Meagan Fields

Position:
C
Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Peabody Magnet HS

• Second on team in home runs in ‘97 with six
• Was Regent's Scholar while at Peabody Magnet High School

What Girouard says: “Megan deserves every good thing that hopefully will come to her this season. She has truly worked herself into an athlete who should reap the benefits of all that hard work.”
1998: Was excellent role player for Lady Cajuns in ‘98...Finished second on team in home runs with six despite being seventh on team in at-bats...Saw majority of playing time as designated player but also saw time behind the plate as catcher...Best offensive day came April 16 at McNeese State when she went 3-for-7 in doubleheader sweep of Cowgirls with two home runs and four RBIs ...Also enjoyed 2-for-2 day against Bowling Green State University when she was 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs in H.I.T. Tournament in Houston...Hit first bomb in 12th Annual Louisiana Classics with a solo shot in third game of season against Baylor on Feb. 21...Finished season 4-of-9 in last three games against Louisiana Tech and Centenary.
1997: Hit .183 for the Lady Cajuns with two doubles, two home runs, and 16 RBIs...Had two games in which she tallied three RBIs (McNeese State and Georgia Southern)...Put up a .269 slugging mark and a .283 on-base percentage...Enjoyed an errorless season for a perfect 1.000 fielding mark.
High School: Graduate of Peabody Magnet in Alexandria, La., where she led the Lady Warhorses in extra-base hits in 1996...Was an all-district selection at catcher and designated hitter positions and an all-state performer as a catcher...Three-sport star at Peabody as she also competed with the basketball (power forward) and track (discus, javelin) teams...Honored for her work in the classroom, receiving a Louisiana Honors Scholarship...Was also a Regent's Scholar and is listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students.
Personal: Born Sept. 17, 1978 in Pineville, Louisiana...Parents are Ernest and Gayle French...Has one younger sister, Ericka French, and one younger brother, Ernest French, Jr...Majoring in Criminal Justice.

F.Y.I. ABOUT MEGAN FIELDS

Greatest moment in the history of sports: When Jackie Robinson took the field for the first time. Best thing about college: The opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds. Worst thing about college: Being far away from my family. Never again will I: Go out onto the roof of Earl K. Long Gym.One word I would use to describe myself: Enthusiastic. Outside of family and friends, the most impressive person I have ever met: Brenda Crim. Craziest ambition: I always wanted to be an Olympic Gold Medalist...in gymnastics. Greatest personal achievment: Answering “The Call.”

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