Hall of Fame
A four-year starter at shortstop for the Tiger softball team, Lisa Pollock '01 was named to the America East all-conference team every season. She was inducted into the Towson Hall of Fame in 2012.
A second team all-conference honoree as a freshman, sophomore and junior, she was named to the America East all-league first team as a senior.
An outstanding defensive player, the Greenlawn, New York, native led the Tigers to three consecutive appearances in the America East (AE) Tournament. She earned all-tournament honors at the AE championship each year.
An outstanding student, she finished her career with a .311 batting average. She played in 218 games, second on Towson’s career list when she graduated. Pollock also finished her career as the Tigers’ all-time leader with 227 base hits, 115 runs scored, 729 at bats and 56 walks. She also had 18 doubles and 68 runs batted in. The Tigers’ leadoff hitter for straight years, she also stole 27 bases.
As a freshman in 1998, Pollock led Towson with a .353 batting average. The fifth-leading hitter in America East, she also earned second team all-region. Honored as the America East Rookie of the Week in April, she compiled an impressive .974 fielding percentage. With 55 hits, she was fifth in the league. She also tied for the team lead with 27 runs scored. Pollock was named as Towson’s Female Rookie of the Year at the annual Sports Awards Banquet.
In 1999, Pollock led the Tigers to a 33-21 record and a berth in the championship round of the America East Tournament. The Tigers’ second-leading hitter with a .318 average, she also led the team with 54 hits. In the league tournament, she batted .429 and earned all-tournament honors as Towson upset Hofstra in the first round. Named to the District 2 All-Academic team, she also had an impressive .963 fielding percentage.
As a junior, she was named to the District 2 All-Academic team for the second year in a row. She started all 61 games at shortstop while leading the Tigers to a 31-30 record and a second straight appearance in the America East Tournament. She batted .243 and scored 23 runs while compiling a .962 fielding percentage.
In her senior season, she helped the Tigers set a school record with 35 wins as Towson came up just short of winning the America East championship. The Tigers lost to Hofstra in 11 innings in the championship game, finishing the season with a 35-26-1 record.
Pollock earned first team all-league honors as she batted .345, third in the league. She led America East with 68 hits and 36 runs scored. She also had 27 runs batted in. She was also named to the America East all-tournament team for the third time.
She graduated cum laude with her degree in accounting.
