Career: Four-year career played primarily as a designated player and catcher...Finished career second in Panthers' history in homers with 25...Batted .266 with 129 hits, 91 RBI, 53 runs, 85 walks and 39 hit by pitches...Sits third and fifth on the Panthers' single season homers list with 10 as a freshman and nine as a senior.
2010: Played in 54 games for the Panthers, starting 49 primarily at catcher...Earned CAA All-Tournament Honors...Tied for first on the team with Lauren Jones with nine homers...Named CAA Player of the Week on March 9 after hitting three homers in two days as GSU defeated No. 23 Kentucky, Bowling Greeen and Dartmouth...Hit the game tying homer in the seventh inning with one out in a CAA Tournament elimination game with Towson as the Panthers went on to win in nine innings, 4-1...Had four RBI each against Howard and Dartmouth...Had three RBI against Georgia Southern and UNC Wilmington...Ended season with a .258 batting average with 33 hits, 26 RBI, 23 walks and 16 runs scored...Was also hit by 20 pitches, which put her 11th in the country in the category (0.37 per game).
2009: Started in 42 of 46 games played...Ended the season with a .214 batting average...Recorded five singles and three home runs while driving in 16 RBI and crossing the plate seven times...Went 2-for-2 against Georgia Tech in the season opener and brought in the only Panther run...Went 2-for-3 against Drexel on March 21 with a home run, a double and three RBI.
2008: Started in 37 of 44 games played...Finished the season with a .265 batting average...Drove in 22 runs off 30 hits, including three homers and eight doubles while crossing the plate 12 times...Drove in three runs while going 2-for-2 against Drexel on May 3...Went 3-for-4 against Appalachian State on March 8 with a double, home run and three RBI.
2007: Had a team high and CAA second-best 10 home runs...Started 44 of 52 games played...Recorded a team high .524 slugging percentage...Received 28 walks, ranked third on the team...Went 2-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored against Mercer on March 6...Sent a grand slam over center field against Hofstra on April 6...Hit 2-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored versus Western Carolina on April 18...Was No. 79 nationally in walks.
Prep: Graduated from Union Grove High School in the spring of 2006...Had seven runs batted in and one double while batting .289 in 40 at bats...Won the Wolverine Award, an award given to the athlete that represents the best way a Wolverine athlete should portray themselves...Recovered from an ankle injury suffered during her senior year...Won the Coca-Cola Athletic Award...Lettered two years in softball for the Union Grove Wolverines.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Suzy Skelton...Margaret Lillian Skelton was born on September 14, 1987...Has a twin brother (Jake)...Has one older brother, Josh, and one younger brother, Robbie...Enjoys camping, fishing, being outdoors and hanging out with friends...Favorite athlete is Brian McCann of the Atlanta Braves...Chose Georgia State for the great physical therapy program and its proximity to home so her family can watch her play...Exercise Science major.
