2019 Softball Roster
Lane, Megan
Jersey Number 00
Megan Lane
- Position:
- Catcher/Outfield
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hernando HS
- Hometown:
- Brooksville, Fla.
Bio
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
2019 (Sr.):
- 2019 Player of the Week (April 1-7)
- 2018 Academic All-Southern Conference Team
- 2018 All-Southern Conference First Team
- 2018 Preseason All-Southern Conference Second Team
- 2017 SoCon Player of the Week (Feb. 27)
2019 (Sr.):
- Started in all 56 games of Mercer’s season
- Scored 38 runs, second only to teammate Micayla Rood in terms of the conference’s statistical leaders
- Ranked second on the team with a .313 batting average and tied for the team-lead with three triples
- Twice named SoCon Player of the Week – after batting .462 in a perfect, 4-0 week (April 8), and racked up seven hits in a three-game sweep of Furman (May 6)
- Notched a season-high three hits in the regular season finale at Furman, driving in three runs and scoring two more in the process
- Led the team in chances (324) and putouts (307), playing first base for the majority of the season
- Tied a career-high with four RBI and went 3-for-4 in the win at ETSU
- Appeared and started in all 52 games for the Bears
- Batted .312 on the season with 48 hits, 39 runs, 33 RBIs and 18 extra-base hits
- Registered a personal-best nine homers on the campaign
- Compiled a season-best .545 slugging percentage and a .392 on-base percentage
- Registered a career-high four hits against Fort Wayne (March 9)
- Successfully swiped 12 steals in 13 attempts for a percentage of .923, ranking seventh in a single season
- Led the team in putouts with 282, while ranking fourth in assists with 19
- Tallied 12 multi-hit performances, including a career-high two home runs against Georgia State (April 4)
- Appeared and started in all 52 contests for the Bears
- Batted .272 with 40 hits, 25 runs, 25 RBIs and 11 extra-base hits
- Four of her 11 extra-base hits came via the long ball
- Drew a team-high 21 walks for an on-base percentage of .367
- Swiped 12 steals in 14 attempts on the season
- Registered a career-high four RBIs against Savannah State (Feb. 26)
- Tallied eight multi-hit performances, including tying a career-high three hits against Samford (April 22)
- Appeared in 49 games, garnering 41 starts
- Batted .240 with 29 hits, 19 runs, 16 RBIs and six extra-base hits
- Drew 16 walks to add to a .331 on-base percentage
- Was successful in all six stolen base attempts
- Started 27 of the first 29 games for Mercer, hitting above .300 for the first half of the season
- Registered seven multi-hit performances, including a career-high three hits against Maryland (Feb. 20)
- Notched a former career-high three RBIs while hitting her first career home run against Seton Hall (March 18)
- Four-year letterwinner for head coach Kevin Bittinger at Hernando High School
- Tabbed as the 5A County Player of the Year and North Suncoast Player of the Year in 2015
- Named the West Coast MVP for the 2015 FHSAA All-Star Game
- Owns the school’s single-season and career records for batting average, hits and stolen bases
- Led the team to a pair of district titles and Elite Eight appearances
- Second team all-state as a senior in high school
- Four-time all-city, all-district and all-region selection
- Played club softball for the Tampa Mustangs, guiding her team to two state titles and the 2014 Amateur Softball Association U18 National Championship
- Three-year member of the school’s Superintendent List
- Daughter of Robert and Tracy Lane
- Has one brother, Robert Lane II
- Born April 5, 1997 in Brooksville, Fla.
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