Megan Harkins

9 Megan Harkins

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Homewood, Ill.
  • High School:
    Homewood-Flossmoor
  • Position:
    SS/2B
  • Major:
    Psychology
Career Stats-Batting/Fielding (Click on season for game-by-game stats.)
YEAR GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OB% SH SB-A PO A E FLD%
2010 39-38 .351 134 35 47 4 3 1 17 .448 5 30 .374 3 19-19 73 66 10 .933
2011 10-10 .474 38 11 18 1 0 0 4 .500 1 6 .487 0 4-4 16 24 2 .952
2012 34-32 .185 92 14 17 5 0 1 7 .272 6 15 .250 4 6-6 59 78 6 .958
TOTALS 83-80 .311 264 60 82 10 3 2 28 .394 12 51 .345 7 29-29 148 168 18 .946

 

Career Highs (through 2012)
OFFENSE NO. OPPONENT / DATE
Hits 3 Many Times (last vs. Albion College on March 11, 2011)
Runs 3 Two Times (last vs. Transylvania University on March 12, 2010)
RBI 3 Three Times (last vs. Washington College on March 12, 2012)
Total Bases 5 at Monmouth College on April 18, 2010
Stolen Bases 3 vs. Moravian College on March 12, 2010
DEFENSE NO. OPPONENT / DATE
Putouts 5 Two Times (last vs. Wheaton College on March 24, 2012)
Assists 7 vs. Wheaton College on March 24, 2012 

 

Awards
YEAR AWARDS
2010 1st varsity letter
Forester Athlete of the Week (May 13)
First Team All-Midwest Conference South Division
2011 2nd varsity letter
Academic All-Midwest Conference
2012 3rd varsity letter
Academic All-Midwest Conference

 

Other Notables
YEAR NOTES
2010 Played in every game and started all but one at second base
Led the Midwest Conference in runs and was second in stolen bases and third in hits
Ranked second on the squad in hits, third in assists, fourth in average, and fifth in RBI
Season totals tied for 2nd in team history in stolen bases, 4th in runs, and 8th in hits
Had at least one base hit in 31 of 39 contests with 13 multi-hit games
Scored two or more runs in a game 13 times
Recorded first career base hit in the season opener against Moravian on March 9
Registered first two runs and stolen base of her career against Methodist on March 9
Scored three runs and stole three bases against Moravian College on March 12
Also scored three times against Transylvania University on March 12
Drove in first career run against Gustavus Adolphus College on March 14
Batted .429 (6-for-14) with seven RBI in four MWC Tournament games May 8-9
Belted first career home run against Monmouth College on May 9
2011 Started the first 10 games before missing the rest of the season due to illness
Led the team in batting average, hits, runs, total bases, stolen bases (tied), and assists after 10 games
Had seven multi-hit games and scored in seven of 10 appearances
Went 5-for-7 with two stolen bases and four runs against Mount Union University and Aurora University on March 7
Batted 3-for-5 against both Methodist University and Albion College on March 11
Went 2-for-4 in both games of a doubleheader at Wheaton College on March 19
Finished second season ranked ninth in program history in career batting average and stolen bases
2012 Played in all but one game and started all but three
Started 16 games at second base, 15 at third base, and one at shortstop
Led the Foresters in sacrifice bunts and assists and ranked third in stolen bases and sixth in runs scored
Handled first 51 chances of the season without an error
Drove in a season-high three runs in opener against Washington College on March 12
Recorded 10 assists in doubleheaders against Wheaton College on March 24 and Robert Morris University on April 1
Had two base hits and a stolen base in game two at Carthage College on March 31
Belted a home run against St. Norbert College and hit a pair of doubles against Carroll University on April 14
Recorded two hits and two stolen bases in game two against Knox College on April 21
Moved into fifth place in program history in career stolen bases and ninth in assists