for her lone long ball, a grand slam, of the season against Saint Peter’s (3/12)… Provided all the offense Gillen would need with a RBI single in the fifth inning in a victory against George Mason (5/7)… Went 1-for-2 with a double and walk in game three (5/8)… Singled and walked twice in a win over Dayton in the A-10 Tournament (5/14)… Drew two more walks in three plate appearances in the team’s championship-clinching win over the Hawks (5/15)… Finishes her junior campaign after cracking several top-10 all-time lists: she has the 10th-most appearances (68), ninth-most starts (50), and eighth-most wins (23), respectively, in program history, and her 40 appearances and 33 starts this season are the sixth-most and third-most, respectively, in a single season...

2015: Saw action in 13 games, including 10 starts, and appeared in the circle six times, including three starts, before an injury ended the season prematurely... Finished 1-2 with a 5.25 ERA over 12.0 innings of work while whiffing 10... Collected her lone victory of the season in a 4.0 inning effort that included a season-high five strikeouts against Detroit (2/15)... Recorded only two hits of the season at the plate after going 2-for-4 with a home run in a victory at Furman (2/20)... 

2014: Appeared in 50 games and made 46 starts as freshman, primarily as a pitcher and first baseman… Turned in a 3.32 ERA with a 5-4 record in 22 appearances in the circle… Named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week once and Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week once… Tallied 46 strikeouts in just 82.1 innings of work… Walked only 24 batters on the year… Hit .111 at the dish with five RBI and a pair of extra base hits… Walked three times and doubled in her first college game against LIU Brooklyn (2/7)… Picked up her first collegiate victory by blanking Western Carolina in a complete-game shutout, also went 1-for-3 at the plate (2/16)… Allowed just one run in 6.0 innings of work against Ohio State (2/28)… Tossed a complete-game victory, allowing just one run on three hits and striking out seven against Syracuse (3/2)… Hit a three-run double against Bradley (3/2)… Struck out eight batters over 6.0 innings in her next appearance versus Central Michigan (3/7)… Picked up a win against Southern Illinois (3/9)… Allowed only one run in 8.0 innings of work against Georgia State (3/15)… Tossed a complete-game victory in the second game of a doubleheader against George Mason (4/5)… Allowed no runs and two hits in 3.0 against Saint Louis (4/19)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll...

Before Fordham: Three-year varsity softball player at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania... Three-time team MVP... Selected as the Bucks County Courier Times Player of the Year in 2011... Followed that by winning the Trentonian Player of the Year award in 2012... Named First Team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania twice (2011-12) as well as to the Courier Times Golden Team... Second Team All-State honors in 2012... Member of the PA Chaos 18U Gold for summer ball, which qualified for both the ASA Gold Nationals and the PGF Nationals in 2012... Member of the distinguished honor roll at Neshaminy...

Major: Received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration. Is pursuing a Master's degree in Marketing Intelligence.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hitting:
Hits: 2, 6x, last vs. George Mason (4/7/18)
Doubles: 2, at St. Bonaventure (4/19/17)
Runs: 2, 3x, last vs. St. Bonaventure (4/18/18)
RBI: 5, 2x, last vs. George Mason (4/7/18)
Walks: 3, 3x, last vs. Rutgers (3/3/17)
Pitching:
Innings: 9.0, at George Mason (4/8/17)
Strikeouts: 9, 2x, last vs. St. Bonaventure (4/6/16)

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2014Freshman

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'8"
    25
  • 25

    2015Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'8"
    25
  • 25

    2016Junior

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'8"
    25
  • 25

    2017Senior

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'8"
    25
  • 25

    2018Graduate Student

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'8"
    25