| Meagan Denny |
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CAREER ACCOLADES
· 2007 All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
· three-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 8 and May 2, 2005 and May 1, 2007)
· named to the 2007 Big 12 Conference Good Works Team
· ranked ninth nationally in strikeouts per seven innings (10.2) in 2007
· ranked 18th nationally in strikeouts per seven innings (9.8) in 2006
· ranked 13th nationally in 2005 in ERA (0.93) and strikeouts per 7 innings (10.2)
· 48 career wins ranks fourth all-time at Texas
· ranks fifth all-time at UT with a 1.51 ERA
· 97 career appearances, 85 starts and 20 complete games rank third in the Texas career record book
· ranks second all-time with 699 strikeouts, trailing only Cat Osterman (2,265)
AS A JUNIOR (2007)
· ranked ninth nationally with 10.2 strikeouts per seven innings pitched
· owned a 21-16 record in 230.2 innings of work and held opponents to a .193 batting average
· made 47 appearances, starting 41 games ... threw 20 complete games, 10 shutouts and one no-hitter
· ranked seventh in the Big 12 with a 1.73 ERA while leading the league in strikeouts (337) and starts (41)
· tossed her third career no-hitter (4/28) against Iowa State, fanning 11 and walking one in 1-0 win
· earned Big 12 Pitcher of the Week accolades (5/1) after posting a 2-1 record for the week, striking out 29 batters and allowing just one earned run in 17.2 innings
· named to the 2007 Big 12 Good Works Team for recognition based upon significant community service and good academic standing
· pitched a complete game in the season opener over then-No. 3 UCLA (2/9), allowing one hit and striking out 11 in 1-0 win
· tied her career-high with 16 strikeouts in UT's 7-0 win over St. John's (3/3) while allowing only one hit
· earned the 5-4 victory over then No. 3 Oklahoma (3/25), striking out 14 in 10 innings
· tossed her ninth complete game shutout of the season in the Horns' 5-0 victory over then-No. 2 Texas A&M (3/28)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006)
· posted a 17-5 mark and a 1.57 earned run average in 28 appearances ... started 25 games, with16 complete games and four shutouts
· ranked 18th in the NCAA national statistics with a 9.8 strikeouts per seven innings pitched average
· had a strikeout to walk ratio of 209-to-67 in 151.2 innings of work
· with her 1.57 ERA combined with Cat Osterman (0.42 ERA) to post the top national team ERA (0.81) in Division I
· hurled five one hitters [vs. Wisconsin (2/10), vs. UT-San Antonio (2/21), vs. Long Island (2/24), at Iowa State (4/1), at Kansas (4/23)]
· matched her career high with 16 strikeouts in a 7-1 complete-game victory against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/3)
· 11-strikeout, complete-game victory against TAMU-CC (3/4) in the Texas Invitational semifinal helped UT set school record for consecutive victories with 21
AS A FRESHMAN (2005)
· made 17 appearances, including 15 starts and two relief appearances
· tossed two no-hitters and two one-hit complete-games, as well as five shutouts, posing an 8-2 mark with one save
· averaged 11.0 strikeouts per 7.0 innings pitched
· in her Texas debut against Houston (2/5), tossed a complete game, throwing 6.2 innings of perfect softball before surrendering a hit with two strikes and two outs in the top of the seventh inning
· struck out a career-high 16 batters against Houston, earning Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Week honors for her efforts
· in her second outing, threw another 7.0 inning one-hitter with 15 strikeouts versus Texas State (2/16)
· recorded her first career no-hitter on Feb. 25 against BYU, striking out 15 and walking two in a 1-0 victory
· earned her first career save when she entered in relief against No. 22 Florida State (3/17), going 2.1 hitless innings while striking out one in UT's 7-2 win
· posted a career-best 16 strikeouts in a three-hit complete game 2-0 victory over North Texas (3/23)
· tossed her second career no-hitter against Texas Tech (4/26), striking out 15 and walking one
· threw a two-hitter with nine strikeouts and two walks in UT's 2-1 victory at Oklahoma State (4/30), earning Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors for her efforts against Tech and OSU
INTERNATIONALLY
Member of the U.S. Junior National Team that won the silver medal at the 2003 Junior World Championships in Nanjing, China ... made three appearances in the tournament, going 2-0 in two starts and one relief appearance ... had a 0.00 ERA in 7.0 innings and tossed 14 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .100 batting average ... credited with a perfect game in the team's 20-0 victory over Thailand, which was called after 3.0 innings because of the international run-rule; struck out all nine batters she faced.
NATIONALLY
Played club ball for the Texas Elite out of Grand Prairie, Texas, under head coach J.D. Bancroft ... the Elite were 2002 NSA World Champions after winning the USSA World Championship in 2001 ... earned 2001 USSA World Championships Most Outstanding Pitcher accolades ... the Elite won two ASA regional titles (2000, 2002) and three state titles (1996, 1998 and 2001) ... helped the Elite finish 17th in the ASA 18-Under Gold Nationals in 2003.
HIGH SCHOOL
Amassed an impressive prep career at Crowley High School as a four-year starter for head coach Laura Moore ... went 91-11 with 1,485 strikeouts and a career ERA of 0.22 ... a two-time Texas Sportswriters Player of the Year (2003, 2004) ... a two-time Dallas Morning News Player of the Year (2003, 2004) ... four-time District 8-4A Pitcher of the Year ... As a Senior: a 2004 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team All-American and All-South Central Region ... 2004 State of Texas Gatorade Softball Player of the Year ... led Crowley to a final national ranking of 23rd in the 2004 NFCA High School Coaches' Poll ... went 24-1 and led Crowley to its second-consecutive Texas 4A state championship at UT's McCombs Field ... was the MVP of both state tournaments Crowley won; earned the honor in 2004 after setting the record for most strikeouts in a 7.0 inning game (18 vs. New Braunfels) ... Texas Girls Coaches Association's 2004 Athlete of the Year (across all sports) ... had a 0.04 ERA with 407 strikeouts in 187 innings ... As a Junior: went undefeated in the circle (29-0) with 441 strikeouts and a 0.13 ERA in 202 innings ... went a career-high 245 innings en route to a 29-8 record with a 0.40 ERA and 480 strikeouts as a sophomore a three-time academic all-district performer ... was the 2001 area newcomer of the year ... named the "Next, Next Big Thing" in college softball by Sports Illustrated On Campus in its April 8, 2004 issue ... honored with Crowley's Outstanding Young Woman Award as a senior and was voted "Miss Crowley High" by her classmates and teachers.
PERSONAL
Full name is Meagan Nichole Denny ... born August 13, 1985 in Houston, Texas ... daughter of Teresa and Jimmy Denny ... has a younger brother, Mason (16) ... received the 2004-05 UT Women's Athletics Betty Himmelblau Endowed Scholarship for Women's Athletes, 2005-06 Big 12 Community Champion award for outstanding community service work and 2006-07 UT Women's Athletics Anne G. Broussard Spirit Award for Courage, Loyalty and Enthusiasm ... one of the softball team's two representatives to the Texas Student-Athletes Advisory Council ... corporate communications major ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2006).
