The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Softball Roster
Roster
Kelly Melone
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Loara
- Hometown:
- Anaheim, Calif.
· Career statistics
CAREER ACCOLADES
•2008 Lowe's Texas Most Improved Player
AS A JUNIOR (2008)
•started 51 games and appeared in 50
•posted career-bests in batting average (.243), homers (5), hits (33) and RBI (24)
•led the club in doubles (12) and sacrifice flies (4), while ranking third in RBI (24)
•tied for fourth in the Big 12 for most doubles (12)
•went 2-for-3 with two doubles in the 3-1 season-opening win over UT San Antonio (2/9)
•smashed her first home run of the season, plating three runs in an 11-9 win over Oregon State (2/23)
•went 2-for-3 at the plate, with a two-run double in a 5-4 loss to Utah (2/29)
•notched her fifth multi-hit game of the season with a homer and a double in a 5-1 win against Wisconsin (3/1)
•hit her fifth home run and recorded three RBI in a 10-0 victory over Iowa State (3/29)
•recorded a career-high three walks versus Kansas (4/13)
•notched a hit and an RBI in three straight games against Sam Houston State (twice) and Texas Tech (4/16-17)
•posted two RBI on a single and a sacrifice fly in a 10-2 win over TAMU Corpus Christi (5/1)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007)
•appeared in 38 games, earning 35 starts at first, second and third base
•returned to the field on at Nebraska (4/14) after missing nearly a month with a left shoulder injury suffered against Penn State (3/16)
• started all four of Texas' NCAA Gainesville Regional games at third base, fielding 1.000 in 21 total chances
•went 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored in UT's 10-3 victory over Long Beach State (2/10)
• totaled three RBI and her first home run of the season against Penn State (3/16)
AS A FRESHMAN (2006)
•appeared in 32 games, starting 20 (17 at third base, two as the designated player and one at shortstop)
•suffered a right shoulder dislocation while sliding head-first into first base against Nebraska (3/26) and missed the remainder of the season
•hit .211 (12-for-57) with four doubles, two home runs, six RBI, four walks, eight runs and two stolen bases before being lost for the season
•opened the season and her collegiate career with a pair of two-hit games against Wisconsin (2/10) and Syracuse (2/10), recording two doubles and one home run in those contests
•posted a five-game hitting streak -- a career best -- between Feb. 16 and Feb. 21 (UT-San Antonio) when she went 6-for-14 (.429)
NATIONALLY
Played for the California Cruisers out of La Palma, Calif. under head coach Dean Lappin .... the Cruisers finished second at the 2004 Under-18 Gold Nationals ... the team also won the 2003 and 2004 Boulder Independence Day Tournaments.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year letterwinner at Loara High School under head coach Todd Rolph ... earned back-to-back league MVP honors as a junior and senior ... a three-time first-team all-state athlete (2003-05) and four-time first-team all-conference player (2002-05) at shortstop ... three-time team captain and two-time team MVP (2004 and 2005) ... graduated with the CIF Southern Section record for career home runs (32) ... posted a career .450 batting average ... as a senior, led the conference in runs batted in (33) and home runs (11) and hit .368 ... boasted a .956 slugging percentage, a .511 on-base percentage and a .990 fielding percentage while collecting 21 walks as a senior ... 2002 Empire League Rookie of the Year ... four-year member of the volleyball team as a defensive specialist and was captain and MVP as a senior ... earned Loara's Athlete of the Year Award as a senior and was honored with the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award ... a four-time scholar-athlete honoree.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kelly Anne Melone ... born December 14, 1986 in Orange, Calif. ... daughter of Jessica and Michael Melone ... has three younger siblings: Jake (20), Aimee (18) and Lucas (15) ... recipient of the 2005-06 UT Women's Athletics Sarah Hengst Young Endowed Scholarship ... is a health promotion and fitness major ... two-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection.
