Lauren Derkowski

Class:
Senior
Position:
RHP
Height:
5-8
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Elmhurst, Ill.
High School:
York Community

Senior (2025)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Appeared in 43 games, starting 33 in the circle
• Posted a 17-13 record with a 2.75 ERA, 165 strikeouts and .219 average against through 193.1 innings pitched
• Ranked 13th nationally with six complete-game shutouts and seventh with six saves
• Named the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player for the second straight season after posting a 3-0 record, 1.11 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 19 innings pitched
• Posted five shutout innings, allowing just three hits and two walks with a pair of strikeouts against #9 UCLA in the Big Ten championship game (May 10); also earned a combined shutout with three hits and one walk allowed over three innings vs. #4 Oregon in the quarterfinals (May 8)
• Posted back-to-back complete-game shutouts over graduation weekend at Minnesota (May 3-4), including a five-strikeout one-hitter in the regular-season finale
• Pitched 6.2 innings vs. Rutgers (April 12) with seven strikeouts just three hits and two walks allowed
• Earned a complete-game two-hit shutout with four strikeouts over five innings in the Big Ten opener vs. Maryland (March 20)
• Tossed one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts over five innings vs. Longwood (Feb 14)
• Surpassed 500 career strikeouts with a season-high 10 Ks in a two-hit shutout vs. Illinois State (Feb 8)
• Also recorded a complete-game shutout, allowing five hits with three strikeouts in first start of the season at USF (Feb 7) at the USF-Rawling Invitational

Junior (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten; Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSC Academic All-District
• All-Big Ten first team
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team
• Appeared in 40 games with 33 starts in the circle
• Posted a 19-10 record with a 2.29 ERA, three complete-game and three combined shutouts, 222 strikeouts and three saves
• Earned a 4-2 win vs. Northern Colorado in NCAA Regional play (May 18), striking out eight while allowing two runs on three hits
• Named the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player after throwing all 19 innings with 3-0 record, 1.84 ERA and 20 strikeouts
• Named Big Ten and NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (April 30) after posting a 2-0 record, 0.88 ERA, 21 strikeouts and just eight hits allowed at Penn State; struck out a season-high 12 and allowed two runs on five hits in a 3-2, nine-inning win in the series finale (April 28)
• Also named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after kicking off the home schedule with three wins, including a complete-game shutout against Oakland (March 19) and 16 strikeouts in two games vs. Purdue (March 23-25)
• Posted three saves on the season, including 2.2 perfect innings with four strikeouts in a 6-5 win vs. Illinois (March 17)
• Struck out 10 and allowed two runs on five hits in a complete-game win vs. Dartmouth (March 17)
• Allowed no earned runs and just six total hits in a 2-1, 10-inning win against #18 Florida at the season-opening USF-Rawlings Invitational (Feb. 10)

Sophomore (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSC Academic All-District
• All-Big Ten second team
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team
• Appeared in 37 games, starting 30 in the circle
• Posted an 18-14 record with a 2.12 ERA, five complete-game shutouts, 223 strikeouts and two saves
• Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (April 17)
• Threw back-to-back no-hitters at Purdue (April 14-15), totaling 20 strikeouts and three walks over 14 innings; she became the first Michigan pitcher in program history to record no-hitters in consecutive starts
• Tossed a one-hit shutout vs. #21 Northwestern (April 22) with six strikeouts over five innings
• Also posted a five-inning shutout vs. Michigan State (April 18)
• Earned a 2-1, eight-inning win in the rubber game vs. Illinois (April 9), fanning seven while allowing one run on five hits and three walks
• Fanned 10 and allowed just one run on six hits and two walks in a 3-1, 10-inning win at Ohio State (March 26)
• Recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts in a 2-1, eight-inning win at CSU Fullerton (March 2)
• Also posted 11 strikeouts and allowed four hits in a 3-2 win vs. Seattle at the Judi Garman Classic (March 3)
• Earned first collegiate save in U-M's 7-6 win over Louisiana (Feb. 17), striking out five and allowed two runs and one hit over the final three innings

Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in 19 games, starting five in the circle
• Posted a 3-3 record with a 2.19 ERA and 43 strikeouts through 44.2 innings pitched
• Won in relief in the regular-season finale at Wisconsin (May 8), striking out six while one hit through 3.1 innings
• Also posted six strikeouts and allowing one run on three hits through 5.1 innings against Penn State (April 9)
• Earned first collegiate save at #9 Northwestern (April 3), allowing one run on one hit and a walk through 1.1 innings
• Made collegiate debut vs. Kansas City at the USF Tournament (Feb. 11), striking out five through two shutout innings

Prep
• Graduated from York Community High School (2021)
• Selected to the NFCA All-North Region first team (2021)
• Three-time Illinois High School Association (IHSA) All-State honoree (2018, '19, '21)
• Named My Suburban Life Softball Player of the Year (2021) and three-time All-Area Team (2018, '19, '21)
• Three-time West Suburban All-Conference Player (2018, '19, '21)
• Extra Innings High School National Player of the Week (2021)
• MaxPreps Freshman All-America Team (2018)
• Posted 754 career strikeouts over three prep years
• As a senior (2021), posted a 20-3 record, with a 0.56 ERA and 257 strikeouts over 124 IP and batted .500 with 12 home runs and 36 RBI
• Named York High School's 2020-21 Senior Female Athlete of the Year
• Three-time York team captain and team MVP (2018, '19, '21)
• Played travel ball with Tennessee Mojo club
• USA Junior Olympic Champion (2020)
• Named an NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2021)
• Four-year High Honor Roll
• Rated as the No. 16 prospect by Extra Innings

Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Engineering, majoring in industrial and operations engineering
• Born on February 10, 2003
• Daughter of Dave and Michelle Derkowski
• Mom played softball at Methodist University
• Has a sister, Julia