2025 Softball Roster | College World Series
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Mealer, Laura
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Jersey Number 2
Laura Mealer
- Position:
- Infielder
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Chapel Hill, Tenn.
- High School:
- Forest High School
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 6 (3x) last vs Alabama (5/25/2024)
- Runs: 3 (7x) last vs. Lamar (2/15/2025)
- Hits: 4 vs Charlotte (4/14/2023)
- RBIs: 5 vs. Missouri State (3/8/2024)
- Doubles: 3 at Tennessee St. (4/19/2023)
- Triples: 1 (7x) last vs Rutgers (2/21/2025)
- Home Runs: 3 vs. Missouri State (3/8/2024)
- Walks: 3 vs Fla. Atlantic (4/01/2022)
- Hit By Pitch: 2(2x) vs. Howard (3/11/2024)
- Stolen Bases: 3 (2x) last vs. UTSA (4/30/2023)
- Hit Streak: 27 games (2/20/23 - 3/25/23)
CAREER HONORS
- 2023 C-USA All-Conference First Team
- 2023 NFCA All-Region First Team
- 2023 C-USA All-Tournament Team
- 2023 CSC Academic All-District
- C-USA Player of the Week (March 6)
- 2022 C-USA All-Conference Second Team
- 2022 C-USA All-Freshman Team
2025 - SENIOR
- Capped her final collegiate season with a .339 average at the plate, scoring 32 runs with seven doubles, six home runs and 36 RBIs
- Played in 63 games as a senior with 62 starts
- Played the hero during No. 7 Tennessee's 5-4 victory over ninth-ranked UCLA, hitting a walk-off single in the ninth inning to send the Lady Vols to their second Women's College World Series semifinal appearance in the last three seasons (6/1)
- Drove in three runs in UT's win over UCLA in the WCWS (6/1)
- Was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in a WCWS victory over Florida (5/30)
- Went 2-for-3 against Oklahoma at the Women's College World Series (5/29)
- Hit an RBI double that scored a runner from first and pushed the lead to 3-0 in the NCAA Regional against Ohio State (5/18)
- Blasted the Lady Vols up 9-0 in the NCAA Regional Tournament against Miami (OHIO) with a grand slam in the third inning (5/16)
- Led Tennessee with a perfect 3-for-3 performance verses Arkansas (5/8) in the SEC Tournament
- Hit a run-scoring single to center in the rubber match against Ole Miss (4/27), going 2-for-3 at the plate
- Went 1-for-4 in the nine-inning battle versus No. 19 Clemson (4/22)
- Capitalized with runners on with a two-RBI single to right field to make it 4-0 in the final game versus Auburn (4/19)
- Delivered an RBI single to left in the bottom half of the first to tie the game against Auburn (4/18)
- Started the third inning of Game 2 in the doubleheader against Mississippi State (4/5) with a leadoff double and eventually came around to score
- Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against No. 17 Mississippi State (4/4)
- Hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first to increase the Lady Vols' lead to 2-0 over Western Carolina (4/1)
- Delivered a double to right, scoring two runs and cutting the deficit to 3-2 in the rubber match against Oklahoma (3/30)
- Scored from third to extend the lead to 5-2 in the eighth, capping off a strong 3-for-4 performance versus No. 2 Oklahoma (3/28)
- Produced a two-RBI double to give Tennessee a 3-2 lead in the final game against Arkansas (3/24)
- Went 3-for-5 in game two against UConn (3/14), delivering a walk-off single through the left side
- Blasted her fifth home run of the season, a solo shot, to extend the lead to 6-1 over UConn (3/14) in game one of a doubleheader
- Crushed her SEC season debut against Georgia (3/7) with an RBI single and a double in the 6-1 Friday victory over the Bulldogs
- Launched a home run with two RBIs versus Indiana State (3/2)
- Recorded two runs and a double for the Lady Vols in the first day of the Tennessee Invitational (2/28)
- Executed a textbook steal to second then soared over the plate adding insurance for the Lady Vols in their home opener versus Radford (2/16)
- Scored in the top half of the inning against UCLA on (2/21) and also made a diving catch on a lineout in the first inning.
- Lined a triple, drew a walk, and recorded one RBI against Rutgers on (2/21)
- Hit her third home run of the season, a two-run shot that brought Tennessee within one run of the run-rule threshold versus Oregon State (2/20)
- Broke the deadlock with a single up the middle in the fourth against No. 19 Oregon (2/20)
- Contributed to the Lady Vols' success over Nicholls with an RBI (2/16)
- Drilled a single RBI in the first inning against Tulsa (2/15) followed by another hit to secure the 8-0 win
- Launched two hits with two RBIs and three runs contributing to the Lady Vols' victory over Lamar (2/15)
- Crushed a two-run homer in the sixth inning of Game 1 against McNeese State (2/14) and tacked on two more RBIs with a single to center field in the fifth
- Tallied two hits, a run, and a stolen base against No. 21 Northwestern (2/8)
- Posted a 2-for-3 outing with a pair of runs scored against Notre Dame (2/8)
- Recorded a hit, a run, a walk, and a stolen base against Iowa (2/7).
