| Born: | 09/25/1990 |
| Height: | 5-9 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Sunland, Calif. |
| High School: | Crescenta Valley HS |
| Position: | Catcher |
UC SANTA BARBARA
2010: Played in 47 games, starting 44 behind the
plate...Batted .190 on the season with 22 hits, six runs, a homer
and five RBI...Was second on the team with four doubles...Drew 10
walks, good for third on the team...Posted a .972 fielding
percentage and caught 10 runners stealing...Had two hits on three
occasions...Went 2-for-4 with two runs in a Mar. 6 win over
Samford...Posted three, three-game hitting streaks...Hit an RBI
single in the season finale, a 7-5 eight-inning victory over Big
West Champion, UC Davis (May 15).
2009: Played and started in 46 games for the Gauchos...Batted .205 on the season...Tallied seven runs and seven RBI...Was second on the team with 13 walks...Led the Big West with seven runners picked-off...Posted a .991 fielding percentage, committing just two errors behind the plate...Had four multiple-hit showings during the season...Went 2-for-3 in the second game of the season against Wichita State (Feb. 6)...In the Feb. 14 win over Long Beach State, she went 1-for-1 with a RBI and a season-high three walks...Was 2-for-3 with a run, a RBI and a walk against Texas Tech (Mar. 6)...Went 2-for-5 with a RBI in the narrow 11-inning loss to Cal Poly (Apr. 5)...Finished the season amidst a season-best three game hitting streak.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Crescenta Valley High School where she played under coach
Dan Berry...Posted a .431 batting average with a .627 slugging
average...Tallied 16 RBI, 12 runs, five doubles and committed no
errors...Was a three-time First Team All-Pacific League
selection...Missed the majority of her senior season due to an
injury...Four-year Glendale News Press All-Area First Team
selection...Named the High Desert Classic Tournament MVP in 2008
after hitting .714 during the tourney...Holds school records for
most hits in a game (7) and most pick offs in a game (3)...Helped
her team to the CIF quarterfinals in 2006 and the second round in
2005 and 2007...Served as her team captain...Also competed in
volleyball...Was a four-year scholar-athlete.
TRAVEL BALL
Played for So Cal Sliderz Gold...During the 2008 season she posted
a .320 batting average, .560 slugging average, .346 on-base
percentage, five doubles, two triples and two home runs...Averaged
.710 runners caught stealing.
PERSONAL
Lainey Rose DePompa was born on Sept. 25, 1990 in Glendale,
Calif....Parents are Ron and Carol DePompa...Has two older sisters,
Alyssa and Dena...Is majoring in sociology at UCSB...If she didn't
play softball, volleyball would be her sport of choice...Favorite
athlete is catcher Paul Lo Duca and her favorite team is the LA
Lakers...Enjoys watching "Anchorman," "Inglorious Basterds," and
"Anapolis"...Says her favorite sports moments are when she
contributes by throwing out or picking off players...Favorite
television shows are "The Office" and "Tosh.0"...Enjoys reading the
works of Chelsea Handler...Favorite aspect of Santa Barbara is the
ocean and the people...Lists painting as one of her unique
skills...Comes from an athletic family - her grandfather was a
boxer nicknamed "Tony the Tiger" and her older sister Dena played
softball at Hawai'i and Washington...Superstitions include knocking
on wood and always putting her left shin guard on first...Insists
that her hair is strawberry blonde, not red.
CAREER STATISTICS
YearAvgGP/GSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBOB%SB/ATT 2009.20546/46112723100713.2881/1 2010.19047/44116622401510.2660/0 TOTAL.19793/9022813455011223.2771/1<pre><table> <tbody><tr> <td> Career-Highs</td> </tr> <tr> <td> At-bats</td><td>5</td><td>at Cal Poly</td><td>4/5/09</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Hits</td><td>2</td><td>seven times</td><td>4/2/10 - most recent</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Runs</td><td>2</td><td>two times</td><td>4/6/10 - most recent</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Runs Batted In</td><td>1</td><td>12 times</td><td>5/15/10 - most recent</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Stolen Bases</td><td>1</td><td>vs. Wagner</td><td>2/8/09</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Strikeouts</td><td>3</td><td>North Dakota State</td><td>2/25/10</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Walks</td><td>3</td><td>vs. Long Beach State</td><td>2/14/09</td> </tr> </tbody></table>