2022 Softball Roster
Meghan Beaubien
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 5-8
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Newport, Mich.
- High School:
- Saint Mary Catholic Central
Graduate Student (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten; Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Appeared in 28 games, starting 21 in the circle
• Posted an 8-7 record with a 2.88 ERA and 109 strikeouts through 102 innings pitched
• Started then earned the save in the home finale vs. Minnesota (May 1), posting two strikeouts through two total innings pitched
• Earned the win in the series finale at #10 Northwestern (April 3), allowing two runs on six hits and a walk while fanning three through 5.2 innings
• Posted a season-high 10 strikeouts, allowing one run on four hits and a walk through six innings, vs. Western Michigan (March 22)
• Registered a complete-game, two-hit shutout in five innings at North Carolina (March 1); also tossed a five-inning CG shutout vs. Toledo (March 15), allowing two hits and striking out nine
• Entered with two runners on and no outs and posted a pair of strikeouts en route to the save in a 3-2 win at #13 Duke (Feb. 25)
• Struck out eight and allowed two hits through five shutout innings in the season opener vs. Kansas City at the USF Tournament (Feb. 11)
Senior (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten; Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team
• All-Big Ten first team
• Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week three times (March 2, May 11, May 18)
• Appeared in 28 games, starting 23 in the circle
• Posted a 16-5 record with a 1.24 ERA and 202 strikeouts through 152.1 innings pitched
• Ranked 14th nationally in ERA (1.24), 20th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.00) and 29th in strikeouts allowed per seven innings (9.3)
• Tossed three no-hitters, including a five-inning perfect game with a pair of strikeouts vs. Rutgers (May 15)
• Opened NCAA Regional play with a 12-strikeout no-hitter in a 2-0 win over Seattle (March 21)
• Tallied a 2-0 record with a 0.47 ERA, 21 strikeouts and a .164 opposing average in the four-game series at #23 Minnesota (May 7-9)
• Earned a three-hit, nine-strikeout complete-game win in the second doubleheader slate at Minnesota
• Registered an eight-inning no-hitter against Nebraska (March 11), allowing an unearned run in the sixth and striking out 14
• Allowed two hits and fanned 12 in a complete-game shutout vs. Iowa-1 (Feb. 27)
• Tied the Michigan single-game record with 19 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout of Purdue in the season opener (Feb. 26)
Junior (2020)
The 2020 season was canceled after 23 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Appeared in 17 games with 11 starts in the circle
• Posted a 7-5 record with a 1.52 ERA and 90 strikeouts through 73.2 innings pitched
• Posted 12 strikeouts and allowed three hits in a 5-1 comeback win vs. CSU Fullerton (March 5)
• Struck out a season-best 14 in a four-hit, 1-0 shutout vs. Colorado State (March 1)
• Allowed just one run and two hits, with two strikeouts, in a loss to No. 3 Texas (Feb. 29)
• Earned a save, striking out three with no hits allowed, in a 1-0 win vs. Liberty (Feb. 21)
• Tossed a complete-game, three-hit shutout, with nine strikeouts, at No. 25 North Carolina (Feb. 15)
• Combined for a nine-inning shutout vs. Fresno State (Feb. 9), earning the win in relief with four strikeouts and just one hit allowed through 3.0 innings
• Struck out eight and allowed five hits in a 2-1, eight-inning win at USF (Feb. 8)
Sophomore (2019)
• All-Big Ten first team (pitcher)
• All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Appeared in 49 games, starting 32 in the circle
• Posted a 30-6 record with a 1.87 ERA and 229 strikeouts through 228.1 innings pitched
• Tossed a 12-inning shutout (1-0) against #16 James Madison in the NCAA Regional (May 18), striking out 12 while allowing just five hits and two walks
• Named the Big Ten Tournament MVP after posting a 3-0 record with a 1.34 ERA and 16 strikeouts through 15.2 innings
• Posted a season-high 13 strikeouts and allowed four hits in a 3-0 shutout vs. Western Michigan (March 17)
• Named the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week after holding #2 UCLA and #5 Washington to just three runs and nine total hits over 14 innings in wins at the Judi Garman Classic (March 1-3)
• Tossed a seven-inning no-hitter against CSUN (Feb. 23), striking out seven and allowing two walks
Freshman (2018)
• NFCA All-America first team (pitcher)
• Big Ten Pitcher of the Year
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year
• All-Big Ten first team (pitcher)
• All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Top three finalist, NFCA Freshman of the Year; Top 10 finalist, USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
• Appeared in 45 games, starting 34 in the circle
• Led the nation with 33 wins -- tied for the fourth-best single-season total in Michigan program history
• Recorded three complete-game no-hitters and combined for a fourth
• Threw two no-hitters in Big Ten play, posting an eight strikeout effort through seven innings vs. Purdue (March 30) and 11 strikeouts in six innings vs. Maryland (April 22)
• Posted a career-high 16 strikeouts vs. Ball State (March 10)
• Was two outs shy of a perfect game at #8 Florida State (Feb. 17), settling for a 1-0, two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts
• Tossed an 11-strikeout, six-inning no-hitter vs. Georgia State in first collegiate start (Feb. 9)
• Made collegiate debut in relief in the season opener vs. UAB (Feb. 9)
Prep
• Graduated from Saint Mary Catholic Central High School (2017)
• Named the 2017 Detroit Athletic Club Female Athlete of the Year
• Three-time Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year (2015, '16, '17); also claimed the State Champs' 2017 Total Softball Player of the Year award
• Selected as a FloSoftball First Team All-American each of her last three years (2015, '16, '17); also named a NFCA First Team (2016) and Second Team (2015) All-American and a Max Preps First Team All-American (2016)
• Four-time Michigan first team all-state selection
• Posted a 100-11 career record with 1,442 strikeouts; single-season highs included a 0.29 ERA as a senior (2017) and 33 wins and 456 strikeouts as a sophomore (2015)
• Led SMCC to three straight Michigan state championships (2015, '16, '17); never allowed an earned run in any state tournament semifinal or championship game, pitching a perfect game in the 2016 final
• Twice served as SMCC team captain (2016, '17)
• Played travel ball with the Beverly Bandits; won a 16U PGF national championship in 2016 and runner-up in 2015
• Participated in the 2017 PGF All-American Game, contributing to a win for the East team
• Rated the No. 6 overall prospect in FloSoftball's 2017 Hot 100 Rankings
• Graduated as SMCC's 2017 Valedictorian; National Honor Society and Top Scholar
Personal
• Meghan Renee Beaubien was born on January 29, 1999
• Earned bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering in April 2021; currently pursuing a graduate degree in biomedical engineering
• Daughter of Jason and Kim Beaubien
• Mother played soccer at Boston College (1991-95)
• Has a brother, Matt
