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Jersey Number 5
Meaghan Wells
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- IF
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Piscataway, N.J.
- High School:
- Piscataway
Statistics: Career | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Senior Year (2018)
- Batted 2-for-5 with a double and two walks in final series victory against Indiana (May 4-5)
- Accounted for Rutgers' first two runs against Maryland in the 8-7 setback (April 17) with her first extra base hit of the season
- Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a sac bunt in the wins over Penn State (March 30-31)
- Batted 5-for-11 with a walk and two RBIs over a three-game span March 14-16
- Posted a 2-for-3 day with two runs and an RBI in 8-2 win over North Dakota (March 4)
- First hit of the season was a two-out, pinch-hit single against Hampton (March 3).
Junior Year (2017)
- Saw action in 36 games, starting 30 at third base...
- Entered to pinch hit, sending in the go ahead run in RU's comeback win at Seton Hall (April 5)
- Sent in the winning run in RU's 6-5 comeback victory against North Dakota State (March 19)
- Matched her career best with two hits against Colgate (March 15), also adding two RBIs and a double
- Posted a hit in the 6-1 win over Lehigh (March 5)
- Registered a hit and run at Ohio (Feb. 19)
Sophomore Year (2016)
- Started 30 of 34 games in outfield
- Named Academic All-Big Ten
- Scored a career-high two runs in the 6-3 win over Indiana in the series opener (Apr. 22)
- Added a hit in the middle game and finale against No. 21 Minnesota (Apr. 15-17), including only one of two RU hits in the final game
- In series finale vs. Penn State, led RU with a 2-for-2 performance at the plate, including a career-best two hits (Mar. 27)
- Notched a career-high two hits to lead the team in the win over Bradley (Feb. 21)
- Drew a walk against No. 19 James Madison (Feb. 14)
- Earned the start in the season opener, drawing a walk against No. 19 James Madison (Feb. 12).
Freshman Year (2015)
- Started in five of 14 games
- Recorded one RBI in her first career start at Santa Barbara (Feb. 14)
- Registered a hit against Saint Mary's (Feb. 14)
- Crossed the plate for her first collegiate run as a pinch runner at Purdue (Mar. 28)
- Registered her first collegiate home run against Princeton (Apr. 8), driving in a career-high two RBIs
- Registered the first double of her career, plating three runs in the 10-4 victory over Villanova (Apr. 15)
- Drew a walk against Maryland (Apr. 21).
Prior to Rutgers
- A three-year starter at shortstop at Piscataway HS
- Recorded a .435 batting average, .371 slugging percentage, .463 OBP, .333 batting average with runners in scoring position and .942 fielding percentage in her career
- Named to the Middlesex County All-Freshman and All-Sophomore Teams
- Also started for four years on the varsity soccer squad
- A four-year varsity letterwinner on the girls basketball team
- Member of the National Honor Society with a 3.9 GPA.
Personal Info
- Daughter of Gene and Janet Wells
- Her father, Gene, ran track at Rutgers, holding the record in the 800-meter dash
- Has one brother, Brian, who runs for the men's cross country and track teams
- Plant science major.
Rutgers Athletics Launches the Athletic Excellence Fund
Monday, October 06
2025 Rutgers Softball Big Ten Highlights
Friday, August 08
R Fund, Knights of the Raritan are YouKnighted | Million Dollar Match
Friday, February 28
Rutgers x Nike Apparel Partnership
Thursday, December 19
