MS SC590

Commends and congratulates Lauren O. Pickett for being selected as the 2014 State Games of Mississippi AT&T Female Athlete of the Year.

Recognizes Lauren's five-year participation in State Games softball, during which she won gold medals in 2013 and 2014 and achieved 17 total medals.

Notes Lauren's achievement of being self-taught in fast-pitch softball with no formal training and her ability to play multiple positions including pitcher, first base, and third base.

Highlights Lauren's personal resilience, including overcoming premature birth and two open-heart surgeries while maintaining a commitment to athletics and her church community.

Directs that the resolution be presented to Lauren O. Pickett and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.