Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Roster
Mealer, Laura
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Jersey Number 9
Laura Mealer
- Position:
- Shortstop/Second Base
- Class:
- Freshman
- Prev school:
- Forrest HS
- Hometown:
- Chapel Hill, Tenn.
Bio
2023 (Sophomore)
2022 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
- C-USA All-Conference First Team
- NFCA All-Region First Team
- C-USA Championship All-Tournament Team
- Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- C-USA Player of the Week (March 6)
- Led the team in batting average (.388), slugging percentage (.697), runs scored (68), hits (78), RBIs (57), doubles (20), home runs (12), total bases (140) and stolen bases (30)
- Started all 62 games
- Led C-USA in runs scored (68), hits (78), RBIs (57) and doubles (20)
- Third most doubles in Division 1 (20)
- Tied for the 12th most hits in Division 1 (78)
- Tied for the 19th most RBIs in Division 1 (57)
- Ninth most Total Bases in Division 1 (140)
- Hold the single season program record in runs scored (67), total bases (140) and RBIs (57)
2022 (Freshman)
- 2022 C-USA All-Conference Second Team
- 2022 C-USA All-Freshman Team
- 2022 Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Team
- One of two Blue Raiders to play in and start all 53 contests
- Led team in batting average (.355), slugging percentage (.619), on-base percentage (.429), hits (55), runs (34), home runs (10), triples (2), and is tied for the team lead in RBI (28) and stolen bases (9), and ranks second in doubles (7)
- Finished the season second among C-USA freshman in batting average
- First Blue Raider freshman since 2007 to lead team in batting average
- Led the Blue Raiders with 16 multi-hit contests
- Batted a career-best 4-for-4, tied a career-best two runs, and hit a HR vs. Charlotte (April 14)
- Ranked fifth in C-USA in total bases (96), tied for fifth in hits (55), and eighth in home runs (10)
- Ranked second on the team with six multi-RBI games, and tied for second on the team with 28 RBIs
High School
- Played four years on the softball and basketball team’s at Forrest High School; softball coach was former Blue Raider pitcher Shelby Stinnett (Lightfoot)
- Led her team to a Class-AA State Championship and a No. 3 ranking on The Tennessean’s list of best Nashville-area high school softball teams in the 2021 season
- Named a TNSCA Middle Tennessee All-Star and named to the Class-AA Middle Tennessee All-State Team after her senior season
- Also won a state championship in 2019, when she was named Offensive MVP and named All-State
- Named All-District and All-Region on the hardwood for Forrest
- Played her travel softball for So Cal Athletics, batting .492 in her final travel season with two showcase tournament titles
Personal
- Born November 7, 2002
- Daughter of Richard and Amity Mealer
- Has an older brother, Ethan, and a younger sister, Megan
- Family member Dwight Robinson played baseball at Middle Tennessee from 1989-91 before being drafted in the 10th round of the 1991 MLB draft by the New York Mets
- Majoring in Criminal Justice
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
