Player Bio: Susanna Meyer

Susanna Meyer

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Davie, Fla.

High School:
Pembrook Pines HS

Height:
5-9

Position:
P

Birthdate:
06/25/1985

Experience:
3VL

2005 Second-Team All-OVC

One of four seniors on the team this season . . . ranks among the top 10 in almost every career pitching category . . . is looking to go out with a great senior season . . . intense and fierce competitor . . . never satisfied.

2006 (junior): Finished the season as Samford's third-ranked player in all-time strikeouts (398) and No. 4 in all-time wins (34) . . . earned four wins for the Bulldogs and finished with a solid 2.92 earned run average . . . tallied nine complete games and logged 129.1 innings in the circle . . . compiled 62 strikeouts in a total of 28 appearances . . . moved into fourth place on Samford's all-time record list in appearances (105), games started (69) and innings pitched (484.2) . . . ended the season ranked first in the school's all-time save category (4) . . . posted an opponents' batting average of .261 and only allowed 54 earned runs . . . hurled five complete games during Ohio Valley Conference play and picked up key league wins against both Southeast Missouri April 22 and Morehead State April 29 . . . tallied a six-strikeout performance at Tennessee-Martin May 6 and finished with five strikeouts against both Northwestern State Feb. 17 and Troy March 30 . . . hurled a complete game versus Bevill State during the fall tournament season . . . earned her third varsity letter.

2005 (sophomore): Earned second-team All-OVC honors . . . received the OVC's Pitcher of the Week Award March 28 . . . finished the season ranked third in the conference in shutouts (six), saves (three) and appearances (39) . . . placed fourth in the OVC in wins (17) and strikeouts (179), and was fifth in earned run average (2.14) . . . tallied a 17-16 record in the circle . . . started 24 games and hurled 14 complete games . . . finished the season with six shutouts . . . accumulated 176.2 innings of work and recorded the fourth-best season strikeout total in school history with 179 . . . finished the year ranked fourth on Samford's all-time ERA list with 1.94 . . . reached the 350-inning plateau as she hurled 2.2 frames against Eastern Kentucky in the opening game of the 2005 OVC Tournament . . . limited the opposition to a .210 overall batting average and held right-handed batters to a .194 mark . . . registered an 11-6 record in conference play and notched four shutouts . . . pitched a season-high nine innings against Birmingham-Southern March 6 . . . tallied a career-high 11 strikeouts on three occasions: Louisiana Tech (Feb. 12), Southern Illinois (March 15) and Tennessee-Martin (May 2) . . . earned her second varsity letter.

2004 (freshman): Finished the season with a 1.76 earned run average and a 13-11 overall record . . . earned OVC Pitcher of the Week honors May 3 after she went 1-0 with a save and a 0.58 ERA in two games . . . shared OVC Pitcher of the Week honors with Tennessee Tech's Lori Bayless April 5 . . . led the conference in total appearances with 38 . . . started a team-high 27 games as a true freshman and recorded 13 complete games . . . finished third in the conference in strikeouts (157) and sixth in ERA (1.76) . . . totaled five shutouts for a fourth-place ranking . . . pitched a team-high 178.2 innings and earned two saves . . . registered a career-high 10 strikeouts in a 5-0 shutout victory over Charleston Southern May 5 . . . limited right-handed hitters to a .193 batting average . . . led the team in ERA, wins (13), innings pitched, fewest runs allowed (67), opposing batting average (.211) and strikeouts . . . struck out 10 batters against Armstrong Atlantic in the Bulldogs' fall tournament . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: A Top-20 Florida High School Scholar Award winner . . . earned All-County honors her sophomore and junior seasons at Pembrook Pines High School . . . named a team captain during her junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Born June 25, 1985 . . . daughter of Steve and Jeanette Meyer . . . majoring in sociology.

GETTING TO KNOW MEYER
Strangest nickname: Soonie
I have to admit, I am really good at: brushing my hair
My most prized possession is: me and Amanda's notebook
Favorite place to eat: My mom's house
Favorite movie: Dead Man on Campus