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Meagan Denny
Height: 5-10
Bats/Throws: R/R
Class: Sr.-3L
Position: RHP
Hometown: Crowley, TX
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Career Highlights:
Collegiate:
- 2007 All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
· three-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 8 and May 2, 2005 and May 1, 2007)
· named to the 2007 Big 12 Conference Good Works Team
· ranked ninth nationally in strikeouts per seven innings (10.2) in 2007
· ranked 18th nationally in strikeouts per seven innings (9.8) in 2006
· ranked 13th nationally in 2005 in ERA (0.93) and strikeouts per 7 innings (10.2)
· 48 career wins ranks fourth all-time at Texas
· ranks fifth all-time at UT with a 1.51 ERA
· 97 career appearances, 85 starts and 20 complete games rank third in the Texas career record book
· ranks second all-time with 699 strikeouts, trailing only Cat Osterman (2,265)
- Received the 2004-05 UT Women’s Athletics Betty Himmelblau Endowed Scholarship for Women’s Athletes, 2005-06 Big 12 Community Champion award for outstanding community service work and 2006-07 UT Women’s Athletics Anne G. Broussard Spirit Award for Courage, Loyalty and Enthusiasm … One of the softball team’s two representatives to the Texas Student-Athletes Advisory Council … corporate communications major ... Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring 2006).
International:
- Member of the U.S. Junior National Team that won the silver medal at the 2003 Junior World Championships in Nanjing, China … made three appearances in the tournament, going 2-0 in two starts and one relief appearance … had a 0.00 ERA in 7.0 innings and tossed 14 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .100 batting average … credited with a perfect game in the team's 20-0 victory over Thailand, which was called after 3.0 innings because of the international run-rule; struck out all nine batters she faced.
National:
- Played club ball for the Texas Elite out of Grand Prairie, Texas, under head coach J.D. Bancroft … the Elite were 2002 NSA World Champions after winning the USSA World Championship in 2001 … earned 2001 USSA World Championships Most Outstanding Pitcher accolades … the Elite won two ASA regional titles (2000, 2002) and three state titles (1996, 1998 and 2001) … helped the Elite finish 17th in the ASA 18-Under Gold Nationals in 2003.
Personal:
- Full Name Meagan Nichole Denny
- Parents: Teresa and Jimmy Denny
- Siblings: Younger brother, Mason
- Birthday: August 13
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