Alumni Spotlight: Meghan Cornett

Dec. 22, 2014

Gamecock History

Four-year letter-winner 2002-05
2004 Second-Team All-SEC
Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member
Two-time SEC Softball Good Works/Community Service Team member
Ninth in Gamecock history in hits and RBI, sixth in doubles and tied for fifth in homers

A native of Cocoa, Fla., Meghan Cornett was recruited as a pitcher but became a first baseman after an injury.
She chose SC because of the tradition and the fact she would be playing for a hall-of-fame coach in Joyce Compton.
She chose No. 12 because her favorite player, Joyce McMillin, told her it was a lucky number at SC.
Cornett’s favorite memory came during her freshman year when the team got as high as No. 11 in the country and hosted a regional.
She loved getting to play top-seeded UCLA in that regional, remembering that the Bruins won the second championship game, forced by SC’s win earlier in the day, in part to an unreal basket catch.
Cornett also remembers her favorite spot to eat in Columbia, Grouchos!
She misses being part of the Gamecock Softball team, but she hopes to visit Columbia and see the new stadium in the near future.

After graduating from SC, Cornett coached at Maryland for a time.
She missed the competitive nature of being on the field though and went back home.
She’s now a deputy sheriff in her hometown.
Cornett has a five-year-old daughter, Peyton, who keeps her busy.

Interview conducted by Kaylea Snaer