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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.
2025 Rutgers Athletics Hall Of Fame Induction
Tuesday, December 16
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
