2015 Softball Roster
Merri Anne Patterson
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Richland
- Hometown:
- Lynnville, Tenn.
All-MVC First Team... Top-10 in the MVC in; RBI (39), steals (13), plate appearances (201), at-bats (172), steal attempts (15)... Started all 57 games for Southern... Led the team in steals with 13... Second on the team in at-bats (171), runs (31), doubles (9), triples (1), RBI (39), total bases (81), slugging percentage (.474)... Third on the team in hits with 49 and home runs with seven... Had 12 multi-hit games and including one three-hit game... Scored three runs against Illinois State in the second game of a double header on April 1... Hit two doubles against Drake on March 26... Hit two home runs against Wichita State in the second game of a double header on April 23... Went on an eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 11 to Feb 19... Stole two bases in a game twice. Once against Massachusetts on Feb 18 and again against Bradley on March 18.
2016 / JUNIOR
MVC All-Defensive Team honoree...First-team MVC Scholar-Athlete...Third on the team with 26 RBIs...Had seven outfield assists...Second on the team with six home runs...Posted seven multi-RBI games...Ranked fourth in the MVC in stolen bases in MVC play (7) and sixth in stolen bases overall (15)...Went a perfect 15-for-15 on stolen base attempts...Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the final game of the season...Went 3-for-9 with six RBIs and three runs scored over the final three games of the year.
2015 / SOPHOMORE
Second-team All-MVC
MVC All-Defensive Team
MVC Player of the Week (3/23)
MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (3/25)
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Second-team All-MVC selection ... Named to inaugural MVC All-Defensive Team ... MVC Player of the Week (3/23) after hitting two game-winning home runs in a three-game sweep of Wichita State ... First-team MVC Scholar-Athlete ... MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (3/25) ... Led the team in slugging percentage (.552) ... Went a perfect 7-for-7 stealing bases ... Hit .384 with seven doubles, six home runs and 17 RBIs in the MVC regular season ... In MVC play was in the top 11 of the conference in batting average, slugging percentage, total bases, doubles per game and home runs per game....Earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2014 / FRESHMAN
MVC All-Tournament Team selection
MVC All-Tournament team selection ... Got first collegiate hit against Drake (3/23) ... Entered into regular starting lineup vs. Bradley and the team went on a seven-game MVC winning streak ... Team went 11-6 down the stretch with Patterson as a regular in the starting lineup ... Threw out the potential game-tying run at the plate to end the second game win in a doubleheader vs. Bradley (4/12) ... Hit deciding two-run home run in 6-4 game-three win at Bradley (4/13) ... Hit .324 with a .457 on-base percentage and .514 slugging percentage in the 17-game stretch after being inserted into the regular starting lineup at Bradley and ranked second on the team with 13 RBIs in that span ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in a game-three win vs. Loyola (4/19) ... Recorded a hit in seven of her last nine games played ... Hit game-deciding solo home run in the sixth inning of a 2-1 game-one win over Wichita State.
HIGH SCHOOL
Hit .455 as a junior with a .485 on-base percentage and a .886 slugging percentage...Drove in 30 runs, including nine home runs, and scored 49 times for the Raiders...Named All-District after helping Richland go 32-5.
PERSONAL
Full name is Merri Anne Patterson...Born March 14, 1995 in Nashville, Tenn...Daughter of Jamie and Lisa Patterson..Has three siblings...Majoring in physican assistant.
