Megan Fortner

Class:
Junior
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Cedar Hill, Mo.
Position:
INF
Prev School:
Northwest HS (Jacksonville State)

2023 (Jr.)
• Appeared in 51 games, starting 48 times at first base
• ASUN All-Conference third team
• ASUN Player of the Week on April 3
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• ASUN Presidential Honor Roll
• Batted .292 with seven doubles, two triples, 10 homers, 32 RBI, 28 runs scored, a .345 on base percentage, .558 slugging percentage and .995 fielding percentage
• Recorded 13 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI contests
• Homered in back-to-back games at Eastern Kentucky, going 2-for-2 with a triple, homer, three RBI and two runs scored on March 15 before batting 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored on March 16
• Had two four-RBI games in a three-game span, homering and driving in four on March 28 at Virginia Tech while plating four on April 1 against Kennesaw State
• Registered game-winning walk-off double in ninth inning against Stetson (April 15)
• Hit homers in two out of three games in regular-season-ending series at Queens
• Batted .333 (4-for-12) with a double, two homers and four RBI during NCAA Los Angeles Regional
• Launched a homer in elimination game against Grand Canyon (May 20) before going 2-for-3 with a double, homer, three RBI and one run scored in Regional final versus San Diego State

Previous School
• Transferred to Liberty after playing three seasons at Jacksonville State (2020-22)
• Three-year starter at first base for the Gamecocks
• Batted .328 with nine doubles and three homers during CoVID-shortened freshman season
• Hit .287 with an ASUN-leading 17 doubles, eight homers and 33 RBI in 2022
• Also competed in track & field at JSU, earning a bronze medal in the javelin at the 2022 ASUN Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• ASUN Presidential Honor Roll

Prep
• Graduated from Northwest High School
• Four-sport athlete, competing in basketball, volleyball, soccer and track
• First team all-state and all-conference in basketball and volleyball
• Missouri state champion and state record holder in the javelin
• Played travel softball for Southern Force

Personal
• Daughter of Greg and Debra Fortner
• Sister, Kayla Fortner, played softball at Evansville for three seasons before transferring to Southeast Missouri State
• Sister, Brittany Fortner, played softball at Wichita State
• Sister, Taylor Fortner, played volleyball at Ottawa University
• Brother, Seth Fortner, played football at Missouri S&T
• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies, would like to become a physical education teacher and coach
• Birthday is June 29