Laura started her catching career with the Assiniboia Belles and the Regina Govins. In 1954, she played with the Regina Legion at the nationals and won All-American honours with a batting average of .368.
Laura played in Vancouver (1956 through 1961), before being recruited in 1962 by the Orange Lionettes of Southern California, which won the national championship. She moved to the Raybertos Brakettes team in Stratford, Connecticut from 1963 to 1965, again winning the national championship.
Back in California in 1966, Laura managed, coached and played for the Hayward Laurels in California. Ten years later, she managed the San Jose Sunbirds in the new International Women’s Professional Softball league. The Sunbirds won the Western Division pennant but lost the league’s first championship series in four games.
