Biography
2021 (Freshman)
• Named to the NFCA Mid-Atlantic Second Team
• Named Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second and All-Rookie Teams
• Led the team and the A-10 with 68 hits on the season
• Also first on the team with a .417 average, 28 runs scored and 21 multi-hit games
• Named a 2020-21 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Named to the 2020-21 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Prior to Dayton
• Earned three varsity letters at McDonald High School under head coach Michelle Titus (senior season was canceled due to COVID-19)
• Helped lead the Blue Devils to the program's first Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Division IV Regional Qualifier in 2019
• Named to the All-MVAC First Team in 2019 and to the Second Team in 2018
• Finished her prep career holding the OHSAA record for career batting average (.692), including her 2019 average of .768 that ranks third in the OHSAA single-season ranks
• Had a streak of 43 consecutive games played while recording at least one hit, which ranked sixth in OHSAA standings
• Graduated from McDonald with honors as a four-time academic letter winner and Academic Excellence Award winner
• Played three seasons of club ball with the Beverly Bandits posting a career .446 batting average
Personal
• Full name: Megan Renee Ward
• Parents: Candice and Greg Ward
• Sibling: Rachel
• Major: exercise and movement science
Career Highs
Hits: 4, at St. Bonaventure, 4-30-21
Doubles: 1, Four Times
Triples: 1, at St. Bonaventure, 5-1-21; vs George Washington, 5-13-21
Home Runs: 1, at St. Bonaventure, 4-30-21
Total Bases: 7, at St. Bonaventure, 4-30-21
RBI: 2, vs George Washington, 5-13-21
Runs Scored: 2, Five Times
Walks: 1, Eight Times
Sac Bunts: 1, St. Bonaventure, 3-26-21; George Mason, 4-17-21
At Bats: 5, vs North Dakota State, 3-13-21; at Saint Louis, 4-2-21
Stolen Bases: 2, Youngstown State, 3-21-21
Putouts: 4, at Kentucky, 3-20-21; vs George Washington, 5-13-21
Assists: 5, Bowling Green, 3-10-21; vs George Washington, 5-15-21
