Biography
2016: MEAC All-Academic Team ... NCCU Softball True Grit Award Winner ... Led the Lady Eagles pitching staff with 107.1 innings pitched, four wins, eight complete games, and 83 strikeouts ... 4-16 record with an 5.93 ERA ... Wins against Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore, Norfolk State and South Carolina State ... Season-high eight strikeouts against both Presbyterian and Norfolk State ... Started batting regularly in April and produced a .278 average in 54 at bats with 15 RBI, four doubles, two home runs and four runs scored.
2015: MEAC Pitcher of the Week for March 2-8, 2015 ... Produced a 10-15 record and a 5.42 ERA with 88 strikeouts in 29 appearances including 23 starts ... Paced the Lady Eagles pitching staff in wins, appearances, complete games (14), shutouts (2) and innings (137.0) ... Tossed complete-game shutouts against Grambling and North Carolina A&T ... Other wins against Delaware State, Jackson State, Mississippi State, Norfolk State, UMES, Quinnipiac, Rider and Florida A&M
2014: Finished with a 7-22 record and a 4.01 ERA in 32 appearances including 28 starts ... Led team in wins, ERA, appearances, complete games (20), shutouts (2), innings pitched (160.2) and strikeouts (127) ... Was even better in league play with a 4-7 record and a 2.19 ERA with 57 strikeouts in 64 innings ... Hurled complete-game shutouts against Liberty and South Carolina State ... other wins against UMES, Savannah State, Florida A&M, Norfolk State and North Carolina A&T
2013: Posted a 3-27 record and a 6.41 ERA in 41 appearances including 30 starts ... Team leader in wins, appearances, complete games (15), innings (167.0) and strikeouts (102) ... victories over MEAC foes North Carolina A&T, Florida A&M and Norfolk State
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Meadow Brook High School in Richmond, Va. ... Graduated in the top 10% of her class with a 3.5 GPA … Received distinguished honor roll honors … Member of the National Society of High School Scholar and the African American Club … Earned all-district academic 1st team (2012) London played both basketball and softball and received MVP honors as a freshman, sophomore, and senior… She also was named to USSSA ‘Who’s Who’…. In 2011 and 2012 she earned softball all-district honors for 2nd (2011) team and 1st team (2012). In 2011 and 2012 she amassed more than 300 strikeouts and hit over .500 at the plate.
PERSONAL: London Victoria Booker… Daughter of Steven and Angee Booker… Born November 24, 1993 in Richmond, Va. … London finished her first semester at NCCU with a 3.1 GPA … Hobbies include video games, music, and a collector of Barbie dolls … London’s goal is “to be remembered” … Favorite two things are food and her dog Polo … Two interesting facts about London are she is an only child and took Vet Science classes in high school … Majoring in Athletic Training at NCCU.
