VETERAN PROFILES #11 MEGAN BATEMAN Catcher/Outfield • 5-5 • Senior • 1L • R/R • Brookhaven, Miss. • Copiah-Lincoln JC “Megan earned a scholarship for her senior year. She’s a great player to have on your ball club because she can do a variety of things. She is a versatile player who can catch, play the infield, or play in the outfield. Megan’s a hard worker who can get the big hit or get on base when you need it. She does a great job working with our pitchers.” Mississippi State Head Coach Jay Miller AS A JUNIOR (2007) All-State accolades her sophomore season ... Batted .357 Saw action in 17 games … Hit .500 on the year, notching two (85-for-238) in two years, with 13 doubles and fi ve triples ... hits in four at-bats ... Recorded the fi rst hit in her Mississippi Also stole 17 bases in 20 attempts ... Helped lead Co-Lin to a State career Feb. 23 against Seton Hall ... Scored seven runs region and state title in 2006, as well as a third place fi nish in on the year, including a season-best two in a win over Seton the national tournament. Hall at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB JUNIOR COLLEGE Prepped at Brookhaven High School ... Helped lead Played at Copiah Lincoln for coach Allen Kent ... Earned Brookhaven to a 15-6 record ... Named Team MVP her senior All-Region honors her freshman and sophomore years, and year ... Hit .446 (29-for-65) with two doubles, two triples and six walks ... Named the Southwest Region Co-Offensive Play- er of the Year ... Selected to the Mississippi All-Star game. PERSONAL Born Mari Megan Bateman on Dec. 23, 1985, in Millington, Tenn. ... Daughter of Kyle and Macie Bateman ... Both par- ents graduated from Mississippi State ... Has an older sister, Holly, a younger sister, Brittany and a younger brother, Scotty ... A secondary education major at MSU. GETTING TO KNOW MEGAN Favorite Book Pregame Ritual(s) Runaway Jury Pray Favorite TV Show Three Words Best Describe You Grey’s Anatomy Fun, loyal, nice Favorite Food Biggest Pet Peeve Mashed Potatoes Bad teeth Favorite Drink Autobiography Title Coca-Cola American Girl Category 2007 Bests Career Bests Favorite Singer/Group Hobbies At Bats 2, v. Seton Hall (2/23) 2, v. Seton Hall (2/23/07) Rascal Flatts Hunting, poker Hits 1, 2x, last v. Southern Mississippi (4/12) 1, 2x, last v. Southern Mississippi (4/12/07) Favorite Non-Softball Sport Special Talent Runs 2, v. Seton Hall (2/23) 2, v. Seton Hall (2/23/07) Runs Batted In None None Football Knitting Doubles None None Favorite Sports Team Best Moment of My Career Triples None None Atlanta Braves Winning state at Co-Lin Home Runs None None Favorite Roadtrip Item Why I Chose MSU Walks 2 v. Seton Hall (2/23) 2 v. Seton Hall (2/23/07) Stolen Bases None None Computer I dreamed of playing here. BatemanÊs Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT Career 2007-JR .500 17-0 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 2 0 1 .667 0 0 0-0 Statistics TOTALS .500 17-0 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 2 0 1 .667 0 0 0-0 16 VETERAN PROFILES #7 NAKITA BOYCE Outfield • 5-7 • Senior • 3L • L/R • Springfield, Mo. • Glendale HS “Nakita came in fairly raw as a freshman, and she has improved each year for us. Nakita is a consistent threat on the bases, and she is one we think will really make our offense go this spring.” Mississippi State Head Coach Jay Miller Two-Time Academic All-SEC AS A JUNIOR (2007) runs scored on 10 hits, including one extra-base hit, and two RBI ... Named to the Southeastern Conference Academic all-SEC team Tallied a .203 slugging percentage and a .258 on-base percentage … For her performance in the Bulldog Round Robin, named to ... Also drew seven walks and was 7-for-9 on stolen base attempts the all-tournament squad … Saw action in 61 games, starting all of ... Committed three errors in 34 total chances for a .912 fi elding them … Posted a career-high .308 batting average in 182 at-bats percentage ... Hit 8-for-16 (.500) as the leadoff batter in an inning … Had a .401 slugging percentage and a .377 on-base percent- ... Hit .429 (3-for-7) with an RBI and two runs scored en route to all- age … Tallied 38 runs scored and 26 RBI … Had 13 multiple-hit tournament honors at the Bulldog Classic ... Included a 2-for-4 day games and eight multiple-RBI games …Tallied a career-high fi ve hitting line in a win over Troy ... Produced a hit and a pair of runs in