Lauren Regula

Lauren Bay Regula grew up in Trail, British Columbia and went on to play softball with the White Rock Renegades organization. She won back-to-back Midget Girl's (U19) Canadian Championships in 1998 and 1999 with the Renegades and was named Top Player of the Championship round in 1998. She is the younger sibling of 2004 National League Rookie of the Year and three-time All-Star baseball player Jason Bay and is married to David Regula, a former place kicker at Dartmouth College. Lauren and David co-founded TrAk Athletics (Akron, OH) in 2015. 

After playing for the Canadian Junior Women's National Team in 1999, she went on to have an exceptional collegiate career at Oklahoma State from 2000 to 2003 where she left her mark on the school record books and continues to hold the top spot in several categories. She holds the records for most strikeouts per seven innings in a season (12.71) and career (9.44), the top two spots for most strikeouts in a season (451 in 2003 and 314 in 2002), and the career record for strikeouts with 1,151. Lauren played for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch League (NPF) in 2005 and earned Co-Pitcher of the Year honours alongside then-teammate Jennie Finch before playing for the expansion Philadelphia Force in 2006.

She represented Canada at the 1999 WBSC Junior Women's World Softball Championship and went on to play with the Women's National Team from 2002 to 2008, including the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, the 2002 and 2006 WBSC Women's World Championships, and the 2003 Pan American Games. She returned to the Women's National Team in 2016 after an eight year absence and having three children (Grace, Jack and Will), helping Canada to a Bronze medal performance. She attended Women's National Team Training Camps in 2019 and 2020 with her eye on earning a spot on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games roster.

Regula came out of retirement a second time to earn a spot on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games roster in 2021, her Canadian softball record third Olympic Games. She pitched 5.1 inning of relief without allowing a run or a hit, striking out 7 batters and earning one win as Canada earned their first Olympic bronze medal.

Q&A

What Minor Softball Association did you grow up playing in? Trail Steelers and White Rock Renegades
What is your university degree and where did you play softball? International Business Degree from Oklahoma State University. #gopokes
What’s your favourite food? My Nonna's gnocchi, hands down! 
What’s your favourite book? I have a million favorite books but a few are Fierce Conversations, The Go-Giver, and Atomic Habits.
What’s the best movie you’ve ever watched? Endgame - The Grande Finale of the Marvel Movies (I never would have thought I would like Marvel movies but having 2 boys opened my eyes to them and I love them!)
What’s your pre-game ritual? I keep it pretty light pre-game and don't have anything crazy to share...but I definitely have a ritual of never touching the chalk lines when I run out to pitch.
What’s your favourite place that softball has taken you, and why? I could go on forever. Every place has been amazing in its own way but I really appreciated Greece while we were there for the 2004 Olympics.
What are your future aspirations? To continue to inspire my kids and help them grow up and be the best versions of themselves and to grow my Strong Mom Strong Fam brand. I want to continue to spread the message that Moms need to take care of themselves like they would take care of others. #strongmomstrongfam 
If you could spend an hour with anyone in the world, living or dead, who would it be and why? My Nonna. She passed when I was just 23 and there is just so much that I want to talk to her about now that I am old enough to truly understand how amazing she really was above and beyond just being the best Nonna. 

ACHIEVEMENTS

2004 Olympian
2008 Olympian
2016 WBSC World Championship - Bronze
2021 Olympic Summer Games - Bronze

CAREER STATS