Megan Rushing

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Photo by: Jason Salzman

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Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Laura Mullen

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
High School:
Des Moines Area CC
Hometown:
West Des Moines, Iowa

Honors and Awards

2019 All-Summit League First Team
2018 All-Summit League Second Team
Summit League Player of the Week (4/30/18)
2018 NISC Greeley Regional All-Tournament Team

2019: Started 53 games at third base and appeared in 55 … hit .236 (37 for 157) on the season and was tied for second on the team with nine doubles … added two home runs and drove in 20 … worked 22 free passes and safe in both of her stolen-base attempts … second on the team with 16 hits in Summit League play, including five doubles and eight walks … tallied seven multi-hit and four multi-RBI showings … drove in three runs on three occasions: Colgate (3/9), Omaha (3/23) and North Dakota State (4/15) … logged 45 putouts and 137 assists at third base, committing only 10 errors for the season … had five putouts at Kansas City (3/17), followed by an eight-assist effort at Omaha (3/22).

2018: Started 47 games and appeared in 50 … played 49 games at third base and appeared once as a pinch-hitter … hit .317 (39 for 123) and was fourth on the team with 12 doubles, adding seven home runs (third at SDSU) and two triples … drove in 38 and scored 36 runs … walked 18 times and had a .618 slugging percentage with a .415 on-base mark … went 2 for 2 on stolen base attempts … logged 11 multi-hit games, including three-hit performances against Austin Peay (2/25), Fort Wayne (4/21) and Western Illinois (4/29) … had 11 games with multi-runs batted in, driving in three on four occasions and four against Omaha (3/30), Dakota State (4/24) and Fort Wayne (3/10) … went 3 for 3 with a double, home run and a walk, scoring three runs and driving in three against Western Illinois (4/29) to help SDSU secure a top-two seed in the Summit League Championships … logged a .961 fielding percentage with 95 assists at third base, adding 51 putouts while committing only six errors … had five putouts and four assists against Louisiana-Monroe (2/26) … tallied season-high six assists in back-to-back games of the Summit League Championships against Fort Wayne (3/10) and North Dakota State (3/11).

Before SDSU: Graduated from Des Moines Area Community College in May 2017 with two associate’s degrees ... two-time First Team All-Region 11 A selection (2016 and 2017) alongside earning First Team All-Academic honors in 2016 and a Second Team All-Academic nod in 2017 ... named NFCA D2 Midwest All-Region as well in 2017 ... left DMACC as the all-time leader in walks (58) ... as a sophomore (2017) went 46 for 126 (.365) at the plate, scoring 42 runs and driving in 35 ... racked up 13 doubles, seven home runs and a triple while working 22 walks for .477 on-base and .651 slugging percentages ... went 7 for 7 in stolen base attempts ... hit .449 as a freshman with 13 doubles, 13 home runs and a triple, driving in 48 runs while working 36 walks ... slugged .874 and posted a .905 fielding percentage ... team claimed NJCAA Division II District G titles in 2016 and 2017, qualifying for consecutive NJCAA National Tournaments ... graduated in May 2015 from Valley High School (West Des Moines, Iowa) ... named Third Team All-State in 2015 ... a two-time All-District Second Team selection (2014 and 2015) ... All-Conference Honorable Mention pick in 2013 ... four-time All-Academic team member (2012-2015) at Valley High School.

Personal: Born December 30, 1996 in Des Moines, Iowa ... daughter of Bobby and Carol Rushing ... has a brother, Robbie, and sister, Anne ... majoring in business economics with minors in Chemistry and marketing.