RETURNING PLAYER PROFILES
Meredith Owen
#23
SENIOR • 5-8 • R/R • PITCHER/INFIELD Jackson, Miss. - Jackson Prep HS Career: Is tied for the most saves in school history with five ... Ranks seventh in school history in wins (44), sixth in games started (73), sixth in complete games (62), sixth in innings pitched (534.1), sixth in appearances (98), seventh in strikeouts (382), and ninth in shutouts (14) ... Ranks fifth in school history in home runs (18) and sixth in slugging pct. (.483). 2013: Second-Team All-Conference (P) ... Second-Team All-Conference (DP) ... Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference Team ... Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team ... Three-time A-Sun Pitcher of the Week ... Started 52 games ... Led the team in batting (.319), home runs (11), and RBI (37) ... Became the first Hatter since Andrea Migliori in 2009 to hit 10+ home runs in a season (Demi Meza also later hit 10 in 2013) ... Hit eight of her 11 home runs against conference opponents ... Batted .333 in the A-Sun regular season ... Hit safely in 32 games and reached base safely in 41 games ... Ranked ninth in the A-Sun in OBP (.426), eighth in RBI (37), eighth in home runs (11), and eighth in walks (26) ... Hit a grand slam against Valparaiso in a 4-3 Stetson win ... Went 4-for-6 with a HR in a doubleheader vs. Kennesaw State ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, and an A-Sun tournament record-tying five RBI in Stetson’s 14-6 win vs. FGCU (May 8) ... Recorded 12 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... Was the only Atlantic Sun player and one of just 11 players in the NCAA with 20+ wins (pitching) and 10+ home runs (hitting) ... Is the first A-Sun player with 20 wins/10 HR since 2004 (Blake Hoorelbeke, Stetson) ... Was the winning pitcher in 22 of the team’s 31 victories ... Ranked second in the A-Sun with 22 wins ... Led the league in innings pitched (207.2) and complete games (27) ... Ranked second in shutouts (7), third in ERA (1.96), third in strikeouts (155), third in appearances (37), third in games started (29), fourth in opponents avg. (.215), and fourth in saves (3) ... Won nine straight games from Apr. 10-Apr. 28 ... Helped Stetson rally from a 3-9 A-Sun mark to a 13-13 record and a A-Sun tournament berth ... Ranked second in the NCAA in fewest walks per seven innings (0.67), 35th in shutouts (7), 44th in victories (22), and 74th in ERA (1.96) ... Posted a streak of 52 consecutive innings and 198 consecutive batters faced without allowing a walk ... Won all four of Stetson’s games in the Hatter Classic en route to all-tournament honors ... Went 3-0 with one save to earn MVP honors in the Stetson Classic ... Picked up a huge win at Jacksonville on Apr. 10, allowing three hits and striking out 11 in eight innings ... Pitched a one-hit shutout vs. Kennesaw State on Apr. 13 ... Shutout ETSU twice on the same day (Apr. 20), becoming the first Stetson pitcher in 16 years to toss two CG shutouts in one day ... Pitched all 21 innings in the series sweep over ETSU ... Won her 20th game of the season at Jacksonville (Apr. 24) ... First Stetson 20-game winner since Amanda Lindsey in 2010 ... Also won at Lipscomb (Apr. 28) to help clinch a postseason berth
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