Meghan Collins is in her third season as an assistant coach for the Southeastern Louisiana softball team.
In her first season in Hammond, Collins was part of a staff that helped the Lady Lions lead the nation with 172 stolen bases. Senior Katie Lacour won the Golden Shoe Award after leading the nation with a school-record 58 stolen bases.
The 2017 Lady Lions were again dangerous on the base paths, as Southeastern shared the national lead with 162 stolen bases. Sophomore Jacquelyn Ramon led the Southland and ranked fifth national with 54 steals.
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Collins, a Lacombe, Louisiana native came to Hammond after spending the previous six years at University of South Alabama. She started four years at first base under Becky Clark, and was also a manager and volunteer assistant for the 2014 and 2015 Lady Jaguars.
During her years as a Jaguar, she helped lead the team to two Sun Belt Conference Championships and two NCAA Regional Finals, including a regional home berth at Jaguar Field in 2013. The 2012 conference championship was the first in program history as USA battled and fought to beat ULL in the conference championship, 3-1.
As a Jaguar, Collins holds program career records for games played (213), doubles (40), and walks (102). She also set single season program records for batting average (.346, 2011), on-base percentage (.466, 2011) and home runs (9, 2012) .Collins is fourth on South Alabama's career list in hits, on-base percentage, runs scored and RBI’s.
Academically, Collins was a four-time NFCA Academic All-American, and was on the Sun Belt’s Commissioner’s List for 4 straight years. Collins also won the Extra Mile award, which was given to the athlete who most displays hard work, leadership, and goes the extra mile on a daily basis. This award was voted on by her teammates and was given to her in 2009 and 2013.
Collins received her Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science in 2013 and her Master's of Science in 2014 from the University of South Alabama.
Collins lives with her parents, Jeanne and Herbert Collins in Lacombe, Louisiana. She has an older sister, Amy and younger brother, Joseph.
