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
Profile
- 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.
Current Life
- 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