Follow on Social Media
Twitter: @meggieotte
Instagram: @meggieotte
Career Honors
• OSU Scholar-Athlete (2019)
Ohio State Overview
• Has played in 153 career games through the 2022 season with 146 starts
• Has a career batting average of .251 with 75 RBI, 12 home runs and 63 runs scored
• Is majoring in human development and family science
As a Senior (2022)
• Was one of four players to start all 53 games
• Had three outfield assists from her position in center field
• Drove in 27 runs, third-most on the team
• Had a season-high three RBI on two different occasions: vs. Northern Illinois (Feb. 11) and Stetson (Feb. 19)
• Finished two outfield assists and hit a solo home run in a 10-5 win over Iowa
• Made a diving catch in center field to prevent two Indiana runs from scoring in a 6-4 series-clinching win over the Hoosiers
• Had 15 extra-base hits (eight doubles, two triples, five home runs)
As a Junior (2021)
• Led the Buckeyes with 28 RBI, which ranked 12th in the Big Ten
• Started all 43 games and played center field
• Drove in a career-high four runs vs. Rutgers (4/23)
• Had seven multi-RBI games, including three in the season finale vs. Michigan State (5/16)
• Tied for second on the team with four home runs
As a Sophomore (2020)
• Started all 18 games
• Second on the team with 18 hits and four doubles
• Tallied 27 total bases, 11 runs, eight RBI, one triple and one home run
• Was 5-for-6 in stolen bases
• Recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage, 18 putouts and five assists in center field
• Had five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI outings
• Opened the 2020 campaign with a six-game hitting streak (2/7-15)
• Hit the first home run of the season, a two-RBI shot, at South Carolina (2/7)
• Tallied three runs, two hits, two RBI and two stolen bases against NDSU (2/8)
• Put up two hits, one run and one RBI versus SIU (2/8)
• Had two hits, including a RBI double, against UIC (2/23)
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI versus Wright State (3/7)
As a Freshman (2019)
• Started 32 of the 39 games she played in
• Batted .267 with 24 hits, 13 runs, 13 RBI, five doubles and two home runs
• Went 5-for-5 on stolen bases
• Had 22 putouts and four assists in the outfield
• Temporarily sidelined due to injury from Apr. 7-26
• Posted the first run and hit of her career against Ole Miss (2/8)
• Hit a two-RBI single vs. LSU (2/16)
• Tallied two hits and a run with a stolen base against Utah (2/16)
• Picked up two hits and drove in two runs with a double versus Seattle (3/8)
• Scored two runs, had one hit and stole a base against Idaho State (3/9)
• Hit the first home run of her career at Portland State (3/12)
• Drove in three runs on one hit in game two at Portland State (3/12)
• Had a hit, one run and RBI against Lehigh and Grand Can¬yon (3/16)
• Was 2-for-2 with an RBI single and double at Maryland (3/31)
• Tallied a career-high three hits at Pitt (4/3)
• Had two hits and scored a run in the series opener against Rutgers (4/5)
• Tied the game and forced extra-innings on a solo home run against Rutgers (4/6)
• Scored twice as a pinch runner vs. Illinois (4/27-28)
Prior to Ohio State
• Four-time All-Inter-Valley Conference and Eastern District selection
• 2018 Eastern District Player of the Year, First Team All-Ohio and Stark County honoree as a senior
• Became the all-time leader in hits at Sandy Valley
• Led her school to three straight sectional championships
• 2017 Inter-Valley Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Ohio
• Named Sandy Valley Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman and Stark County Player of the Year as a junior
• Helped her team to a district championship and regional second-place finish in 2017
• Played club ball for the Lasers, who were the 16U ASA state co-champions in 2016
Personal
• Daughter of Richard and Jennifer Otte
• Has a sister, Chloe
• Father played basketball at Heidelberg University