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    20  Melinda Macias
    Melinda Macias

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Chino, Calif.

    High School:
    Don Antonio Lugo

    Position:
    OF

    B/T:
    L/L


    AS A JUNIOR (2010-11): Played and started in all 49 games ... posted a batting average of .329, second highest on the team ... scored 29 runs and tallied 49 hits ... posted two five-game hitting streaks, once between Feb. 12 and Feb. 18 and once from March 27 and April 3 ... had 14 multi-hit games, four against league opponents ... finished the season with 25 walks, the second most of the season.

    AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Lead team in batting average all season long in the leadoff spot, starting all 52 contests in right field ... batted .348 in league play with 24 runs, five doubles, three homers and 13 RBI en route to All-League second team honors ... matched school record with four runs scored at Detroit on May 1, amidst a five RBI outing ... had 17 multi-hit games on the year and an eight-game hitting streak ... ranked 45th nationally as the `Toughest to Strike Out' and 115th in the doubles per game ... scored the third-most runs against league opponents and had the fifth-most hits at 32 ... opened league play with an 8-for-10 (.800 avg.) in a three-game series at Cleveland State, scoring five runs with a pair of doubles, one home run and three RBI ... named League Player of the Week after a 10-for-14 (.714 avg.) over five games in San Diego, with four doubles and a 1.000 slugging percentage.

    AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09): All-Newcomer Team selection as the Flames' leader in runs batted in with 32 as a freshman ... started in all but one of her 49 games in the outfield, patrolling the right field in the majority of contests ... finished the season ranked 19th in the country in terms of `toughest to strike out' ... led the team with 12 sac hits. ... had 12 multi-hit games, including a trio of three-hit games on the season ... went on a seven-game hitting streak from April 8, to the 22nd ... season-high four RBI came against Northern Illinois on April 8, which saw her blast her first career homer on Flames Field ... committed a mere three errors on the season ... hit back-to-back two-bagers against St. Louis on March 25 ... closed out home season with a two-run homer off of DePaul's Becca Heteniak on April 29 ... drove in the Flames' two runs against Cleveland State in the championship game on May 10.

    PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-time letterwinner in softball (outfield) at Don Antonio Lugo (Calif.) ... selected to be team captain as a senior ... all-conference honors during her senior season ... four-time all-Mt. Baldy League selection ... helped her team to three league championships ... hit .488 as a junior and .456 as a senior ... bats and throws left ... graduated with highest honors ... born Nov. 23, 1990, in West Covina, Calif. ... daughter of Aurelio and Lori Macias ... greatest athletic thrill to date is winning the Horizon League Championship and advancing to the NCAA Regional Tournament ... currently enrolled as an accounting major.