at-bats against Georgia (2/24) and Nebraska (4/21) … Had a State’s doubleheader split at Middle Tennessee ... Hit 1-for-2 with team-high six triples … Drew 17 walks and was 20-for-22 on stolen a walk in State’s series fi nale victory at South Carolina, including a base attempts … Recorded six sacrifi ce hits and tied a team lead game-tying RBI triple in the second inning ... Singled, stole a base with three sacrifi ce fl ies … Committed only fi ve errors in 56 total and scored the game’s only run in a 1-0 victory over Texas A&M- chances for a .919 fi elding percentage … Had a 16-game hitting Corpus Christi in MSU’s NCAA Region 4 tournament opener. streak between 2/24 and 3/17. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB AS A SOPHOMORE (2006) Prepped at Glendale High School for coach Dustin Combs ... Saw action in 61 games, starting every game in left fi eld ... Recipi- Played club softball for Missouri Madness and coach Glenn ent of MSU’s Most Improved Player award ... Posted a .302 batting Knaebel ... Played and started every game as a prep senior and average in 179 at-bats with 33 runs scored on 54 hits, including helped lead Glendale to 17-9 record, the district championship six extra-base hits and 20 RBI ... Tallied a .341 slugging percent- and a second place fi nish in the conference ... Hit .436 with three age and a .337 on-base percentage ... Drew seven walks and stole home runs and 20 RBI and was 14-for-15 on stolen base attempts 18-of-21 bases ... Committed seven errors in 98 total chances for ... An all-Ozarks, all-district, all-conference, all-region and all-state a .929 fi elding percentage ... Crossed the plate with fi ve game- selection ... Played and started every game as a prep junior and winning runs, while knocking in four game-winning RBI ... Turned in helped lead the Falcons to a 25-4 record, the district and sectional 13 multiple-hit games and fi ve multiple-RBI games ... Hit 32-for-78 championship and an appearance in the Elite 8 of the state tourna- (.410) with runners on base ... Hit 6-for-14 (.429) with three RBI and ment ... Hit .583 with fi ve home runs and 28 RBI and was 27-for-28 fi ve runs scored at the USF Best Western Invitational ... Hit 5-for- on stolen base attempts ... Set Missouri high school record with 46 12 (.417) with four runs and an RBI during the Bulldog Classic ... career steals ... Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year honoree ... An Included a 3-for-3 day with two runs against Tennessee State ... all-district, all-conference and all-region selection as well ... Played Batted .583 (7-for-12) with three RBI and four runs scored en route and started every game for the Missouri Madness and helped lead to all-tournament honors at the Bulldog Round Robin ... Included the club organization to seven tournament championships, includ- a 3-for-4 day hitting line in a win over Southeast Missouri State ... ing the ASA Northern National, ASA State and Heartland Exposure GETTING TO KNOW NAKITA Also included a 3-for-3 day with two runs and two RBI against Al- tournaments ... An all-district and all-conference performer in track, corn State ... Produced three hits and a run in State’s win over No. running on the record-setting 4x100-meter relay squad. Favorite Book Favorite Class at MSU 13 Washington at the Compass Bank Invitational ... Hit 3-for-4 with Me & My Daddy Small group communication two RBI in State’s 13-2 win at Long Beach State ... Had a career- PERSONAL Washing the Car Pregame Ritual(s) high three RBI in Game One against fourth-ranked Alabama. Born Nakita Destini Boyce on July 8, 1986, in Nashville, Tenn. ... Daughter of Ron and Edith Boyce ... Father is currently serving as Favorite TV Show Listen to music & play AS A FRESHMAN (2005) head track and fi eld coach at Missouri State ... Currently pursuing Yes, Dear with the sea turtles in Saw action in 43 games, including 23 starts, 13 of which came in her master’s degree in business administration after earning her Favorite Food the pond next to the undergraduate degree in marketing in December. center fi eld ... Posted a .169 batting average in 59 at-bats with 10 Curry chicken & rice softball field Favorite Drink Biggest Pet Peeve Category 2007 Bests Career Bests Sparkling grape juice People smacking food At Bats 5, 2x, last at Georgia (4/21) 5, 2x, last at Georgia (4/21/07) Favorite Singer/Group Hobbies Hits 3 v.