5 Meaghan Schultz
5 - Meaghan Schultz
Birth Date: November 17, 1990
Height: 5-9
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Valrico, FL
High School: Newsome
Position: 3B
Major: Business
Bats/Throws: R/R
Parents: Dave & Kathy

Career:
After three years in the Eagles' program, she has played in 55 games, 31 as a starter ... Has six multi-hit outings to her credit.

Junior (2012):
Took to the field in 19 games and made 12 starts, 10 at third base and two as designated player ... Ended the campaign with a .314 batting average (11-for-35) ... Delivered two multi-hit contests ... Chalked up three multiple-RBI games and closed out the campaign with nine ribbies ... Played in five UAA Tournament contests and hit .500 with four hits in eight trips to the plate and drove in five runs ... Came through with a two-run. pinch-hit single in the bottom of the fifth inning that closed out an 8-0 decision over Brandeis (Mar. 13) in the opening game of the UAA Tournament ... First of her three homers on the year was a dramatic two-run pinch-hit blast in the top of the seventh vs. Washington University (Mar. 14) that drew the squad to within a 7-6 score ... Accounted for the Eagles' final run with a two-out solo homer in the top of the fourth inning in a 3-1 win vs. Maryville (Apr. 21) ... Collected two hits, including a double, in three plate appearances and scored once in a 12-4 victory vs. Piedmont College (Apr. 24).

Sophomore (2011):
Appeared in 14 games and was penciled into the starting lineup in four contests, three at third base ... Finished with five hits in 19 trips to the plate for a .263 hitting mark ... Singled and drove in the team's second run in an 8-0 decision vs. Thiel (Mar. 6) ... Hit safely in all four games she played in at the UAA Tournament and recorded a batting average of .444 (4-for-9) ... Came through with a pinch-hit single that scored a run in a 12-0 victory over Brandeis (Mar. 12) ... Delivered another pinch-hit single and later crossed the plate against Brandeis (Mar. 14) in a 10-2 triumph.

Freshman (2010):
Saw action in 22 contests, 15 in a starting capacity ... Ended the campaign hitting .360 with 18 hits in 50 plate appearances ... Chalked up 16 RBIs ... Came through with four multi-hit games and five multiple-RBI outings ... Had a seven-game hitting streak and boasted a batting average of .500 (11-for-22) in that stretch ... First career homer was a three-run blast vs. Case Western (Mar. 14) in an 8-2 win that clinched the UAA crown ... Earlier in the UAA Tournament, she doubled in a pair of runs that closed out a five-inning, 8-0 win over Case (Mar. 11) ...  3-for-4 with 3 RBIs in a second-game win of a twinbill vs. Agnes Scott (Apr. 7) ... Delivered a clutch two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning that scored Caitlin Fitzgerald with the tying run vs. Berry College (Apr. 10) ... Hit a two-run homer vs. Spelman College (Mar. 20).

Prior To Emory
: Four-year member of the softball program at Newsome High School ... Dawn Vanella was her coach as a senior ... Hit .342 with 15 RBIs in 2009 en route to second team all-conference honors ... Honorable mention pick to the all-county team her final year ... Helped her team to district championships in 2008 and 2009 ... As a sophomore, she hit .444 and was named her team's Offensive Player of the Year as she helped her club to a spot in the semifinals of the state tournament.

Played summer ball for the Florida Pride 

Personal: Born November 17, 1990 ...  Daughter of Dave and Kathy Schultz.


Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2010 22-15 50 4 18 16 4 0 2 0-0 .360
2011 14-4 19 4 5 3 1 0 0 0-0 .263
2012 19-12 35 8 11 9 1 0 3 0-0 .314
TOTAL 55-31 104 16 34 28 6 0 5 0-0 .327