2010-11 Softball
Meagan Balding
34
Meagan Balding
No.: 34
Pos.: IF/OF
Cl.: Fr.
Ht.: 5-7
B/T: R/R
Hometown (Last School): Niceville, Fla. (Niceville)
Rosters: 2010-11 Softball
2011: Started 47-of-51 games as a freshman…finished with six doubles and 15 RBI…had three hits and an RBI in NCAA Tourney win vs. B-CU (5-21)…went 2-for-3 in each game in doubleheaders against UNF (5/4) and Stetson (5/6)…tallied season-high four hits at FAMU (4/13)…recorded RBI hit at ETSU (4/1, G1)…had two RBI hits vs. Toledo (3/6)…recorded game-winning double vs. Villanova (3/5) and game-winning home run vs. Saint Joseph’s (3/4) in consecutive days at the USF/Under Armour Invitational in Clearwater, Fla…had RBI double vs. UCONN (2/27) and FAMU (2/19)…recorded first collegiate hit vs. B-CU (2/11)…earned A-Sun all-academic honors and was named to the Dean’s List.

High School: Four-year starter at Niceville High School under Danny Hensley…helped the Eagles record 20-plus wins each year…earned the outstanding offensive player award during her first three seasons…as a senior, she batted .404 with three home runs, six doubles and 22 RBI to lead Eagles to the state championship final…earned all-state and defensive MVP honors for her efforts…as a junior, she recorded 30 RBI and 20 doubles for a .385 average…as a sophomore, she received all-area honors and broke the school record for home runs in a game with three…played traveling softball for High Intensity...off the field, she earned Wendy’s Heisman Award honors in recognition for outstanding achievements in scholarship, athletics and citizenship…also received the President’s Education Award from the White House and U.S. Secretary of Education.

Personal: Born March 4, 1992, in Paduach, Ky…daughter of Andrew and Brenda...has two brothers: David and Danny...grandmother, Shirley, played basketball at Mt. Carmel College of Nursing...grandfather, David, played lacrosse and soccer at the Naval Academy…father, Andrew, competed in swimming, fencing and pistol at VMI…majoring in pharmacology.