2021 Softball Roster

Joey Meredith / Troy University
Peter Vives
Peter Vives
Peter Vives
Peter Vives
Peter Vives
Peter Vives
Frank Fortune

8 Meagan King

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mont Belvieu, Texas
  • Highschool Barbers Hill HS

Biography

Career Accolades
- Her 42 career wins are the seventh-most in program history
- Her 95 career appearances are the eighth-most in program history
- Her 240 career strikeouts are the 10th-most in program history
- One of just 11 players in program history to surpass 200 career strikeouts
- 2021 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2019 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week (4/27/21)
- Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/26/19)

2021
Made 30 appearances inside the pitching circle, including earning the starting assignment in 15 contests ... Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week (4/27) ... All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team selection ... accumulated a 12-6 record and 1.76 ERA in 115.1 innings pitched ... her four saves led the Texas State pitching staff ... her seven complete games and three solo shutouts were both one short of tying for the team lead ... of 106 hits allowed, only 16 went for extra-base hits ... walked only 11 batters while striking out 71 ... concluded the 2021 season ranked third among Sun Belt Conference pitchers in ERA ... her 12 wins ranked seventh in the conference ... one of just 10 SBC pitchers to throw 100-or-more innings throughout the 2021 season ... her 29 earned runs allowed were the lowest among 
eligible SBC pitchers ... her 11 walks issued were the lowest among eligible Sun Belt Conference pitchers ... one of three SBC pitchers to throw 100-or-more innings and not allow a triple ... allowed the fewest home runs (5) among SBC pitchers to throw 100-or-more innings ... her 1.76 ERA ranked 59th in the country ... her four saves ranked 14th in the nation ... led the Sun Belt Conference with a 6.45 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio, which also ranked 15th in Division I softball ... led the SBC with a 0.67 walks allowed per seven innings clip, which also ranked fifth in the country ... threw 21.0 straight innings of scoreless softball (4/24 - 5/2) ... struck out a career-high 11 batters in a seven-inning complete game shutout against Georgia Southern (4/25) ... limited Troy to only three hits in a seven-inning complete game shutout (5/1) ... allowed only three hits in two appearances against UTSA (3/12-3/13) ... struck out 14, did not issue a walk and allowed just three base runners in 10.0 innings against Georgia Southern (4/24-4/25) ... threw a two-hit, seven-inning complete game shutout against UTA (5/13) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... earned the win after throwing the final 4.2 innings of scoreless softball against then-No. 10 Oregon (5/21) in the Austin Regional ... allowed just one earned run in seven innings against the Ducks (5/22) in an elimination game in the Austin Regional  

2020
Accumulated a 5-2 record in 10 appearances, including eight starts in the pitching circle … ended the season with a 1.75 ERA after tossing 48.0 innings … threw four complete games and two shutouts … issued only eight walks while striking out 38 of the 199 batters faced … opened the season with a seven-inning, 11-strikeout performance against South Alabama (2/7) … tossed a five-inning complete game shutout against Saint Louis (2/15) … limited Georgia State (3/8) to only five hits whiles striking out six and not issuing a walk in a seven-inning complete game shutout in 93 pitches … earned the win in Texas State’s win over then-No. 17 Minnesota after scattering four hits, allowing one run, issuing one walk and striking out two in four innings pitched … tossed three scoreless innings at Texas A&M (3/11) while striking out three … her 11 strikeouts against South Alabama (2/7) were a career high … did not issue a walk in seven innings pitched against Auburn (2/8)

2019
Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection... Appeared in 37 games with 24 starts in the circle... Sported a team-low .295 earned run average after allowing 71 earned runs in 168.1 innings of work... Ended the season with a record of 18-11... Tallied a complete game shutout against DePaul on March 2... Threw a one-hitter with six strikeouts against Incarnate Word on March 20... Totaled 11.2 innings of work with one earned run in a pair of Bobcat victories over ULM... Strung together 10-straight decision wins from March 17-April 12... Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 23-of-37 appearances in the circle... Threw 32.1 innings against 2019 NCAA Regional teams... Struck out at least five batters in four games to include a season-best seven k's against Appalachian State on April 5... Led the Bobcats in total appearances, starts, victories, complete games, innings pitched, and earned run average... Concluded the season top-six in the conference in innings pitched, earned run average, victories, opponent batting average, and games finished.

2018

Appeared in 18 games in the circle including six starts… made 10 appearances off the Bobcat bench, nine as a pinch runner and once as a pinch hitter… Pitched 57.0 innings… Allowed 54 hits, 13 walks and hit three batters… Yielded 23 runs (21 earned) and posted an ERA of 2.58… Struck out 46 opposing batters and posted a record of 7-1… Texas State was victorious in five of six games started… Made collegiate pitching debut in 8-0 loss to No. 9 Florida State on Feb. 10… Spun 3.2 innings of relief against Incarnate Word on March 13, allowed one hit and struck out four batters while earning first collegiate win… Struck out a season-high five batters against UTSA (April 24) in 4.0 innings of work… Earned first career complete game against Lamar on April 4… Pitched 7.0 innings (89 pitches), allowed two runs and struck out one to earn career win No. 3… Appeared in nine conference games and made three starts… Allowed one earned run or less in 11 appearances… Made a relief appearance against Troy in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament: pitched 3.1 innings, allowed four hits and struck out four Trojans to earn the win… Scored six runs as a pinch runner.

High School
Attended Barbers High School and was coached by Aaron Fuller … Named Texas Sports Writers Second Team All-State, Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State, Academic All-State, District 21-5A MVP, District 21-5A All-Academic, Southeast Texas Coaches Association Player of the Year and the Baytown Sun All-Region Player of the Year as a senior … Posted a 1.09 ERA with 236 strikeouts in the circle, while also hitting .341 with 18 extra base hits at the plate in leading Barbers Hill to a 33-7 overall record, 16-1 district mark and Texas Region 3 Finals appearance … Helped lead the Eagles to a 64-1 overall district record from 2014-17, including the 2014, 2015 and 2016 district championships with unblemished records … Earned all-state honors as a sophomore and junior, picking up first team honors in 2016 and honorable mention in 2015 … Was the District 21-5A 2016 MVP after being named the district’s offensive MVP and defensive player of the year in 2015 … Four-time academic all-district selection and member of the Impact Gold travel ball team … Also a National Honor Society and Select Academic team member.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher/Infield
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2019Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2020Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2021Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'8"
    8