University of North Georgia Athletics

Lauderdale was the first North Georgia baseball player to be named a NCAA All-American and the program’s first Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year. In his four-year career at North Georgia, he hit .363, which is the fifth-best batting average in program history. He stole bases at a UNG-best .885 percentage, stealing 100 bases over four years. Lauderdale also holds the UNG records for runs scored in a career, most hits in a season among others. He was also a NAIA First-Team All-American in 2005 after leading the Saints to a 57-15 record that included a SSAC Championship as well as a sixth-consecutive trip to the NAIA Regional. After completing his collegiate career, he signed to play professionally with the San Diego Padres as a free agent.