The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Softball Roster
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Marder, London
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Jersey Number 27
London Marder
- Position:
- C/UTL
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Atascocita
- Hometown:
- Humble, Texas
- Major:
- Public Relations
Bio
AS A FRESHMAN (2020 COVID-19 SHORTENED SEASON)
Played in six games, batting .400 (2-for-5) overall with a run scored and two RBIs ... Lifted a sacrifice fly to left during the fourth inning as the Longhorns pounded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 9) at the Texas Classic, 18-2 (5 inn.) ... Came off the bench to single in the 12-3 (5 inn.) romp over Colorado State (Feb. 8) ... Registered her first collegiate hit, run and RBI as a pinch hitter during the 17-0 (5 inn.) rout of Maryland (Feb. 6).
TRAVEL BALL
With her club team, the Scrap Yard Internationals, she was part of the 2018 16-Under TCS National Champions and visited Japan in August 2018 on a trip to play the Tokyo Women’s College of Physical Education over four games ... She also participated in the Canada Cup during the summer of 2019.BEFORE TEXAS
Listed at No. 38 on Extra Inning Softball’s Extra Elite 100 list, Marder helped guide Atascocita H.S. to the first UIL Texas Class 6A State Softball Championship in school history in 2018 with a 5-3 win over Comal Canyon H.S., which was listed as MaxPreps No. 1 ranked team in the nation ... During the run, she was named to the UIL Class 6A State All-Tournament Team as a catcher as well as first-team all-district after batting a .321 with 35 hits, 11 doubles, two HR’s and 28 RBIs as a junior ... She was also part of Atascocita’s UIL Class 6A State semifinal run in 2016 and a regional semifinalist in 2017 ... As a senior, Marder batted a career-high .412 with four HR’s, 23 RBIs and a 1.194 OPS while earning all-district first team honors ... Over the first three years of her career, Marder was a .299 hitter with 58 runs scored, 21 doubles and 45 RBIs ... She was also a standout on the volleyball court at Atascocita, earning several all-district accolades while helping her team to a 2016 Bi-District title.PERSONAL
Daughter of Bob and Lorrie Marder ... Has one brother, Grayson ... Her mother played softball for Connor State College (1990-92) and Northeastern State (1992-94) ... Chose to attend Texas over Houston and Southern Miss ... Cites hitting back-to-back HR’s at the 2018 Colorado Sparkler Tournament as her most memorable moment in sports.
