Oklahoma State University Athletics
Megan Castle
January 19, 2009 | Cowgirl Softball
Last Fall
• started five games, including four in right field and one as the designated player.
• had a double, a triple, two sacrifice bunts and no strikeouts in 14 at-bats.
• recorded a perfect fielding percentage with four put-outs.
• went 1-for-3 against Oklahoma Christian with a triple and a run scored.
• also went 1-for-3 with a double in the Cowgirls' win over Arkansas.
as a Sophomore in 2008
• was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic all-district second-team.
• named first-team Academic All-Big 12.
• started 44 games, including 32 as the designated player and 12 in the outfield.
• batted .305 on the season was third on the team with 26 RBIs.
• finished the season with 39 hits, including two home runs, six doubles and a triple.
• batted .333 with runners on base and .373 with runners in scoring position.
• went 2-for-4 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with a home run, a triple and three RBIs.
• went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBIs against Utah Valley.
• went 3-for-4 in OSU's win over No. 18 Baylor with a double and three RBIs.
• had a six-game hitting streak.
• had multiple hits in 10 games.
as a Freshman in 2007
• played in 28 games and started 18 for the Cowgirls, all in left field.
• recorded a .950 fielding percentage with just one error in 20 chances.
• hit her only home run of the season, a solo shot, as a pinch hitter against Cal Poly on Feb. 16 in Las Vegas.
at Newcastle High School (2003-06)
• was a four-year letterwinner for coach Mike Crossley.
• had a .472 batting average with 60 hits in 127 at-bats.
• scored 21 runs and also had 21 RBIs.
• was perfect on 28 stolen-base attempts.
• as a pitcher, compiled an 18-5 record and had a 0.23 earned run average.
• struck out 226 of 539 batters faced.
• was named All-State in 2005 and helped lead the Racers to the 2005 Class 4A state finals.
• Newcastle was the runner-up in Class 4A at the state championship.
• named first-team Little All-City by the Oklahoman and was named the “Star of the Day” by the Oklahoman after pitching a perfect game in the state semifinals.
• named the Newcastle Athlete of the Year and the Story of the Year.
• was a Wendy's High School Heisman nominee.
• also played basketball as a freshman and sophomore.
• was a member of the track team her freshman season, and had the following finishes at the 2003 Class 4A state track meet: 4th in the 4x100-meter relay, 4th in the long jump and 7th in the high jump.
• played summer ball for coach Bill Foutch and the Oklahoma Dynamites Gold.
• helped lead the Dynamites to a fifth-place finish at AFA Nationals by hitting .481 with four home runs and pitching two no-hitters.
Personal
Born on April 2, 1988, Megan is the daughter of Scott and Tonya Castle. She has two older sisters, Cara Perez and Christa Murphy. Megan enjoys playing Nintendo, traveling on road trips, going to the lake and Chinese food. Her favorite movies are Wedding Crashers and Mean Girls. She is majoring in nutritional sciences at Oklahoma State.
