The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Softball Roster
Roster
Megan Paris
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Prev School:
- Central Arizona
- Hometown:
- North Richland Hills, Texas
AT CENTRAL ARIZONA (2007-08)
In 2008 hit .472 with 11 doubles, two triples, two homers, 40 RBI and 32 runs scored despite being limited to 35 games by injury ... was 19 of 19 in stolen base attempts and earned NJCAA All-Region 1 First Team and ACCAC All-Conference First Team honors as a utility player ... in 2007 she helped the Vacqueros advance to the NJCAA Region 1 Division 1 Championship game, leading the team with a .404 batting average.
NATIONALLY
Played club softball for Georgia Elite Gold and Coach Dan Caldwell ... helped the Elite to a second-place finish at the Boulder (Colo.) Independence Day Tournament in 2007 ... in 2005 and 2006 she played travel ball for the Texas Rapid Fire Gold where she was a teammate of current Longhorn, Tallie Thrasher ... the Rapid Fire finished 25th at the 2005 ASA Gold Nationals in Salinas, Calif., in addition to taking seventh at the 2005 Colorado Fireworks Tournament.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year letterwinner at Richland High School for coach Kathy Patke ... led the Lady Rebels to the playoffs three out of her four seasons ... earned all-district honors at second base during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons (2004-06) ... posted a .394 batting average and a team-best nine triples, 23 RBI and 24 runs scored in 2006 ... named to the Fort Worth Star Telegram Super Team in 2006 ... member of the National Honor Society ... selected to Who[apos]s Who Among American High School Students (2003-06).
PERSONAL
Full name is Megan Ryan Paris ... born Dec. 12, 1988 in Fort Worth, Texas ... is the daughter of Joe and Cher Paris ... is a sociology major.
