Meg Colleran

Photo by: Rafael Suanes - Atlantic 10

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-8
High School:
North Attleboro
Hometown:
North Attleboro, Mass.

Career: Finished career ranked 19th in ERA (2.93), sixth in fewest walks allowed/seven innings (1.83), 12th in strikeouts per seven innings (4.06), eighth in wins (59), sixth in saves (2), fourth in appearances (127), fourth in games started (104), 10th in complete games (64), 13th in shutouts (15), seventh in innings pitched (655.0) and eighth in strikeouts (380) … One of 10 Minutewomen in program history to eclipse the 20-win mark in 2016 and became one of five to reach in mark in multiple seasons in 2017.

2018 – Senior: Atlantic 10 Championships All-Tournament Team … Went unbeaten in 10 Atlantic 10 starts … Allowed just one hit in five-innings of work in the A-10 opener against La Salle before holding the Explorers to one hit in a game three start … Struck out five and allowed one earned run in game one win over GW (3/30)… Picked up two wins in three different league series … Tossed four combined shutouts in league play … Threw a complete-game shutout in Senior Day win over George Mason (5/5 )… Retired the first 13 batters in the A-10 Championship opener against Saint Louis (5/10), holding a perfect game through one out in the fourth inning in an eventual five-inning shutout win.

2017 – Junior: NFCA First-Team All-Region selection … Earned First-Team All-Atlantic 10 honors and was named the Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Player … Posted a 20-14 record with a 2.60 on 30 starts with 22 complete games … Struck out 119 batters in 201.2 innings pitched … Ranked second in the league in wins with 17 and fifth in opposing batting average at .233 … Helped guide UMass to the A-10 Championship game with a 3-2 record and 1.98 ERA in 16.1 innings pitched … Tossed 16.1 innings over a five hour span in two title games against Fordham (5/14) … Named A-10 Pitcher of the Week (4/24) after posting a 3-0 record with a 0.33 ERA in wins over Boston College and Saint Joseph’s … Selected as the UMass Student-Athlete of the Week Twice (5/16, 4/11).

2016 – Sophomore: NFCA Second-Team All-Region selection … Named to the All-Atlantic 10 First-Team after compiling a 22-17 record with a 2.08 ERA … A 2015 Fall Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection … Three-time A-10 Pitcher of the Week (3/7, 4/4, 4/25) … Made 36 starts and threw 28 complete games while starting six games at first base with four appearances as a designated player … Struck out 137 batters in 239.1 innings pitched … Earned an extra-innings win over Saint Joseph’s, striking out five while allowing just one earned run (4/9) … Picked up her first career save against Bucknell (2/20) … Tossed nine innings while allowing three runs in an extra-inning contest against East Carolina (2/19).

2015 – Freshman: Started 16 games in the circle while appearing in 21 games … Compiled a 3-13 record with a 5.51 ERA with 10 complete games … Struck out 57 in 101.2 innings pitched … Threw a career-high 159 pitches in an eight-inning, complete-game contest against Saint Louis (5/2) … Picked up her first career victory with eight strikeouts in a 9-2 win over DePaul at the Houston Invitational (2/14).

Before UMass: Named the 2014 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year … A four-year starter at North Attleboro High School … Finished career with a 57-19 record and a 0.79 ERA to go along with 790 strikeouts, 33 shutouts and three no-hitters … Four-time Hockomock All-Star and Sun Chronicle All-Star … Named to the Boston Herald All-Scholastic squad during her final three seasons as a prep … Went 17-3 in the circle as a senior with a 0.33 ERA, 237 strikeouts and 17 walks in 151 innings pitched … Posted a .414 average at the plate with 11 home runs, 75 RBI and 66 runs scored … Struck out a career-high 30 batters in an 18-inning win over Quincy as a freshman in 2011 … Played for the East Coast Firecrackers Gold Team.

Personal: Majoring in Economics.