Broad Run Grad Tommy Meier to Catch at UVA-Wise

By Dan Sousa
LoudounPrepSports.com Senior Content Editor

Ashburn (July 23, 2009) – Tommy Meier Jr., a 2008 graduate of Broad
Run High
School, recently signed a scholarship to play baseball at the University of Virginia at Wise. Meier transfers from the University of West Virginia where he redshirted.

Meier, a 6’2, 190 pound catcher started and caught nearly
every inning for the 2007 and 2008 Dulles District Champions Spartans. As a senior, Meier was part of the Spartan
team that set a school record with 21 wins ending their year in the AA State
playoffs.

In 2008, Meier led the team with a .435 batting average and
a .512 on base percentage. Defensively, Meier
threw out 9 of 20 would be base stealers.
For his efforts, he earned All-Dulles District honors as a catcher and
was the team’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Meier, also a three year letterman on the Varsity football
team, has two younger brothers, Johnny – a rising senior catcher at Broad Run,
and Matthew – age 11.

UVA at Wise is a NAIA, Division II college that is a member
of the Appalachian Athletic Conference.
The Cavs finished the 2009 season with a 23-24 record.

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Ashburn, Va. – After redshirting last year at West Virginia University, Tommy Meier will have all four years to be a talented catcher for UVa-Wise. The Broad Run High grad will bring his all-around talent potential to the Highland Cavaliers.

Meier was the starting catcher for the 2007 and 2008 Dulles District Champion Broad Run High School teams. In 2008, Tommy led the team to a school record 21 win season. As a senior, he .435 in the clean-up spot for the Spartans with only one strikeout all season. Defensively, Meier threw out 45 percent of would be base stealers on his way to being named team defensive MVP and All-Dulles District acclaim.

Tommy Meier is expected to compete for quality innings behind the plate in his first year at UVa-Wise.