@fullname - Baseball - Mercer University Athletics

Photo by: Dannie Walls Photography

Photo by: Sheldon Whitfield

Meghan Rud

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS

SEASON-BY-SEASON
2018 (Sr.):

Started in each of Mercer’s 52 games on the season, leading the team in batting (.347), at bats (167) and hits (58)
Successfully stole 29-of-31 bases on the season, becoming Mercer’s all-time leader in career steals with 119
Became Mercer’s all-time leader in stolen bases on Feb. 16 against Southern Illinois, later swiping her 100^th career base on March 3 against Mississippi State
Concluded the year with 35 runs, ranking second on the team
Became Mercer’s all-time leader in career runs on May 5 against Furman, later stretching her career record to 169 runs
Tallied 15 multi-hit games, including a season-high four hits against Georgetown (Feb. 17) and Western Carolina (April 29)
Registered a career-best three doubles and seven total bases against Western Carolina (April 29)
Ended the year with two long balls, setting a new single-season best, including a two-run shot in her final at bat as a Bear against Samford (May 11) in the SoCon Tournament
Owns the Mercer all-time record in career at bats (738), claiming the sole possession against Furman (May 5) on Senior Weekend
Finished her career third on the Mercer all-time hits list with 258 career base knocks

2017 (Jr.):

Appeared and started in all 57 contests for the Bears, recording a team-best .393 batting average
Her .393 average marked the eighth-best mark in program history
Set a school record with 38 stolen bases, while averaging 0.67 stolen bases per game which ranked 18^th in the country and first in the SoCon
Will enter her season just four stolen bases away from becoming the all-time leader in career steals at Mercer
Tallied a team-high 76 base hits, ranking 14^th in the nation and second in the SoCon
Recorded nine extra-base hits, including her first-ever over-the-fence long ball against Savannah State (Feb. 25)
Posted 21 multi-hit performances on the campaign, including registering four hits against Murray State (Feb. 10) and Creighton (Feb. 17)
Picked up six total bases against Savannah State on Feb. 25
Tied a career-high with three stolen bases against both Creighton (Feb. 17) and Western Carolina (April 29)

2016 (So.):

Started all 58 games and continued to excel as Mercer’s lead-off batter and center fielder
Finished fourth on the team with a .309 batting average, totaling 59 hits on the season
Drew a team-high 23 bases on balls
Ranked second on the team and the Southern Conference with 21 stolen bases on 24 attempts, including a career-high three swipes against Oakland (March 18)
Scored 41 times and had 22 RBIs
Tallied 20 multi-hit performances, including three stretches of three consecutive two-hit games
Tied a career-high with four runs scored at Florida A&M (March 9)
Set a career-high of four RBIs in a 3-for-5 outing at Alabama State
Opened SoCon Tournament play with two multi-hit games, highlighted by a seventh-inning triple that sparked an extra-inning win over Furman
Hit her first career long ball, an inside-the-park shot, against Iowa State (March 5)
Drew three walks in a game on two separate occasions against Seton Hall (March 18) and ETSU (April 17)

2015 (Fr.):

Started all 59 games for the Bears during her rookie campaign, as the team’s lead-off hitter and center fielder
Finished third on the team and third among SoCon freshman with a .349 batting average
Ranked fourth in the league with 66 total hits and tallied 18 multi-hit performances
Had a SoCon-leading 66 runs scored
Notched five extra-base hits with two doubles and three triples
Drove in 25 runs, plating multiple runs on five different occasions
Ranked second in the SoCon with 34 bases on balls, posting a .449 on-base percentage which ranked second on the team
Led the conference with 31 stolen bases in 34 attempts
Finished third on the team with 81 putouts
Recorded a season-high four hits in a victory over Buffalo on Feb. 28
Drove in a season-high three runs on 3-for-4 hitting in a victory over Central Michigan on March 6
Scored a season-high four runs in a win over Youngstown State on March 13

High School

Earned four varsity letters in softball at South Forsyth High School under coach Ronnie Davis
Three-time region player of the year
Four-time all-region selection and two-time all-state selection
Competed in AAU for the Atlanta Vipers under coach Todd Jennings
Wendy’s Heisman Award recipient

Personal