Meghan Beaubien

Beaubien was born in 1999 and raised in Newport, Michigan. Her mother, Kim Beaubien, played soccer at Boston College.[1] Beaubien attended St. Mary Catholic Central High School in Monroe, Michigan.[1] In June 2016, she pitched a perfect game and struck out 13 of the 15 batters she faced.[2] She was named the Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017.[3] She led St. Mary's to three state championships and finished her high school career with a 100–11 win–loss record, 1,442 strikeouts and a 0.29 earned run average (ERA).[4]

Coming out of high school, Beaubien was rated as the No. 6 prospect in the country by FloSoftball.[5] She was offered an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Michigan as a high school freshman. The offer was conveyed in person by coach Carol Hutchins at the Michigan-Ohio State football game.[6] She enrolled at Michigan in the fall of 2017.

On February 2, 2018, Beaubien threw a no-hitter against Georgia State in her collegiate debut.[7] For the season, she compiled a 33-6 win–loss record with a 1.16 ERA and 266 strikeouts in 216 innings pitched.[8] Her 33 wins led the NCAA,[1] a feat that had been accomplished by a freshman only five times in NCAA history.[4] Her 32 wins in the regular season was also a Michigan school record.[9] She threw three complete-game no-hitters during the season and contributed to a fourth.[1]

At the end of the 2018 season, Beaubien was selected as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association ("NFCA") first-team All-American.[1] She was also named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and Big Ten Freshman of the Year.[9][10]

On March 5, 2019, Beaubien was selected by USA Softball as the national player of the week. During the week, she won games against two ranked opponents, holding No. 2 UCLA to one run and No. 6 Washington to two runs.[11] On March 25, 2019, she was named Big Ten pitcher of the week after throwing 20.2 scoreless innings in three wins and a save.