Megan Betsa

Megan Betsa
Personal information
Full name Megan Renee Betsa
Born (1995-03-07) March 7, 1995
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Sport
Sport Softball
Position Pitcher
League Big Ten
Team

Megan Renee Betsa (born March 7, 1995)[1] is a right-handed pitcher for the Michigan Wolverines softball team.

Betsa grew up in McDonough, Georgia.[1] Her father, Howard Betsa, played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball program.[1] Betsa attended Union Grove High School where she was selected as an all-state softball player all four years.[1] She was also named the Georgia player and pitcher of the year in both 2011 and 2012.[1] In 2013, she was named the Gatorade Softball Player of the Year.[1]

Betsa enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2013. As a freshman during the 2014 college softball season, Betsa compiled an 18–4 record with a 2.15 earned run average and 150 strikeouts.[1]

In 2015, Betsa appeared in 46 games, 38 as a starter, and earned a 31–5 record with a 1.72 ERA and 333 strikeouts in 211 1⁄3 innings pitched.[1][2] She was selected to the 2015 All-Big Ten Conference team and named the Big Ten pitcher of the Year.[3]

In the 2016 season—as of April 22, 2016,—Betsa has appeared in 26 games, 17 as a starter, recording a 16–3 win–loss record with a 2.28 ERA.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Megan Betsa". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 University of Michigan Softball Statistics" (PDF). University of Michigan. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Michigan's Betsa, Hutchins Earn Top Big Ten Honors". Detroit Free Press. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015.
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