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2024 Softball Roster

17 Megan Brenton

  • Position Pitcher
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool North Posey High School
  • Hometown Wadesville, Ind.

Biography

2023
  • Had the best season of her career in 2023
  • Led the Missouri Valley Conference with six saves
  • Also paced the league with 23 games finished and 27 games in relief
  • Season ERA of 2.23 was 6th in the MVC while her .213 opposing batting average was 7th
  • Made 29 appearances and two starts while finishing with a record of 5-6
  • Fanned 73 batters in 72 1/3 innings of work
  • Allowed nine earned runs on May 7 at UNI – without that appearance, her season ERA was 1.40
  • Career-best nine strikeouts came on April 1 versus Belmont
  • Threw six innings versus the Bruins and Illinois State
 
2022
  • 2022 Easton NFCA All-America Scholar
  • Made two appearances while pitching a total of six innings
  • Gave up two hits and two earned runs
  • Struck out two batters versus St. Thomas

2021
  • Made 10 appearances during her freshman campaign while starting two contests
  • Started the season opener against UT Martin, allowing four runs (one earned) in 1 2/3 innings
  • Longest outing of the season came in start versus Green Bay where she tossed 3 1/3 frames while accumulating a season-best six strikeouts
  • Had a scoreless inning in game two at Bellarmine, leading to a doubleheader sweep
  • Added three innings of work against Purdue Fort Wayne, allowing one run on a single hit
  • Threw a scoreless inning in both of her final two appearances of the season when UE took on Illinois state and Missouri State

Prior to UE
  • Earned four letters in softball and three in volleyball at North Posey HS
  • Finished with a 1.90 ERA in 2019 while striking out 156 batters in 99 2/3 innings
  • Recorded 16 strikeouts in a win over Heritage Hills as a junior
  • Named an All-Conference player as a junior and senior while garnering Honorable Mention accolades in her sophomore year
  • Academic All-State honoree in senior campaign
  • Set the school record for strikeouts in a season as a junior
  • Earned the Softball MVP and Pitcher Awards in junior campaign where she was recognized as an Academic All-State player
Personal
  • Daughter of Steve and Debbie Brenton
  • Has three older siblings - brother Jacob and sisters Kayla and Abby
  • Related to Byron Brenton, who played baseball and football at UE from 1951-55 and was part of the Milwaukee Brewers association from 1957 through 1959

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Freshman

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    17
  • 17

    2022Sophomore

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    17
  • 17

    2023Junior

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    17
  • 17

    2024Senior

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    17
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