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2022 Softball Roster

Sandy King
Alex Boggis, UT Martin
Sandy King

2 Megan Burton

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Danville
  • Hometown Danville, Ill.
  • Major Educational Leadership

Biography

2021 - 1st Team All-Region
2021 - OVC Player of the Year
2021 - 1st Team All-OVC
2019 - 2nd Team All-OVC

2022 (GRADUATE STUDENT):
Returned to take advantage of COVID-19 year of eligibility starting all 55 games at shortstop... named one of the 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award... hit .286 for the season leading team in runs scored with 42 which ranked fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference and was seventh on the EIU single season record book... added 12 doubles, nine home runs and 34 RBI with a slugging percentage of .497... became just eighth player in school history to join the 200 hit club on April 6 against Purdue Fort Wayne... finished season ranked fifth on career hits list with 213... ended season tied for first in career runs scored with 152... was tied for team lead with 15 multiple hit games during the season including a season high four hits against IUPUI... had a season best hitting streak of eight games and season best streak of reaching base of 11 games... ended career ranked second in total bases (365), second in home runs (34), third in doubles (44), fifth in RBI (115), fourth in stolen bases (73) and third in defensive assists (446)... named CoSIDA Academic All-District V... 

2021 (SENIOR):
Played in all 44 games making 44 starts between shortstop and third base... named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year and first team All-OVC... named first team All-Mideast Region at shortstop... led OVC in home runs with a school record 18 which ranked 9th in the NCAA during the regular season... led EIU in runs scored (43) and RBI (46) both totals ranked second in the OVC... during season had two games with two home runs against Belmont and Jacksonville State... ranked third on the team with a .324 batting average which increased in OVC play to .364... recorded 15 multiple hit games with a pair of 3-hit performances against UT Martin and Eastern Kentucky... had 14 multiple RBI games with a high fo five against Jackson State... added two four RBI games against Southern University and Jacksonville State... 43 runs scored were fifth most in a season in school history... 46 RBI were second most in a season in school history... slugging percentage of .759 set school record becoming third EIU player ever with a season slugging percentage over .700... finished season ranked third on career home runs list with 25... finished season ranked ninth on career doubles list with 34... finished season ranked eighth on career list with 110 runs scored... finished season ranked sixth on career list with 62 stolen bases... OVC Academic Medal of Honor

2020 (JUNIOR): Played in all 21 games in shortened season making 20 starts... hit .228 on the year... had four multi-hit games for the season with two hits against Mount St. Mary's, Northern Kentucky (game 2), Western Carolina (game 2) and Green Bay (game 1)... scored a season high two runs against Mount St. Mary's... had home runs against Mount St. Mary's and Western Carolina (game 2)... added two doubles and seven RBI with three games with two RBI... was 6-of-8 on stolen base attempts... ended year ranked tenth on the EIU career stolen base list with 46...2019-20 OVC Medal of Honor 

2019 (SOPHOMORE): Started every game (55) for the Panthers in her sophomore season... hit .322 on the year earning second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors... tallied team-bests with 183 at-bats, 59 hits, 19 doubles, 97 total bases, and 27 stolen bases... added two triples, five homers, and 18 RBI... her 19 doubles is second on the single-season records... her 27 stolen bases is seventh on the single season records bringing her career total to 40 stolen bases, which currently ranks 10th on the career all-time list... recorded 12 multi-hit games including six games with three hits including three hits in each game vs. Belmont... finished the year on a 12 game hitting steak and a 19 reached base streak... recorded a .910 fielding percentage with 92 putouts and 141 assists on the season... OVC Medal of Honor...

2018 (FRESHMAN): Made 47 appearances in her freshman season with 46 starts... saw most of her action at short stop... hit .299 on the season with four hits including four doubles, 22 runs and 10 RBI... posted a season-best performance in the OVC Tournament vs. SIUE going 2-for-3 at the plate with one double, two runs scored, and two RBI... finished the season with 13 stolen bases... had five games with multiple stolen bags including three steals at Tennessee State... recorded a .919 fielding percentage with 73 putouts and 51 assists...

HIGH SCHOOL: Middle in-fielder from Danville under Head Coach Corey Pullin... Held a .583 batting average with 42 hits, 25 RBIs, four home runs, and nine doubles in her senior season... Brad Reely Award winner...All-Big 12 Conference First Team honors in 2017...2017 Commercial-News Softball Player of the Year... Played club for the Peoria Sluggers under Renee Gass...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018Freshman

    Infield
    5'7"
    2
  • 2

    2019Sophomore

    Infield
    5'7"
    2
  • 2

    2020Junior

    Infield
    5'7"
    2
  • 2

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Infield
    5'7"
    2
  • 2

    2022Graduate Student

    Infield
    5'7"
    2
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