2023 Softball Roster
Roster
Hatch, Lauren

Jersey Number 30
Lauren Hatch
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- Kempner HS
- Hometown:
- Sugar Land, Texas
Bio
Career
Hatch made 172 appearances over her four-year UCLA career … scored 81 runs, exclusively as a pinch runner … was 27-for-28 on stolen base attempts.
2025
Hatch made 57 appearances, primarily as a pinch runner, in her senior season … logged the first two at-bats of her collegiate career … scored 27 runs … tied for the team lead in stolen bases (9-for-10) … recorded her first career RBI on a fielder’s choice groundout at Howard (March 26).
2024
Hatch was UCLA’s top pinch runner, making 37 appearances on the basepaths in her junior season … scored 16 runs … 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts.
2023
Hatch made 44 appearances off the bench and scored 24 runs as a pinch runner in her sophomore season … led UCLA with 10 stolen bases (10-for-10) … made her first career appearance in the field in right field in the NCAA Regional round versus Liberty (May 20).
2022
Hatch made 34 appearances as a pinch runner … scored 14 runs … 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts.
High School
Hatch was a two-sport star in softball and basketball at Kempner High School (Sugar Land, Texas) … recorded a career .495 batting average, 96 hits, 84 runs, 54 RBIs and 40 stolen bases … named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-State Softball Team and Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) All-State Softball Team her sophomore season in 2019 … earned the Kempner Golden Glove Award for the shortened 2020 season … selected as First Team All-District for softball and basketball her senior season in 2021 … played travel ball with Impact Gold Jackson … was named to the Premier Girls Fastpitch All-American Watchlist and Alliance League All-Star Team.
Personal
Born Lauren Alexis Hatch in Houston, Texas ... mother is Nelita ... father is Tyrone … has two younger sisters, Ashley and Sydney … favorite thing about being a Bruin is "knowing that I have the ability to connect with UCLA alumni and that I have friends, family and fans cheering me on from all over the country" ... lists Michael Jordan and James Madison softball's Odicci Alexander as her favorite athletes … enjoys watching Netflix, crocheting little stuffed animals and scrolling TikTok … graduated from UCLA with a degree in applied mathematics ... pursuing a career in data analytics.
Lauren Hatch's Career Highs
Hatch made 172 appearances over her four-year UCLA career … scored 81 runs, exclusively as a pinch runner … was 27-for-28 on stolen base attempts.
2025
Hatch made 57 appearances, primarily as a pinch runner, in her senior season … logged the first two at-bats of her collegiate career … scored 27 runs … tied for the team lead in stolen bases (9-for-10) … recorded her first career RBI on a fielder’s choice groundout at Howard (March 26).
2024
Hatch was UCLA’s top pinch runner, making 37 appearances on the basepaths in her junior season … scored 16 runs … 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts.
2023
Hatch made 44 appearances off the bench and scored 24 runs as a pinch runner in her sophomore season … led UCLA with 10 stolen bases (10-for-10) … made her first career appearance in the field in right field in the NCAA Regional round versus Liberty (May 20).
2022
Hatch made 34 appearances as a pinch runner … scored 14 runs … 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts.
High School
Hatch was a two-sport star in softball and basketball at Kempner High School (Sugar Land, Texas) … recorded a career .495 batting average, 96 hits, 84 runs, 54 RBIs and 40 stolen bases … named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-State Softball Team and Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) All-State Softball Team her sophomore season in 2019 … earned the Kempner Golden Glove Award for the shortened 2020 season … selected as First Team All-District for softball and basketball her senior season in 2021 … played travel ball with Impact Gold Jackson … was named to the Premier Girls Fastpitch All-American Watchlist and Alliance League All-Star Team.
Personal
Born Lauren Alexis Hatch in Houston, Texas ... mother is Nelita ... father is Tyrone … has two younger sisters, Ashley and Sydney … favorite thing about being a Bruin is "knowing that I have the ability to connect with UCLA alumni and that I have friends, family and fans cheering me on from all over the country" ... lists Michael Jordan and James Madison softball's Odicci Alexander as her favorite athletes … enjoys watching Netflix, crocheting little stuffed animals and scrolling TikTok … graduated from UCLA with a degree in applied mathematics ... pursuing a career in data analytics.
Lauren Hatch's Career Highs
At-Bats | 1, Two Times (last at Howard, 3/26/25) |
Runs Scored | 1, 81 Times (last vs. Oregon, 5/29/25) |
Hits | -- |
Runs Batted In | 1 at Howard (3/26/25) |
Doubles | -- |
Triples | -- |
Home Runs | -- |
Total Bases | -- |
Walks | -- |
Sacrifice Flies | -- |
Sacrifice Hits | -- |
Stolen Bases | 2 vs. Oregon State (4/6/23) |
Hit-By-Pitches | -- |
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Tennessee (June 1, 2025)
Sunday, June 01
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Texas Tech (May 31, 2025)
Saturday, May 31
Highlights - UCLA Softball vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29