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Jersey Number 29
Meg Willis
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- INF
- Hometown:
- Huntsville, Ala.
- High School:
- Sparkman HS
2017 (Senior)
Played in 32 games and started in 29… Recorded 16 hits, five runs, four home runs and 12 RBIs with a batting average of .203…Posted four multi-hit games… Made 13 appearances in the circle… Threw a shutout in her first career start against UT Arlington… Put in 25 innings of work in the circle with three strikeouts and finished the season with a 5.04 ERA
2016 (Junior)
Made 12 appearances in the circle as a junior and pitched 21.1 innings for the Trojans… Played in 38 games on the season and recorded 18 hits in 71 at-bats and recorded seven runs on the season…Hit three doubles and three home runs and recorded 11 RBI’s… Credited with 96 put-outs and a fielding percentage of .981.
2015 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 11 games and started three … Recorded 12 at-bats and hit a home run in Troy’s 6-2 win over Elon
2014 (Freshman)
Appeared in 32 games and started 13 … Started all 13 of her games as the designated player … Hit a home run in her first career at-bat … Recorded season high three RBIs against Southern Illinois on a three run home run … Finished the year batting .265 with 12 RBIs … Finished fourth on the team with three home runs … Named a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.
High School
Played four years of softball at Sparkman High School in Harvest, Ala. … Helped lead team to back-to-back state championships in 2012 and 2013 … Won the area and regional championships four straight years … Named Alabama’s Most Valuable Player in 2013 … Selected to the all-state team as a senior … Named to the Huntsville Times Elite Team in 2013 … Selected for the 2012 North All-Star team … Hit .324 with eight home runs and 54 RBI as a senior … In the circle, finished her senior season 15-3 with five shutouts and one no-hitter … Hit .388 with five home runs and 48 RBI as a junior … Was 20-3 with six shutouts as a junior … Named the ESPN Rise Player of the Week on April 8, 2011 … Named the North Regional MVP in 2010 … Sparkman High School went a combined 229-29-1 during her career.
Personal
Full name is Margaret Joyce Willis … Born on April 7, 1995 … Daughter of Katie and Mike Willis … Has three brothers, Ben, Zac and Seth, and one sister, Annie … Member of the National Honor Society … Honor student in high school … Majoring in nursing.
Played in 32 games and started in 29… Recorded 16 hits, five runs, four home runs and 12 RBIs with a batting average of .203…Posted four multi-hit games… Made 13 appearances in the circle… Threw a shutout in her first career start against UT Arlington… Put in 25 innings of work in the circle with three strikeouts and finished the season with a 5.04 ERA
2016 (Junior)
Made 12 appearances in the circle as a junior and pitched 21.1 innings for the Trojans… Played in 38 games on the season and recorded 18 hits in 71 at-bats and recorded seven runs on the season…Hit three doubles and three home runs and recorded 11 RBI’s… Credited with 96 put-outs and a fielding percentage of .981.
2015 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 11 games and started three … Recorded 12 at-bats and hit a home run in Troy’s 6-2 win over Elon
2014 (Freshman)
Appeared in 32 games and started 13 … Started all 13 of her games as the designated player … Hit a home run in her first career at-bat … Recorded season high three RBIs against Southern Illinois on a three run home run … Finished the year batting .265 with 12 RBIs … Finished fourth on the team with three home runs … Named a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.
High School
Played four years of softball at Sparkman High School in Harvest, Ala. … Helped lead team to back-to-back state championships in 2012 and 2013 … Won the area and regional championships four straight years … Named Alabama’s Most Valuable Player in 2013 … Selected to the all-state team as a senior … Named to the Huntsville Times Elite Team in 2013 … Selected for the 2012 North All-Star team … Hit .324 with eight home runs and 54 RBI as a senior … In the circle, finished her senior season 15-3 with five shutouts and one no-hitter … Hit .388 with five home runs and 48 RBI as a junior … Was 20-3 with six shutouts as a junior … Named the ESPN Rise Player of the Week on April 8, 2011 … Named the North Regional MVP in 2010 … Sparkman High School went a combined 229-29-1 during her career.
Personal
Full name is Margaret Joyce Willis … Born on April 7, 1995 … Daughter of Katie and Mike Willis … Has three brothers, Ben, Zac and Seth, and one sister, Annie … Member of the National Honor Society … Honor student in high school … Majoring in nursing.
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