Lauren Bay

Lauren followed her brother in local ball, only in softball. In 1996, Lauren was a member of the Trail Steelers Bantam A Team that won a Bronze Medal at the Western Canadian Championships where she was named top pitcher of the tournament. In 1997, she was a member of the White Rock Renegades Midget A Team that won a Gold Medal at the Canadian Midget National Tournament and was named Tournament MVP. She returned to White Rock in 1998 where they again won the Gold Medal at the Canadian Midget National Tournament and she was again named Tournament MVP.
In 1999, Lauren was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team which participated in the World Championships in Taiwan.

From 2000 until 2003, she was a member of the NCAA Division 1 Oklahoma State University on a scholarship. Here, she was a four-time All Conference Selection, a three-time All Mid-West Region Selection, and an outstanding academic. Lauren left OSU holding records for season innings pitched, season strikeouts, career starts, career saves, career complete games, career innings pitched, career appearances and career strikeouts.

In 2001, she was a member of the Canadian Senior National Team which particiapted in the World Championship in Saskatoon.

In 2003, Lauren was named NCAA Woman of the Year for the State of Oklahoma for her contributions to athletics, academica and community involvement. In 2004, she was named to the Canadian Olympic Softball Team which participated in the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Lauren continues to be a premier pitcher for Canada's Women's National Softball Team. She is currently involved in the training program Motion DNA for the Canadian Pan Am qualifiers in November and the World Championships in China in 2006. This year, she played in the National Prt Fast Pitch League with the Chicago Bandits.

Lauren resides in Phoenix, Arizona.