University of Minnesota Athletics
2012 Softball Roster
Erica Meyer
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Totino-Grace HS
- Hometown:
- Arden Hills, Minn.
2015 · SENIOR SEASON:
Played in 59 games with 58 starts as an outfielder, including 53 games as Minnesota's center fielder · Capital One/CoSIDA Academic First Team All-District 6 and First Team All-American, Minnesota's first first-team Academic All-American since 1989 · Academic All-Big Ten · Golden Goldys Top-Five Academic Award winner, given to the top five male and female student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average · set career-highs in batting average at .315, slugging percentage at .550, on-base percentage at .432, runs with 50, hits with 47, RBI with 34 and doubles with 14 · finished her career fifth on the Gophers' all-time runs scored list with 151 · Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Feb. 23 · led the Gophers with 16 stolen bases and three outfield assists · had 13 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games · tied a career high with three hits against UMass Lowell (Feb. 15) and Colorado State (Feb. 22) · notched a nine-game hit streak from April 10-22 · reached base in 15-consecutive games from Feb. 20 to March 13 · homered in three-straight games from Feb. 20-21 and doubled in three-consecutive games Feb. 21-22 · named the University's Most Valuable Gopher for the month of October 2014 for her work with Minnesota's Pro Day and HopeDay Festival.
2014 · JUNIOR SEASON:
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar · Academic All-Big Ten and NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete · NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Third Team · Golden Goldys Top-Five Academic Award winner, given to the top five male and female student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average · played in all 56 games with 54 starts at second base, hitting .252 with a .356 on-base percentage and a .424 slugging percentage · tied for third on the Gophers with 35 runs scored and tied for second with 11 stolen bases · posted a .260 batting average and was four-for-four in steal attempts against ranked opponents · had three game-winning RBI and scored seven game-winning runs, including the final run in Minnesota's Big Ten Tournament championship win against Michigan · had eight multi-hit games and five multiple-RBI games · scored a season-best three runs against BYU (Feb. 15) and notched three RBI against Boise State (Feb. 15) and in NCAA regional play against North Dakota State (May 17) · had three four-game hitting streaks · reached base in 42 games and had a 16-game reached-base streak from Feb. 14 to March 14 · was third in the Big Ten with 11 sacrifice bunts.
2013 · SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Played in all 55 games, starting 54 · primarily played outfield, but also spent time at second base and shortstop · batted .270, third on the team · led the team and ranked third in the Big Ten in stolen bases, converting on 23 of her 27 attempts · swiped multiple bases in three games · batted 2-for-4, scored a run and stole two bases at UNLV (Feb. 10) · batted 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run at Florida A&M (March 20) · went 2-for-4 with two runs, an RBI and a double at Northwestern (March 30) · hit a two-run triple vs. Wisconsin (April 7) · went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI and a run and was hit by pitch once vs. Indiana (May 4) · went 1-for-2 with a run, an RBI and two SB the next day to go 4-for-6 on the series · went 3-for-3 in the Gophers' NCAA opening game vs. Hawaii (May 17) · named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar after maintaining a 4.0 grade point average in the 2012-13 academic year · Academic All-Big Ten.
2012 · FRESHMAN SEASON:
Started all 53 games in left field · hit .229 from the plate and posted a .351 on-base percentage · served as a dual-threat batter by belting seven home runs and recording eight bunt singles · notched first career hit in the season opener against Kent State (Feb. 11) · went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles again Weber State (Feb. 12) · stole her first career base against Central Michigan (Feb. 17) · recorded a sacrifice bunt in three consecutive games from Feb. 18 to Feb. 24 · began a season-long, eight-game hitting streak against North Carolina (Feb. 25) · had hitting streak snapped against Western Kentucky (March 9) · tallied first career home run against Boston College (March 11) · notched two home runs in the series finale against Illinois (March 24) · went three-for-four with a double and three RBI in the series opener against Nebraska (March 31) · hit a solo homer against Wisconsin (April 7) on a 2-for-3 day with three runs · went 2-for-3 with a double in the first game of a midweek doubleheader against Green Bay (April 11) · blasted a grand slam in the series opener at Northwestern (April 14) · score the lone run in the series opener against Michigan (April 21) with a solo home run · notched a two-run homer in the series finale against Purdue (May 6) · capped off the season with a two-run homer against Iowa (March 12).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from Totino-Grace High School · earned all-conference honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011· named all-section in 2009 and 2011 · voted most valuable player for her high school team in 2009, 2010 and 2011· Pioneer Press all-state in 2009 and 2011 · four-year softball letterwinner and three-time letterwinner in cross country · pitched three perfect games during junior campaign · coached by Paul Harrington and Don Kealy · spent time playing for the Mounds View Softball Association.
| Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG | BB | HBP | SO | OBP | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | FLD |
| 2012 | .229 | 53-53 | 157 | 37 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 66 | .420 | 26 | 4 | 45 | .351 | 1 | 9 | 4-6 | 33 | 1 | .919 |
| 2013 | .270 | 55-54 | 137 | 29 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 45 | .328 | 24 | 4 | 31 | .394 | 0 | 5 | 23-27 | 51 | 15 | .904 |
| 2014 | .252 | 56-55 | 151 | 35 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 64 | .424 | 24 | 2 | 24 | .356 | 3 | 12 | 11-12 | 56 | 73 | .908 |
| 2015 | .315 | 59-58 | 149 | 50 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 82 | .550 | 20 | 12 | 19 | .432 | 2 | 1 | 16-18 | 32 | 3 | 1.000 |
| TOTAL | .266 | 223-220 | 594 | 151 | 158 | 33 | 3 | 20 | 98 | 257 | .433 | 94 | 22 | 119 | .383 | 6 | 27 | 54-63 | 172 | 92 | .920 |
