MEGAN AT A GLANCE: A candidate to start in left and hit in the second spot in the order ... Brings a lot to the table offensively ... Very fit, hard-working player ... Very consistent ... A potential four-year starter ... Student of the game, always looking for an edge ... A potential impact player.
JUNIOR (2015): Started every game for the Bucs, all but one in centerfield and in the leadoff slot ... Batted .377 with 39 runs scored and swiped 23 of 26 bases ... Had a career-high nine doubles, good for fourth on the team ... Ranked 10th in the SSC in batting, third in runs scored and fifth in stolen bases ... Named First-Team All-SSC ... Posted a team-best 11-game hitting streak ... After losing the streak, she also had a nine-game streak, giving her hits in 20 of 21 games ... Had 18 multi-hit games ...Went 6-for-9, with a run and five RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Georgia Southwestern on Feb. 15 ... Earned Dean's List honors in both semesters and a spot on the NFCA Scholar All-America team.
SOPHOMORE (2014): Started in every game for the Buccaneers in left field...Hit .350 with a team-best 39 runs scored...Stole 14 of 16 bases...Posted the best strikeout/walk ratio on the team, drawing 20 free passes against just eight strikeouts...Had 14 multi-hit games...Compiled a 13-game hitting streak, second-longest on the team last season, from Mar. 26 to Apr. 23...Increased her islated power from .006 to .036 by swatting five doubles...Named first-team All-Sunshine State Conference...Earned Athletic Director's List honors both semesters and a spot on the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Was named to the Academic All-District team...NFCA Scholar All-American.
FRESHMAN (2013): Started every game for the Bucs in the outfield, 49 in left and five in right...Second on the team with a .384 average and 34 runs scored....384 average is the second-highest for a Buccaneer freshman (.409 by Shyla Rider in 2006) and the 14th best in program history overall...Led the team with 26 stolen bases in 28 attempts...Closed the regular season on a 17-game streak of reaching base via hit or walk from Mar. 28 to Apr. 27...Had an eight-game hitting streak from Apr. 20 to Apr. 27, with the first seven game being multi-hit games...Hit .679 (19-for-28) with 12 runs and nine stolen bases during the streak...Had 18 multi-hit games, second on the team and best among the returners...Went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and stole three bases in a 10-0 win over Florida Tech on Apr. 20...Also stole three bases against Eckerd on Apr. 27 in a 10-2 win...Closed the season strong, hitting .632 (24-for-38) with 15 runs and 10 stolen bases, raising her average from .310 to .384 over the last 12 games...Set the school record for sacrifices in a season with her 20th against North Alabama on May 10 and finished with 21...Earned a spot on the Dean's List both semesters...Named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...NFCA Scholar All-American.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons for coach Chuck Poetter at Palm Harbor University High … Helped lead the Lady Canes to a 28-3 record as a senior … Batted .462 with a scorching .708 on-base percentage … Scored 35 runs … As a junior, she hit .507 with a .658 on-base percentage and scored 21 runs … Made First-Team All-North Suncoast and Second-Team All-Pinellas County in 2010 … Made First-Team All-North Suncoast, First-Team All-Pinellas County and Colorado Fireworks All-American in 2011 … Made First-Team All-North Suncoast and First-Team All-Pinellas County in 2012 … joins high school teammate Taylor Sabol on the Bucs this year.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Bruce and Renee Copeland … Has a younger brother David … Majoring in finance.
