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Megan Simpson

#00 Megan Simpson

Position: OF
Height: 5-7
Bats-Throws: R-R

Class: Junior
Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo.
Major: Undecided

Northwest Missouri State

2007:  Second-team All-Region (NFCA and Daktronics) … honorable mention All-MIAA … appeared in all 43 games with 42 starts … hit .333 with 10 home runs, 29 RBIs and 27 runs scored … 10 homers led team, ranked third in the MIAA and 53rd nationally … also ranked sixth in the MIAA in triples (2), eighth in total bases per game (1.88), eighth in slugging percentage (.628) and 10th in RBIs per game (0.67) … in Northwest season records, tied for third in home runs, fourth in slugging and 10th in total bases (81) … led Northwest with 11 multi-RBI games … had 12 multi-hit games … hit seven home runs in her first 14 games … hit two homers in back-to-back games … named MIAA Hitter of the Week (3/21) … hit four home runs in five at bats during the week

2006:  Appeared in 41 games with 37 starts ... hit .248 with seven home runs, 25 RBIs and 16 runs scored … had seven multi-RBI and six multi-hit games … hit .381 with seven RBIs in postseason play … had a career-high four RBI vs. Washburn (5/12) … had the game-winning, two-run homer vs. Washburn (5/12) … no errors in 35 chances … homered in consecutive games vs. Merrimack and vs. Wayne State (3/18)


Blue Springs South High School

Mentioned on the first team all-district squad her final two seasons ... Was part of a program to win district three straight seasons ... Tied the school home run record of five in 2004 and she posted 20 or more RBIs in consecutive seasons (2003-2004) ... Totaled 23 career homers, stole seven bases in 10 attempts (.700) and had 263 putouts with only one error (.996) ... In her career, excelled in track and basketball as she was a three-time all-district honoree in track ... Won state shot put title as a senior and in 2004, was an all-state performer as she finished third in the shot ... Member of National Honor Society, Future Teachers of America and the National Scholastic Press Association Journalism Honor Roll ... Classmate of Cola Krueger at Blue Springs South HS.


Personal Bio

Born Oct. 17, 1986 ... Daughter of Mark and Rosa Simpson ... Owns two dogs, Jasmine and Beau ... Hobbies include baking, interior design, scrapbooking and exercising ... Greatest accomplishment is winning state shot put title ... Describes herself as outgoing, determined and caring.


Career Stats

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB/ATT PO A E FLD%
2006 .248 41/37 105 16 26 2 0 7 25 49 .467 6 2 38 .301 0 1 1/1 31 4 0 1.00
2007 .333 43/42 129 27 43 4 2 10 29 81 .628 10 4 27 .396 1 2 2/3 40 3 4 .915
Total .295 84/79 234 43 69 6 2 17 54 130 .556 16 6 65 .354 1 3 3/4 71 7 4 .951

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