University of Houston Athletics
Laura Durham
4/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 19, 2007
2007 Season (Senior)
Durham was one of five Cougars to play in all 43 games ... started the season at third base before moving to left field ... fourth on the team recording 30 hits ... second on the squad with six home runs ... her 15 career home runs has her No. 6 in program history ... also racked up 52 career RBIs, which is in the Top 10 in program history ... stepped up her play in C-USA action, notching a hit in 10 of 15 league games ... ranked in the Top 10 in four different category in C-USA games, including batting average (.385), hits (13), home runs (3), RBIs (9) and slugging percentage (.692).
2006 Season (Junior)
Durham was one of only three Cougars to play in all 63 games ... split time at third base and designated player ... fourth on the team producing 48 hits ... paced the squad and was tied for sixth in C-USA, crushing nine home runs ... slapped a team-best 10 doubles ... shared the team lead with two triples ... recorded 13 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games ... went 9-for-10 in the stolen base department ... produced game's only run with a towering home run against Kansas (Feb. 11) ... erased a 3-0 deficit against McNeese State (Feb. 15), cranking a three-run bomb in the sixth inning ... went 2-for-4 scoring two runs while driving home a season-best four against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 19) ... was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored against Rhode Island (Feb. 24) ... notched a 2-for-3 performance with two RBIs against Mississippi (Mar. 3) ... was 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs scored at No. 18 Baylor (Mar. 8) ... went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two stolen bases against East Carolina (Mar. 12) ... cranked a double and a home run in 2-for-3 effort at Tulsa (Mar. 20) ... went 1-for-3, drawing a bases loaded walk against Southern Miss (April 23) ... strung together four consecutive multi-hit games against Texas Southern (April 24) and Grambling State (April 25) ... notched multi-RBIs in three of those four games ... hit safely in each game of the Memphis series (May 6-7) ... went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs in an elimination game against Southern Miss (May 12) at the C-USA Tournament.
Before Houston
Tranferred to UH after playing two seasons at Texas A&M ... batted .250 with a .358 on-base percentage in 2005 ... stepped up her play in Big XII action hitting .429 to go along with a .556 on-base percentage ... knocked a two-run triple with two outs against Cat Osterman of Texas to clinch the Big XII regular-season title ... was a Texas A&M/Verizon Scholar-Athlete in 2004 ... saw action in 42 games while starting 38 ... registered a season-best three hits against Penn State (2/28) ... blasted a two-run homer in the second inning in the Aggies 5-4 upset over No. 9 Oklahoma (3/28).
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner at Pearland High School in softball and volleyball ... honored as a All-District First-Team selection from 2000-03 ... was tabbed NFCA All-America in 2003 ... named as a Who's Who Among American High School Students ... three-time NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... competed internationally in Australia with the Texas Stars ... named tournament MVP in Australia.
Personal
Daughter of Larry and Tracy Durham ... born on February 19, 1985 ... chose to attend UH because of "the team chemistry and dedicated coaching staff." ... older sister Lindsay who was a member of the Cougar softball program from 2001-04 ... major is sociology.
About Me:
Personality Trait I Admire in Others: Honesty and generosity.
Favorite Movie: The Notebook and Anchorman
Worst Movie: In Good Company
Person I Most Admire: My Mom
TV Show I Stay Home to Watch: American Idol and The Bachelor
Historic Figure That Laura Would Like To Meet: Elvis Presley
Dream Vacation Destination: Paris or The Virgin Islands
Favorite Book: A Walk to Remember (Nicholas Sparks)
Dream Lunch Companion: Mike Jones
Favorite Food: Italian
Favorite Restauarant: Olive Garden and Panera Bread
Childhood Hero: My Dad
Quote: "Your Talent is God's gift to you; what you do with it is your gift back to God.
