On Mesko: One of the most dominant pitchers in the history of Charleston softball, Mesko will anchor the 2010 pitching staff.
Career Notes: After three seasons, appears in Cougars record book 45 times ... she is tied for the most innings in a single game with 11.0 (1), most strikeouts with 15 (1) and is second in that category with 14 (2) ... in single season records, Mesko holds the top two marks in strikeouts per seven innings (7.05 in 2008, 7.00 in 2007) and owns the first and third spots in strikeouts with 216 in 2008 and 201 in 2007 ... she is the career-leader in strikeouts per seven innings with an average of 7.03 and third in opponents batting average (.240) and strikeouts (417) ... she is the all-time strikeout leader at the College of Charleston with 535.
2009: Became College of Charleston’s all-time strikeout leader with her 463rd on March 10 at Charlotte, surpassing mark of 462 previously held by Rachael Stern ... currently has 535 career strikeouts ... made 30 appearances with 24 starts and 13 complete games ... went 11-10 with four shutouts, 3.11 ERA and 118 strikeouts in 148.1 innings pitched ... earned a pair of Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week awards on March 10 and April 20 ... had complete game, one-run effort in 1-0 loss to Georgia Southern (3/7) ... collected fourth career save vs. Georgia Southern in nightcap to move into second place all-time in Cougar history ... pitched second complete game of series in finale, registering a four-hit shutout ... threw second straight complete game shutout with 9-0, five-inning victory at Charlotte (3/10) ... had eight inning outing in 5-4 win vs. Charleston Southern (3/18) ... struck out then season-high nine batters in 10-6 victory at Coastal Carolina (3/22) ... pitched 10-inning, one-hit complete game shutout, striking out season-best 10, in 1-0 win vs. Elon (4/18) ... the 10 innings tied for the second longest outing in the history of College of Charleston softball ... threw second consecutive shutout in series finale with six-inning, four hit performance in 10-0 win vs. Phoenix (4/19) ... continued most dominant stretch of season with second one-hitter in three starts against UNC Greensboro (4/25) ... in that game, Mesko went all seven innings, recording eight strikeouts in the 7-2 win ... she earned her fourth straight complete game victory in the finale, posting an 8-2 victory and notching another eight strikeouts ... threw 4.1 scoreless innings of one-hit relief against UNC Greensboro in Southern Conference Tournament.
2008: Made 40 appearances with 36 starts ... went 13-18 with 3.27 ERA, 20 complete games, six shutouts, 214.1 innings and program record 216 strikeouts ... with the bat, Mesko batted .218 with 26 hits, 16 runs, 14 RBIs and played in 44 games, starting 43 ... tied her own program record for strikeouts with 14 in a complete game, three-hit, 2-0 shutout of a strong Kennesaw State team on February 24 ... threw a five-inning, one-hit, complete game 8-0 shutout against Akron on March 1 ... delivered back-to-back complete game shutouts vs. Syracuse and Binghamton March 15-16 ... struck out 11 and allowed no earned runs in 10-inning outing vs. Georgia Southern on March 29 ... broke her own career-high and tied teammate Shannon Howard’s program record 15 strikeouts in eight innings against UNC Greensboro on April 19 ... at Chattanooga on April 26, retired final 24 batters after allowing a single to second batter of game for eight inning, one-hit, shutout victory ... threw complete game shutout over Elon in Southern Conference Tournament on May 9 ... at the plate, produced 3-for-3 outing with double, triple, run and career-high tying four RBIs against Binghamton on March 16 ... tied career-high with 3-for-4 day vs. Georgia Southern on March 29.
2007: As a pitcher, appeared in 34 games with 32 starts ... finished with 18-13 record, 2.30 ERA, 21 complete games, 201.0 innings, 201 strikeouts and held opposing hitters to a .222 batting average ... at the plate, she played and started 54 games, producing a .230 batting average, 29 hits, 21 runs, three homeruns and 26 RBIs ... accumulated double-digit strikeouts six times, including then record 14 vs. UNC Greensboro on April 28 ... had four start stretch from February 16-24 in which she totaled 32 strikeouts in 25 innings, including three-double-digit strikeout games and a pair of wins ... threw 10 innings against Elon on April 24 ... topped that performance in Southern Conference Tournament with program record tying 11 innings and 10 strikeouts, one run, unearned in 2-1 victory over Appalachian State on May 10 ... as a hitter, delivered seven multi-hit games, including a pair of 2-for-4, two RBI outings against Appalachian State March 31-April 1 ... went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, career-high three runs and a homerun in 7-6 win over Furman on April 15 ... had impressive one-hit performance against South Carolina State on March 3 as she drilled a grand slam for her first career-homerun and career-high four RBIs.
Eagles Landing High School: Four-year starter for Eagles softball team and two-year starter for varsity basketball team ... as a pitcher, helped lead ELHS to Region Championships in 2003 and 2005 with final State rankings of fifth and ninth, respectively ... 2003 Atlanta Journal Constitution and Southern Crescent Pitcher of the Year ... Georgia High School Association First-Team selection in 2005, Second-Team choice in 2003 and Honorable Mention 2002 and 2004 ... Team Most Valuable Player 2003-2005 ... still holds Eagles Landing career strikeout record with 495.
Personal: Born in Waukegan, Illinois on October 1, 1987, Terri is the daughter of Andrew and Lynda Mesko ... majoring in accounting and business administration.
