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4 Megan Harris

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Whitehouse High School
  • Hometown Whitehouse, Texas

Biography

– EASTON/NFCA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR ATHLETE (2018)
– SUN BELT CONFERENCE ACADEMIC COMMISSIONER'S LIST (2018)

AT SOUTH ALABAMA
JUNIOR SEASON (2018)    

Started 22 of the 35 games in which she appeared, with a majority (17) of her starts coming in right field … Started first 12 games of the season … Scored the game-winning run against Providence (2/10) on Kristian Foster’s RBI sixth-inning single at the Friends of Jaclyn Invitational during the opening weekend of the season …  Was 3-for-4 with a career-high three RBI in a win over Illinois (2/10) … Followed that performance up with a 2-for-4 showing at the plate with two more runs driven in and a pair of RBI in a win over Butler (2/11) the following day … Had another solid performance in a three-game stretch - the final two games of the Sun Belt series against Georgia State (3-24/25) and at McNeese State (3/28) as she was 6-for-10 at the plate with a double, a run scored and a pair of RBI in those three outings … Had a pair of hits in game two of the series against the Panthers and then went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against the Cowgirls … Raised her average nearly .100 points during that same stretch … Reached base all three plate appearances against Southern (4/11) as she was 1-for-1 with a pair of walks and two runs scored … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List … Selected as a Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)    
Started 34 of the 48 games that she played in, including all but five of her Sun Belt games … Batted .288 as she was 30-for-104 at the plate … Over half (18) of her 30 hits came in league action, including all three of her triples … Her three triples were second-most on the club and were tied with three other players for fourth-most in the SBC … Was successful in her only stolen base attempt … Scored 16 runs and drove in six … Had eight multi-hit and one multi-RBI games … Was 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in her first start of the season against Houston Baptist (2/11) … Was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored vs. Bryant (3/4) at the Diamond 9 Citrus II Classic … Recorded first triple of the season in game two of the SBC series vs. Louisiana (3/25) … Also had triples in each of the final two games of the regular season at Troy (5/7) … Delivered a seventh-inning, two-out, bases-loaded single back up the middle at Appalachian State (4/1) to tie the game up and send it to extra innings, an eventual Jag win.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)    
Played in 36 games, starting 19 for the Jaguars as a freshman … Finished the season with nine hits, 11 runs scored and 5 RBI to go along with five walks … Had two RBI vs. Lipscomb on Feb. 12 … Only multi-hit game of the season came in USA’s 7-0 win over Troy (5/8).

AT WHITEHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL    
Lettered four seasons in softball at Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas … Finished her prep career with 112 stolen bases, a .642 batting average and a .740 on-base percentage … Hit .635 as a junior with a .971 slugging percentage, 11 triples, two home runs and 39 stolen bases  … Named the District 16 – Class 4A Most Valuable Player and earned first-team all-state honors from the East Texas Sports Network, the Texas Girls Coaches Association and the Texas Sportswriters Association … Was a first-team all-East Texas selection … Selected first-team all-District selection in District 16 for Class 4A and named to all-East Texas Team as a sophomore in 2013 after earning Newcomer of the Year in District 14 for Class 4A as a freshman in 2012 … Also lettered four seasons in track and two seasons in volleyball … As a volleyball player, she was named an all-district first-team selection in 2014 and an all-district second-team selection in 2013 … Was a second-team all-state selection in track in 2012 … Left WHS holding the school record in the triple jump … Also played two season of club ball for the Firecrackers DFW based out of Dallas, Texas … Helped the squad to several finishes of note in national tournaments, including a fourth-place finish at the Kansas Top Gun Invitational, a ninth-place finish at the Colorado Fireworks Power Pool, a 26th-place finish at the Triple Crown/USA Nationals and a 33rd-place finish at the PGF Premier Nationals in 2014 … In the 2013 club season, Harris competed with the Texas 16U Naudine and helped post runner-up finishes at the Hall of Fame and Triple Crown Nationals … She has also been successful in the classroom, earning academic all-district honors in 2012, 2013 and 2014 while being a member of the National Honor Society, the National Technical Honor Society and the Health Occupation Students of America … Initially signed with and spent the 2015 fall semester at Mississippi.

PERSONAL    
Megan Nicole Harris … Born in Whitehouse, Texas … Daughter of Mike and Kristi Harris … Has one younger sister, Molly … Father, Mike, played baseball at North Texas … Favorite movies is “The Blind Side” … Lists favorite book as “The Gallagher Girls” … Favorite pro teams are the Texas Rangers and the USSA Pride … Favorite pro athlete is Caitlin Lowe … Lists favorite musical artists as One Direction, Brad Paisley and Third Day … Favorite foods are pizza and cookies … Favorite class is calculus … Majoring in electrical engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2016Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2017Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2018Junior

    Outfielder
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2019Senior

    Outfielder
    5'8"
    4