2023 Softball Roster

Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics
Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics
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Chris Henry/South Florida Athletics
Chris Henry/South Florida Athletics
Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics
Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics
Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics
Stephen Galvin/South Florida Athletics

26 Megan Pierro

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Steinbrenner High School
  • Hometown Lutz, Fla.
  • Twitter MeganPierro
  • Instagram meganpierro
  • Major Biomedical Health Sciences

Biography

2023 (Senior): Made an appearance in 52 games, starting in 48 at second base...Led the team in triples with three... Her three triples was a single-season career-high... Totaled 17 runs, 24 hits, and 13 RBI... Went 10-for-11 in stolen bases... Led the team in catches with 186... Was tied for second on the team in double plays with seven … Opened the season going 2-for-3 with a triple against Michigan (Feb. 9th) … Went 2-for-3 with a run, RBI, and triple against FGCU (Feb. 22nd) … Tallied two hits and two RBI against Penn (Mar.7th) … Set a career-high of six assists against Illinois (Mar. 10th) … Set a career-high six putouts at Stetson (Apr. 12th)… Tallied seven multi-hit performances...Finished her career in the top 10 career books in triples (10th: 9), stolen base percentage (2nd: 0.906), walks (7th: 86), and sacrifice flies (2nd: 12)…   

2022 (Junior): Played in all 61 games, making 60 starts at second base ... Named to the AAC Honor Roll on May 2 ... Recorded third longest hitting streak on the team at six games and fourth longest on-base streak at 10 games ... Recorded eight multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with nine multi-RBI games ... Tallied two game-winning RBIs and two game-winning runs ... Tallied two RBIs against Illinois State (Feb. 10) ... Tallied four RBIs with three hits and a triple against Kansas City (Feb. 11) ... Tallied three hits and two RBIs against Notre Dame (Feb. 18) ... Hit a double and a triple against Wisconsin (Feb. 20) ... Tallied two hits against Florida A&M (March 4) and St. Thomas (March 20) ... Drove home two runs against UMass (March 13) ... Tallied two hits, including a home run, and drove home two runs against Wichita State (April 9) ... Tallied two hits, scored two runs and hit a home run against Florida A&M (April 13) ... Drove home two runs against Houston (April 29) and Memphis (May 6) ... Drove home three runs against Memphis (May 7).

2021 (COVID-Sophomore): AAC All-Conference Second Team ... Played in 45 games, making 43 starts primarily at second base ... Scored two game-winning runs and recorded two game-winning RBIs ... Finished third on the team with 18 stolen bases ... Led the team with four sacrifice hits ... Drew a team-leading 24 walks ... Recorded multi-hit games against North Dakota (March 20) and Houston (April 1, April 3) ... Went three-for-three at the plate with a home run against North Dakota (March 20) ... Stole three bases twice against Memphis (March 26 and May 13) ... Stole two bases against FGCU (April 18).

2020 (Sophomore): Played in 23 games, making 18 starts ... Went 12-for-52 at the plate, hitting .231 on the season ... Hit two sacrifice flies and one sacrifice hit ... Stole five bases on six attempts ... Drew seven walks, second best on the team ... Drove home seven runs ... Tallied five extra base hits: two doubles, two triples and a home run ... Scored 10 runs, second best on the team.

2019 (Freshman): Appeared in 50 games, started in 42 ... Had 31 hits for a .261 average ... Recorded three doubles and one triple ... Batted in 12 runs and crossed home 16 times ...Recorded a single for her first career hit against NC State ... Had seven multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... Logged 31 putouts and 33 assists ... Went on an eight-game hitting streak, and 11 game reached-base streak.

High School: Played for Steinbrenner High School ... Miracle Sports First Team All-Conference ... Three-time All-Western Conference Team ... Steinbrenner softball Offensive Player of the Year ... Two-sport athlete at Steinbrenner, also played soccer ... Played club softball for Rock Gold and Sarasota Heat under coaches Rick Waye and Mark Dover.

Major: Biomedical Health Sciences
Parents: Kerry and Don Pierro
Siblings: Michael (24)

Honors/Awards
2018-19 AAC All-Academic Team
2019-20 AAC All-Academic Team
2020-21 AAC All-Academic Team
2021 AAC All-Conference Second Team
AAC Honor Roll ('22: May 2)

USF Records
Season Sacrifice Flies (T-10th; 4 in 2022)
Season Walks Per Game (9th; 0.533 in 2021)
Career Stolen Base Percentage (2nd; .906)
Career Sacrifice Flies (T-5th; 10)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    Infielder
    5'4"
    26
  • 26

    2020Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'4"
    26
  • 26

    2021Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'4"
    26
  • 26

    2022Junior

    Infielder
    5'4"
    26
  • 26

    2023Senior

    Infielder
    5'4"
    26