2021: Earned second varsity letter… LEC All-Academic Team… ECSU Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award… appeared in 36 games, starting 28 in left field… batted .386 with 22 hits… led team in triples with 3 and had .596 slugging percentage… added 26 runs, 15 RBIs, and 7 stolen bases…
2019: Earned first varsity letter in first season…appeared in 37 of 49 games, 21 as a starter…started eight games as DP and seven games in LF…batted leadoff seven times and in the No. 8 spot five times…batted .261 in 46 at-bats with 15 runs, six RBI, three triples, seven stolen bases (in nine attempts) and a .452 on-base percentage…had a .952 fielding average with one error on 21 chances…ranked in a tie for No. 2 in Little East in triples and ranked No. 4 in conference in triples per game…had a seven-game hitting streak and reached base in seven straight games…batted .421 in ten games played on an opponents' home field... batted .357 in 16 games in April... was batting .393 through games of April 13... in Little East regular-season play, appeared in 11 games, seven as a starter, batting .444 with seven runs, four stolen bases, a .583 on-base percentage and .722 slugging average, and three RBI…in LEC tournament play, appeared in three games, one as a starter…gave Eastern a 2-0 lead in the second inning of an 8-0 championship win over UMass Boston with a two-out, two-run triple in her first tournament AB... also walked and scored in that game…in LEC and NCAA post season play, appeared in 11 games, seven as a starter…batted .100 with a hit and three RBI…in NCAA tournament play, appeared in eight of nine games, six as a starter…batted .154 with one RBI…in national tournament play, appeared in three of four games with one start as DP in the opener and batted eighth… NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...
High School: Four-year player in softball and cheering, and two-year player in soccer… three-year starter in softball in center field and catcher and batted leadoff… in softball, All-State and all-conference sophomore, junior, and senior years, and member of one state championship runners-up team, and one regional championship team… in softball, conference leader in batting average, hits, runs, singles, and stolen bases… in cheering, member of three state championship teams… named captain in softball and cheering senior year…
PERSONAL: born Laura M. Zenk June 12, 2000... Mother: Sara... Major: Criminology and Sociology... Career plans: Federal Agency…… Siblings: Jackson and Will... Residence: Hermon, ME...
LAURA... REVEALED
What is one random fact you know? There are 13 steps in the average American home’s staircase (14 if you include the very top or bottom step you take).
What children's movie scared you either now or when you were little? Coraline is still creepy, I don’t care what you say.
If you could dye your hair any color without judgement, what color would you choose? Maybe pink or purple?
If you could live anywhere you wanted to, where would you live? Nashville
If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be? A sloth or one of those little finger monkeys
Do you think cereal is soup? Uh…. Excuse me what??
Best vacation you’ve ever been on? Curacao, when I was 18
What is your absolute favorite holiday? Look at my walk-up song
What two totally normal things become weird if you do them back to back?
Brushing your teeth then drinking orange juice… don’t do that
What is something you used to do/wear that you're embarrassed about now?
Lime green leggings… best believe I was the best dressed on the first day of 5th grade
What are some fun and interesting alternatives to war that countries could settle their differences with? Screaming at each other with helium
What weird food combination do you like? Spaghetti and syrup (how do I properly cite Buddy the Elf on this one??)
What is your least favorite chore? Anything Katelyn Miller tells me I should do
What “old person” thing do you do? Use checking the mail everyday as a stress- reliever
Most embarrassing moment: When I was younger during a softball game, I bunted down the first base line, tripped over it, and absolutely FACE-PLANTED…. I just walked right off the field at that point… it was awful.
My most overused phrase: “Yeehaw” or “ So, here’s the thing…”
My favorite moment playing sports: Going to the national tournament in Tyler, Texas my freshman year … duh
Pet peeve:I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again… WHEN THE SOCK TOE SEAM RUBS ON YOUR PINKIE TOE IN YOUR SHOE
Closest brush with greatness: I was once in a really big magazine talking about Maine when I was 10; it’s just gone downhill from there
