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.
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| Born | January 29, 1999 Newport, Michigan |
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| Sport | Softball |
| Position | Pitcher |
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Early years
editBeaubien 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
editComing 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
editOn 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
editOn 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.