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2011 Softball Roster

33 Melissa Gonzalez

33 Melissa Gonzalez

  • Position:
    Third Base
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Moreno Valley, CA
  • Highschool:
    Valley View HS

Summary

Biography

2011 (Senior):
Started all 55 games for the Rainbow Wahine at third base…finished the season with a .282 batting average, a .331 on-base percentage, and a .368 slugging percentage…scored 16 runs with 20 RBI, five doubles and three home runs…in conference action, hit .258 (16-for-62) with five runs scored, two doubles, and two RBI…went 4-for-4 with four singles and two RBI while scoring twice at UC Riverside (Feb. 22)…was tapped for the preseason NFCA Player of the Year Watch list…had a strong non-conference season and was named to the Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic, Bank of Hawaii Invitational, and Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha all-tournament teams…finished career with a .324 batting average with 83 runs scored, 23 doubles, and 30 home runs.

2010 (Junior): 
Started all 66 games at third base for the Rainbow Wahine…had a phenomenal season at the plate posting career-highs in batting average (.394), hits (81), doubles (13), home runs (25), RBIs (60), and slugging percentage (.807)…was ranked fourth nationally with 25 home runs and 17th in slugging percentage (.457)…led UH with 25 multiple-hit games--five in which she hit two home runs…in conference action, finished third on the team with a .390 average (30-for-77) with 19 runs scored, six doubles, 26 RBI and tied with a team-high 11 home runs...went on a career-high 10 game hitting streak that started in the first WAC tournament game versus San Jose State (5/130 through the last Super Regional game at Alabama (5/30)...recorded four hits in five games this season [at Utah State (4/7-2), at Boise State (4/10-2), at Nevada (4/24-1), Fresno State (5/1), and San Jose State (5/13) during the WAC Tournament]...against SJSU in the WAC tourney, went 4-for-5 at the plate with two doubles, two home runs and a career-high six RBI...was named the MVP of the Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic, and a member of the All-Tournament teams for the Bank of Hawaii Invitational, Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament, and the Cheveron Spring Fling Tournament...earned first team All-WAC honors, WAC All-Tournament team honors, first team All- West Region honors, and became just the third Rainbow Wahine ever and first American-born player to be selected as a first-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American as a third baseman.

2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in 22 games with 14 starts--eight as designated player; four each at pitcher and leftfield; and one each at second base and shortstop...against No. 19 LSU (2/6) went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and three-run home run for a career, game-high four RBI...proved to be the most versatile player on the team, but was sidelined with a mid-season injury that kept her out of action for six weeks...upon return, hit .412 to finish the season strong--including a 3-for-4 performance against Nevada (3/28) in first return start...on the mound went 1-3 in 11 appearances on four starts on the mound with a 4.36 ERA...tossed a total of 17.2 innings...recorded first career win as a pitcher on the road in the series' clincher at San Jose State, giving up one run on four hits in three innings pitched.

2008 (Freshman): Appeared in 28 games, starting 23 games at second base and one as designated player)…finished sixth on the team with a .267 batting average for the season…made first collegiate appearance against Kentucky (Feb. 16), finishing the game at second base...earned first hit as a Rainbow Wahine against No. 22 Washington (Mar. 8)...named to the Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha all-tournament team after going on an offensive tear, at the plate, she went 6-for-11 for a .545 batting average with a pair of doubles and four RBI...against Idaho State (Mar. 8) hit 2-for-2 with a two-RBI single and an RBI-double and followed later in the tournament by going 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a double, and a run scored...also named to the Chevron Spring Fling all-tournament team by hitting .375 (6-for-16) with two runs scored, two doubles and an RBI...started the Spring Fling Tournament with a 4-for-4 effort at the plate against Maine (Mar.12), scoring two runs, smacking two doubles, and driving in one run...against Colorado State in the Bank of Hawaii Invitational (Mar. 20), went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI that came off her first collegiate home run...as a pitcher, did not figure in any decisions, but made five relief appearances and finished the season with a 3.18 ERA with six strike outs in 11 innings pitched.

Prep: A 2007 graduate of Valley View in Moreno Valley, Calif...lettered four years in softball...earned all league honors each season...senior year she was team MVP and was named the league's top pitcher.

Personal: Born in Monclair, Calif...intends to major in business...has four siblings...parents are Jake and Terri Lomeli of Moreno Valley, Calif.




Career Highs:
At-Bats: 5 (6x), last vs. Fresno State (5/14/10-WAC Tournament)
Runs: 3 (3x), last vs. Fresno State (5/15/10-WAC Tournament)
Hits: 4 (6x), last at UC Riverside (2/22/11)
RBI: 6, vs. San Jose State (5/13/10-WAC Tournament)
Doubles: 2 (3x), last vs. San Jose State (5/13/10-WAC Tournament)
Triples: 1 (2x) last at Loyola Marymount (3/12)
Home Runs: 2 (5x), last vs. San Jose State (5/13/10-WAC Tournament)
Total Bases: 12 vs San Jose State (5/13/10-WAC Tournament)
Walks: 2 (4x), last Southern Utah (2/12/11)
Strike Outs: 3, vs. Syracuse (2/25/11)
Sacrifice Bunt: 1 (9x), last New Mexico State (4/29/11)
Hit-by-pitch: 1 (7x), last at Utah State (4/7/10)
Runners Left on Base: 6 (2x), last BYU (3/17/11)
Stolen Bases: 2, East Carolina (3/7/10)
Put-outs: 3 (2x), last South Dakota State (3/13/11)
Assists: 6, Utah State (3/26/11)
Errors: 2, Longwood (3/14/11)

2008 Game-by-Game Statistics
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2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
2011 Game-by-Game Statistics
Career Offensive Statistics 
Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD% 
2008....  .250  27-23    72    9   18   4   1   1    9   27  .375   3   5  14   2  .325   0   3   0-0     38  38   3  .962
2009....  .264  22-14    53    3   14   1   0   1    6   18  .340   4   0   8   2  .316   0   1   0-0      4   7   2  .846
2010....  .394  66-66   218   55   86  13   1  25   60  176  .807  23   2  21   2  .457   0   1   2-2     37  88  13  .906
2011....  .282  55-55   163   16   46   5   0   3   20   60  .368  12   0  19   0  .331   0   4   3-3     39  60  12  .892 
TOTAL...  .324 170-158  506   83  164  23   2  30   95  281  .555  42   7  62   6  .384   0   9   5-5    118 193  30  .912 
Career Pitching Statistics
Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP  BK SFA SHA 
2008....  3.18   0-0     5   0   0   0/0     0   11.0   18    9    5    3    6   3   1   1    59   .327   1   0   0   1  0
2009....  4.36   1-3     6   4   1   0/0     0   17.2   23   22   11    2    8   3   0   2    87   .288   1   3   0   0  2 
TOTAL...  3.91   1-3    11   4   1   0/0     0   28.2   41   31   16    5   14   6   1   3   146   .304   2   3   0   1  2 


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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2009Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'6"
    33
  • 33

    2010Junior

    Third Base/Pitcher
    5'6"
    33
  • 33

    2011Senior

    Third Base
    5'6"
    33