2016 at Gardner-Webb: Played in and started all 54 games for the Runnin’ Bulldogs as a junior … Fielded a solid .963 in 241 chances on the infield … Batted .199 with 20 runs scored and 13 RBI … Had six extra base hits, including two doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs … Forged a .307 on base percentage … Walked 21 times, which ranked second on the team … Stole a pair of bases in two attempts … Had a four-game hitting streak in mid-March and closed the season with a three-game hitting streak … Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in a win over Nebraska-Omaha (2/23) … Had a pair of hits vs. Austin Peay (2/12) and South Carolina State (2/16).
2015 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 41 games and made 39 starts in her sophomore season…Started 35 games at second base and four games at short…Batted .250 for the season with a home runs and nine RBI in 108 at-bats…Collected seven doubles and stole five bases, while getting caught just once…Recorded eight multi-hit games and put together a six game hit streak…Reached base safely in 13 straight games during the season, including ending the season having reached base safely in 13 straight games…Posted an on-base-percentage of .336 and slugged .343 on the year…Smacked a walk-off three run home run in extra innings to lift Gardner-Webb to a dramatic 7-6 victory over Radford…Scored a game-high two runs on three different occasions…Recorded a .959 fielding percentage, turning five double plays, while making just seven errors on the season.
2014 at Gardner-Webb: Appeared in 49 games and made 47 starts as an infielder during her freshman season…Batted .236 for the season with four home runs, 25 RBI, and 18 runs in 144 at bats…Second on the team with a.347 slugging percentage, third with 18 runs, and fifth with a .236 batting average…Led team with four homeruns and was Tied for first with 25 RBI…Led team with three sacrifice flies…Fifth on the team with a .928fielding percentage and third with 43 assists…Totaled six multi-hit games on the season…Totaled four two-hitgames and two three-hit games on the year…Had one two RBI game and three three-RBI performances on theyear…Had a season-high five game hit streak…Reached base safely in six straight games…Ended the seasonhaving reached base safely in three straight games…2-3 with a home run, three RBI and two runs in the secondgame of the season-opening double-header against Charlotte…Went 1-4 with two runs, two RBI, and a stolenbase in the season game of the double-header against North Carolina A&T….3-4 with a run in the secondgame of the double-header against Samford…Had back-to-back 3 RBI games against Presbyterian…4-11 with 2home runs, 7 RBI, and four runs in the three game series against Presbyterian…3-6 with two RBI in the seasonseries against Campbell…Ended the season scoring a run against Liberty.
High School: Was a three-year letter award winner and varsity starter at Knightdale High School under head coach Adam Hamrick … Was twice named to the Greater Neuse River 4A All-Conference Team … A two-time Round Table Classic Tournament MVP … Team Captain her junior season … Hit over .400 in each of her first two years at Knightdale High … Missed much of her junior season in 2012 with an injury … Was also a member of the Lady Blues Club Team under coaches Eddie Oldham and Craven Holt … Hit .355 and drove in 23 RBIs in only 84 at bats in 2012 … Was part of the Carolina Bombs and the Lady Blues club teams that were the N.C. ASA “A” State Runners-Up and earned a berth to the ASA Nationals in 2012 … Her club teams were also the IFA Summer World Series Champions and the Dynamite Classic Champions … Lettered in soccer her senior year … Was a three-time Academic All-Conference selection … A member of the A/B Honor Roll each semester … A recipient of the Star Greenhand Award.
Personal: Megan Champion was born on December 13, 1994 … Daughter of Tony and Dana Champion … Intends to major in Sports Management.
