2018 Softball Roster
Megan Brown
- Position:
- Utility / Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Dupo
- Hometown:
- Dupo, Ill.
2020 / JUNIOR
Played in 18 games, which included 15 starts in the outfield … hit .256 with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage … tied for fourth on the team in doubles (3) … drove in her first run of the season against North Dakota State (2/9) … recorded her first extra base hit - a double- against Middle Tennessee (2/14) … went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI in SIU’s win over Murray State (3/1) … recorded a hit in five of her final six games of the season and hit .461 with five RBI during that stretch.
2019 / SOPHOMORE
MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention
Appeared in 47 games and made 44 starts for the Salukis … tallied five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … hit home runs in four of five games from March 23-April 3 … went 1-for-2 with a home run and a career-high four RBI in SIU’s win over St. Louis (4/3) … didn’t commit an error in the field and tied for the league-lead in fielding percentage … recorded an outfield assist against Murray State (4/2) … went 3-for-4 with her first career walk-off hit, a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth, to defeat Valparaiso (3/23) … her three hits in the win over the Crusaders were a career-high.
2018 / FRESHMAN
NFCA Scholar-Athlete
MVC Honor Roll
Appeared in 41 games, including 38 starts … Also made 13 appearances, all of which came in relief, on the mound for the Salukis … At the plate, hit .260 with four doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI … On the mound, went 0-1 with a 4.32 ERA in 22 2/3 innings of work … Recorded her first multi-hit game of her career when she went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI against Murray State (3/2) … Hit her first collegiate home run and went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI at Valparaiso (3/30) and threw a scoreless inning in relief … Hit a three-run home run at Missouri State (4/18) … Allowed just one hit in 3 and 1/3 innings of work against Northern Iowa (5/5).
HIGH SCHOOL
Helped Dupo High School to a second place finish at the IHSA State Championships in 2016. Made First Team All-Conference, All-Area, and All-Metro teams four-straight years. Named the Belleville News Democrat Player of the Year in 2015. Named the Small School Player of the year in 2015 and 2017. Played in the ASA All-Star Game in 2016. Hit .488 with 22 home runs in her high school career. Hit .500 with with 9 home runs and 26 RBI as a senior. Also played basketball and volleyball and was a cheerleader, earning three-straight All-Conference selections in basketball and was named to the New Athens and Red Bud All-Tournament Teams.
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 15, 1999 in Belleville, Illinois to Joe and Alice Brown... Father is a welder and mother is a office manager... Has one brother... Plans to major in marketing.