- Blasted a two-run home run to center in the second inning to extend the Lady Vols' lead to 7-0 against Bethune-Cookman (2/7)
2024 - JUNIOR
- Played in 55 games - making 45 starts - during her first season with the Lady Vols
- Slashed .278/.548/.404 as a junior with five doubles, eighth home runs and 27 RBIs
- Strong defensively, she recorded 68 putouts with 70 assists and helped turn five double plays
- Blasted a game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth as the third-ranked Lady Vols knocked off No. 14 Alabama, 3-2 (5/24)
- Went 2-for-6 in the Lady Vols two shut out games against Virginia in the NCAA Regionals (5/18-19)
- Tallied one hit in two plate appearances during the SEC Tournament against LSU (5/9)
- Contributed three runs on one hit and one walk in the series win to help the Lady Vols help sweep against Kentucky (5/2-4)
- Produced an RBI, hit, and run scored in two plate appearances against Belmont (4/23)
- Game three against Mississippi State, marked a 1-for-2 performance at the plate, scoring one run and recording a hit and a stolen base (4/14)
- Blasted her seventh home run with a two-run homer in game three against South Carolina (3/26)
- Led Tennessee at the plate in game two against South Carolina, going 3-for-3 with one run scored and a pair of RBIs (3/25)
- Knocked a home run – her sixth of the season – to straightaway center field during the final game in Tennessee's Missouri series (3/17)
- Hit a two-run shot to left during Tennessee's shutout over South Dakota (3/8)
- Recorded a career-high five RBIs against Missouri State (3/8)
- Became the second Lady Vol in program history to hit three home runs in a single game during Tennessee's over 16-0 win over Missouri State (3/8)
- Hit her first home run at Tennessee, while also posting two RBIs and a walk in the victory over Longwood (3/4)
- Marked two hits and a walk in the victory over Longwood (3/3)
- Stole a base in the win over Stetson (3/3)
- Hit a double and scored in a 9-1 victory for the Lady Vols over Brown (3/2)
- Tallied a triple with two RBIs in the Lady Vols victory against Stetson (3/2)
- Recorded one hit, one RBI and one stolen base during Tennessee's 6-1 win over Oregon State (2/24)
- Had one hit, one RBI and one stolen base during Tennessee's 14-0 shutout over Kennesaw State (2/14)
- Marked an hit and walk in the Lady Vols game 2 against Baylor (2/9)
- Stole second base after pinch running in the top of the seventh against Baylor (2/9)
- Made her debut with the Lady Vols as Tennessee took down UT Arlington in 15-0 shutout during the 2024 season opener (2/8)
2023 - SOPHOMORE (at MTSU)
- C-USA All-Conference First Team
- NFCA All-Region First Team
- C-USA Championship All-Tournament Team
- Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- C-USA Player of the Week (March 6)
- Led the team in batting average (.388), slugging percentage (.697), runs scored (68), hits (78), RBIs (57), doubles (20), home runs (12), total bases (140) and stolen bases (30)
- Started all 62 games
- Led C-USA in runs scored (68), hits (78), RBIs (57) and doubles (20)
- Third most doubles in Division 1 (20)
- Tied for the 12th most hits in Division 1 (78)
- Tied for the 19th most RBIs in Division 1 (57)
- Ninth most Total Bases in Division 1 (140)
- Hold the single season program record in runs scored (67), total bases (140) and RBIs (57
2022 - FRESHMAN (at MTSU)
- 2022 C-USA All-Conference Second Team
- 2022 C-USA All-Freshman Team
- 2022 Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Team
- One of two Blue Raiders to play in and start all 53 contests
- Led team in batting average (.355), slugging percentage (.619), on-base percentage (.429), hits (55), runs (34), home runs (10), triples (2), and is tied for the team lead in RBI (28) and stolen bases (9), and ranks second in doubles (7)
- Finished the season second among C-USA freshman in batting average
- First Blue Raider freshman since 2007 to lead team in batting average
- Led the Blue Raiders with 16 multi-hit contests
- Batted a career-best 4-for-4, tied a career-best two runs, and hit a HR vs. Charlotte (April 14)
- Ranked fifth in C-USA in total bases (96), tied for fifth in hits (55), and eighth in home runs (10)
- Ranked second on the team with six multi-RBI games, and tied for second on the team with 28 RBIs
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL
- Played four years on the softball and basketball team’s at Forrest High School; softball coach was former Blue Raider pitcher Shelby Stinnett (Lightfoot)
- Led her team to a Class-AA State Championship and a No. 3 ranking on The Tennessean’s list of best Nashville-area high school softball teams in the 2021 season
- Named a TNSCA Middle Tennessee All-Star and named to the Class-AA Middle Tennessee All-State Team after her senior season
- Also won a state championship in 2019, when she was named Offensive MVP and named All-State
- Named All-District and All-Region on the hardwood for Forrest
- Played her travel softball for So Cal Athletics, batting .492 in her final travel season with two showcase tournament titles
PERSONAL
- Born November 7, 2002
- Daughter of Richard and Amity Mealer
- Has an older brother, Ethan, and a younger sister, Megan
- Family member Dwight Robinson played baseball at Middle Tennessee from 1989-91 before being drafted in the 10th round of the 1991 MLB draft by the New York Mets
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.25.25)
Sunday, May 25
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.24.25)
Saturday, May 24
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.23.25)
Friday, May 23
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Ohio State (5.18.25)
Sunday, May 18
