Meghan Beaubien
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| Born | January 29, 1999 Newport, Michigan |
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| Sport | Softball |
| Position | Pitcher |
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Meghan Renee Beaubien (born January 29, 1999) is an American softball left-handed pitcher. She has played for the Michigan Wolverines softball team since 2018. As a freshman in 2018, she led the NCAA with 33 wins, set a University of Michigan record with 32 wins in the regular season, and was selected as a first-team All-American.
Early years[edit]
Beaubien was born in 1999 and raised in Newport, Michigan. Her mother, Kim Beaubien, played soccer at Boston College.[1] Beaubien attended St. Mary Catholic Central High School in Monroe, Michigan.[1] In June 2016, she pitched a perfect game and struck out 13 of the 15 batters she faced.[2] She was named the Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017.[3] She led St. Mary's to three state championships and finished her high school career with a 100–11 win–loss record, 1,442 strikeouts and a 0.29 earned run average (ERA).[4]
University of Michigan[edit]
Coming out of high school, Beaubien was rated as the No. 6 prospect in the country by FloSoftball.[5] She was offered an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Michigan as a high school freshman. The offer was conveyed in person by coach Carol Hutchins at the Michigan-Ohio State football game.[6] She enrolled at Michigan in the fall of 2017.
2018 season[edit]
On February 2, 2018, Beaubien threw a no-hitter against Georgia State in her collegiate debut.[7] For the season, she compiled a 33-6 win–loss record with a 1.16 ERA and 266 strikeouts in 216 innings pitched.[8] Her 33 wins led the NCAA,[1] a feat that had been accomplished by a freshman only five times in NCAA history.[4] Her 32 wins in the regular season was also a Michigan school record.[9] She threw three complete-game no-hitters during the season and contributed to a fourth.[1]
At the end of the 2018 season, Beaubien was selected as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association ("NFCA") first-team All-American.[1] She was also named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and Big Ten Freshman of the Year.[9][10]
2019 season[edit]
On March 5, 2019, Beaubien was selected by USA Softball as the national player of the week. During the week, she won games against two ranked opponents, holding No. 2 UCLA to one run and No. 6 Washington to two runs.[11] On March 25, 2019, she was named Big Ten pitcher of the week after throwing 20.2 scoreless innings in three wins and a save.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Meghan Beaubien". University of Michigan. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Beaubien Flawless in Monroe CC Win". Detroit Free Press. June 18, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rian Ratnvale (May 12, 2018). "Engineered for success: How Meghan Beaubien became a force both on and off the field". The Michigan Daily.
- ^ a b "Michigan pitcher Meghan Beaubien turning heads during historic freshman season". Mlive.com. April 27, 2018.
- ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (January 31, 2018). "Michigan freshman lefty Meghan Beaubien a spin doctor". The Detroit News.
- ^ "U-M freshman pitcher Meghan Beaubien leads NCAA in wins". Michigan Wolverines on MLive. April 26, 2018.
- ^ "reshman Meghan Beaubien throws no-hitter in Michigan softball debut". Mlive.com. February 9, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Softball Cumulative Statistics". University of Michigan. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ a b George Sipple (May 17, 2018). "Michigan pitcher Meghan Beaubien is program's latest 'special' player". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Top seed waits through first-round bye". Detroit Free Press. May 10, 2017. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Michigan's Meghan Beaubien claims Player of the Week honors with two wins over Top-10 ranked opponents". USA Softball. March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019.