UNC Wilmington Athletics

2019 Season: Second-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection who appeared in 25 games as a senior with nine starts ... authored 3.13 earned run average in 60.1 innings with 28 strikeouts while posting 6-1 record ... posted season-high four strikeouts against Howard on Feb. 15 and at Elon on Mar. 30 ... threw four scoreless innings to earn win against Howard on Feb. 15 ... scattered three hits over 4.2 innings against North Carolina A&T in 1-0 victory on Mar. 1 ... allowed one run on eight hits in complete-game victory over Hofstra on Apr. 27 ... gave up just one hit in 4.1 innings to earn victory at Delaware on Apr. 20 ... recipient of CAA Commissioner's Academic Award for the fall and spring semesters.

2018 Season: Made 16 appearances in junior season with one start ... finished with a 2.90 earned run average in 31.1 innings ... posted 18 strikeouts with only eight walks ... authored a 2-1 record with two saves ... earned win in relief against Radford on Feb. 18, scattering four hits over 4.0 innings with four strikeouts ... also secured win against James Madison on Mar. 30 with 3.0 innings of relief in 6-4 victory ... allowed one hit over final 3.0 innings to nail down save against North Carolina A&T on Mar. 9 ... also earned save in Mar. 10 victory over Sacred Heart after throwing final inning of 4-2 victory ... recipient of CAA Commissioner's Academic Award for fall and spring semesters. 

2017 Season: Appeared in 12 games during sophomore campaign ... recorded a 2.25 earned run average in 18.2 innings ... tallied 16 strikeouts with 10 walks ... posted season-high five strikeouts in Feb. 24 win over UMBC ... tallied three strikeouts in 3.0 innings against UMass Lowell on Mar. 18 ... helped Seahawks to win over Campbell in the NISC Lynchburg Regional with three strikeouts in 2.0 innings ... recipient of CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.

2016 Season: Made 19 appearances in the circle as a freshman ... fashioned a 2.02 earned run average with a 1-1 record and 16 strikeouts ... allowed just 10 earned runs in 34.2 innings ... made first start of college career against Columbia, allowing two runs on seven hits with three strikeouts ... earned first win of college career in relief at East Carolina after allowing one run on three hits in 2.0 innings ... threw 3.2 innings in relief against UNCG and allowed just one run on three hits ... also posted 3.0-inning efforts at Campbell and against College of Charleston ... recipient of CAA Commissioner's Academic Award. 

At West Henderson High School: Four-year letter winner who earned all-state notice as a freshman … three-time all-conference selection … helped Falcons win conference championship as a junior … named All-WNC Pitcher of the Year by Asheville Citizen-News in 2014 … two-time Kiwanis All-Star honoree … two-sport athlete who also competed for Falcons’ volleyball team.

Personal: Full Name: Laurel Kaitlyn Koontz … born in Asheville, N.C. … daughter of Kathleen and Charles Koontz … father played baseball at Western Carolina … cousin, Jessica Durant, competes on cross country team at NC State … youngest of two children in family … majoring in exercise science.