Meghan Cornett

2004 SEC Good Works Team
2005 SEC Good Works Team
2004 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2005 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2004-
Is Carolina[apos]s all-time leader in single season fielding percentage with .996 … Is the only player that has played and started every game during her USC career … Started season off with a five-game hitting streak, snapped against C of C on 2/21 … Second most runs scored on the team (46) … Second on the team in total bases (69) … Third on the team in RBI (21) … Started every game this season … Recorded a season high 11 putouts in game one against UNC (2/8) … Hit her first home run of the season against Middle Tennessee (2/21) in the second inning … Hit her second long ball of the season in that same game against Middle Tennessee in the sixth inning … Became the fourth player this season to hit two home runs in a game … Now has 14 career home runs and is now fifth all-time among USC[apos]s home run leaders…In Furman series went 3-for-6 with two runs and 5 RBI … Named to 2004 SEC Good Works Team.

2003-
Has started every game for the last two seasons … Enters the season ranked eighth among USC[apos]s all-time home run leaders with 10 … Recorded the team season high for putouts with 14 against Auburn on 3/30 … Set the new school record in total chances (560), putouts (523) and double plays (19) … Had 12 multi-hit games … Recorded an eight-game hitting streak … Hit .270 and is the third highest batting average among the returning players … Hit .289 in SEC play, good enough for the second highest batting average among the returning players … Hit the game winning home run in USC[apos]s come from behind victory over Princeton at the NCAA Regional in Tucson … The home run was a three-run shot that gave the Gamecocks the 8-7 win … Is the last Gamecock player to hit two doubles in a game (vs. Ole Miss 4/26).

2002 — Starting first baseman … SEC player of the Week honoree … Only freshman to play and start every game this season (66) … Second on the team in hitting with .307… Led the team in hits (61)… Led the team in runs scored (38), RBI (38) and triples (3) … Had 17 multi-hit games … Had a hitting streak of seven games and five of those games were multi-hits … Against ETSU, she went 2-for-3, scored two runs and drove in two … One of four on the team to have a team leading six home runs … Her fifth home run was the team[apos]s 28th for the year and tied the USC all-time record for HR[apos]s in a single season … Hit home runs in back-to-back games against Kentucky … Tied for third on the team in doubles (9) … Also started one game at pitcher … Hit .462 at the SEC Tournament (6-for-13) including her sixth career home run … At the NCAA Regionals in Columbia, she drove in the winning run in the Eastern Kentucky game and against then top-ranked UCLA, she drove in the tying run and scored the winning run, in USC[apos]s 2-1 victory … Had a nine-game hitting streak, the team[apos]s second longest for the season, going into round two of the NCAA Regionals … She recorded a hit in 11 of her last 13 games for the season … She was responsible for driving in a run in her last seven of 10 games … Led the SEC in fielding percentage among first basemen (.993) … Team co-leader in hitting percentage at the Columbia Regional as she hit .286 (4-for-14) and drove in a team high four runs … Scored three runs at the Columbia Regional, also a team high.

HIGH SCHOOL — Lettered three years in softball at Merritt Island High … Pitched two perfect games and struck out over 900 batters during her career … Merritt Island retired her jersey last season … High School All-America selection … First team All-State and All-Southeast region … Led the
Mustangs to a 23-6 record in 2001 … Posted a 0.46 ERA while batting .480.

PERSONAL — Full name is Meghan Michelle Cornett … Majoring in Sport and Entertainment Management … Born on May 16, 1983 … Parents are Douglas and Laura Cornett … Has a younger brother, Brent… Favorite athlete is former Gamecock utility player Joyce McMillin.

INSIDE THE PARK WITH MEGHAN

What is your favorite part of your uniform?
Our black pants. They[apos]re the bomb!

Who would you rather marry-Jude Law or Brad Pitt?
I don[apos]t think you can trust any
Hollywood men. They always have hot co-stars. Hello! Brad and Angelina!

What reality show character would you like to be?
Coral from Real World/Road Rules

What was your favorite gift ever received?
My XM radio. I highly recommend it!

I chose South Carolina because …
Of its tradition

Person who has influenced your athletic career?
DAD-DAD-DAD… He is my inspiration

One thing you wish you were better at?
Eating my vegatables.