University of St. Thomas Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Roster
Lienhard, Laken
UT
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/ SoftballC
/ SoftballUT
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/ SoftballCF
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Jersey Number 11
Laken Lienhard
- Position:
- SS
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Crestwood
- Hometown:
- Cresco, Iowa
Bio
Pronunciation
2025 All-Summit League First Team
2025 CSC Academic All-District
Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (Mar. 31)
2024-25 Summit League Commissioner's List
2024-25 Summit League Honor Roll
2024 All-Summit League First Team
2023-24 Summit League Honor Roll
2025
Played and started in all 50 games for the second consecutive season… slashed .380/.525/.635 (all career highs) for an OPS of 1.160 in 137 at-bats (both career highs)… recorded 52 hits (career-high) with 11 doubles and eight home runs (career high) for 87 total bases (career-high)… earned 39 walks and four HBP (both career highs)… scored 36 runs and brought home 25 RBI (both career highs)… struck out just 19 times… stole three bases on three attempts… recorded a .968 fielding percentage in 190 total chances at shortstop with 45 putouts, 139 assists, and six errors… recorded one three-hit game against Green Bay (Apr. 22) and 11 multi-hit games… smashed the ball against South Dakota for a career-high eight total bases on two home runs (Mar. 28)… earned eight multi-walk games… brought home a season-high three RBI against Green Bay (Apr. 22)… came around two score three times on two occasions… Summit League rankings: 3rd in avg. (.380), 1st in obp (.525), 4th in slug (.625), 3rd in OPS (1.160), 10th in runs (36), 13th in hits (52), 14th in doubles (11), 8th in home runs (8), 21st in RBI (25), 8th in total bases (87), 2nd in walks (39), 9th in HBP (4), 18th in stolen bases (3).
2024
Played and started in all 50 games (the only Tommie to do so in 2024)… hit .278/.419/.376 in 133 at-bats… tallied 37 hits including a team-leading 11 doubles and one triple… hit her first career triple against UTSA (Feb. 24)… added 50 total bases… walked a single season program record 30 times and struck out 20 times… was hit by three pitches… scored 26 runs and brought home 17 RBI… stole one base on one attempt… recorded 50 putouts, 86 assists, and 10 errors for a .932 fielding percentage at shortstop… added six multi-hit games including a three-hit game against North Dakota (Apr. 13)… added five multi-walk games… led the Tommies in on-base percentage, walks, and doubles… led the Summit League with 30 walks and her on-base percentage was sixth in the conference, added Top-15 finishes in OPS (15th) and doubles (6th)… received All-Summit League First Team honor.
2023 (North Iowa Area)
Selected as the ICCAC Division II pitcher of the week for the week of Feb. 20-26... selected as the ICCAC pitcher/player of week for the week of April 3-9... selected as the ICCAC player of the week for the week of April 25-May 1... selected as the ICCAC Division II offensive player of the year... first-team all-ICCAC Division II selection (utility)... first-team NJCAA Division II Midwest Region selection as utility/pitcher by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association... NFCA NJCAA Division II's inaugural Joan Joyce Utility/Pitcher of the year, the award goes to the NFCA NJCAA Division II first-team all-American utility/pitcher... second-team NJCAA Division II all-American (utility)... first-team ICCAC academic all-region selection for the 2023 spring semester... second-team NJCAA all-academic selection for the 2022-23 school year.
2021 (North Iowa Area)
First-team all-NJCAA Region XI Division II selection... second-team all-NFCA NJCAA Division II Midwest Region selection as a utility/pitcher... second-team all-NFCA NJCAA Division II all-American as a utility/pitcher.
High School
Five-time all-state selection... five-time first-team all-conference selection... 3A Player of the Year... state champion wrestler... 2023 NJCAA All-American wrestler.
Personal
Daughter of Jeromy and Jessie… has two siblings (Chase and Kaleb)… majoring in exercise science.
Press Conference: Tommie Football Postgame v Lindenwood 08/28/25
Friday, August 29
Tommie Football Intro Video 2025
Thursday, August 28
Beyond The Buzzer: Schoenecker Arena Setup
Wednesday, July 23
Beyond The Buzzer: Sports Medicine
Wednesday, July 23
