Melissa Brown

Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Valencia, Calif.
High School:
Hart

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AS A SENIOR (2013)

CAREER HIGHS

At Bats: 5 at Alabama (3/21/12)
Runs: 3 vs. Saint Mary[apos]s (2/21/10)
Hits: 3 (2x) last vs. Alabama (5/25/13)
Hit Streak: 9 games (3/21/12-3/31/12)
RBIs: 3 (4x), last at Charleston Southern (3/3/13)
Doubles: 2 vs. ETSU (3/3/12)
Triples: 1 (3x), last vs. Tennessee Tech (4/10/13)
Home Runs: 1 (7x), last vs. Southern Utah (2/7/13)
Walks: 2 (2x) last at Ole Miss (4/20/13)
Stolen Bases: 1 (4x), last vs. Kentucky (3/31/12)
*As of 6/13/13

2013 SEC Community Service Team
Games/Starts: 64/60
Made 27 starts in center field, 19 starts in left field and 14 starts at first base
Hit .254 (44-for-173) with one homer, seven doubles, three triples, 38 RBIs, 21 runs and 18 walks
Had 10 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games
Hit a key two-RBI double to right center in WCWS Game 2 win over Florida (5/30)
Tied career high with three hits and knocked an RBI double up the middle in her final at-bat at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium as UT beat Alabama to advance to the WCWS
Hit a two-RBI double and scored twice in win at Missouri (5/4)
Went a combined 4-for-9 with three RBIs and one run in sweep of Ole Miss (4/19 - 4/21)
Hit an RBI double and scored two runs in win over Appalachian State (4/16)
Drove in one run and scored once vs. Auburn (4/12)
Hit a triple and had one RBI and two runs vs. TTU (4/10)
Tallied two hits and one RBI in win at Georgia (4/6)
Went 2-for-4 with one RBI at Georgia (4/5)
Drove in two runs in win over Western Carolina (4/1)
Had a two-RBI single up the middle in 5-4 over No. 5/4 Texas A&M (3/24)
Batted 2-for-4, two RBIs and two scored runs against No. 5/4 Texas A&M (3/23)
Hit RBI single in the first inning of 3-1 win over No. 3/3 Florida (3/16)
Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs at CSU (3/3)
Hit 2-for-3, a double, and two RBIs against NC State (2/17)
Against No.12/12 USF (2/16), hit 1-for-2 with two RBIs
Perfect 2-for-2 with two RBIs and scored run vs. Coastal Carolina (2/15)
Went 2-for-4 with two-run homer in 18-3 victory over Southern Utah (2/7)

AS A JUNIOR (2012)

2012 Capital One Academic All-District III First Team
2012 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Games/Starts: 65/62
Made 50 starts at first base, six starts in the outfield, five starts at third base and one start at DP
Hit .275 (50-of-182) with career highs of five homers, 11 doubles, 33 RBIs, 24 runs and 13 walks
Ranked fifth on the team with 11 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games
Enjoyed a nine-game hitting streak from March 21 - March 31
Went 1-of-3 with one runs scored against Alabama in the WCWS (5/31)
Had a sixth-inning, two-RBI single in the sixth inning in UT[apos]s 8-0 win over vs. Miami (Ohio) (5/19) in the NCAA Regionals
Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and one double in six-frame, 8-0 rout of Furman (3/27)
Blasted fourth home run of season, a three-run shot off the left field pole in the top of the second to help UT defeat No. 1 Alabama (3/21), 5-2, and end the Crimson Tide[apos]s 26-game winning streak
Went 2-of-3 with one homer, two RBIs and one run in 7-0 win over Georgia Southern (3/13)
Was 2-for-4 with career-high two doubles, three RBIs and two runs in 8-0 win over ETSU (3/3)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2011)

2011 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Games/Starts: 35/11
Started at four games at third base, four games at shortstop and three at DP
Hit .292 (14-of-48) with one homer, two doubles, 11 RBIs, six runs scored and five walks
Had two multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games
Set career high with three hits in a 3-for-3 showing at Tennessee State (3/15) with two RBIs and two runs scored
Drove in three runs and wned 2-for-3 with one run vs. Boise State (2/18)
Had two RBIs, a double and a run vs. ETSU (2/15)
In first at-bat of season, hit first home run of career vs. Michigan State (2/13) -- a two-run shot

AS A FRESHMAN (2010)

Games/Starts: 49/21
Made 12 starts at shortstop, eight at second base and one at DP
Hit .286 (18-of-63) with five doubles, five RBIs, 16 runs and four walks
Had three multi-hit games
Played in two games vs. No. 3 Arizona (6/6) in WCWS, recording a single to the pitcher in the first game and drawing a walk in the second
Went 2-for-3 with one RBI in 6-1 win over LSU (5/9)
Was 2-of-3 with a double and two runs in five-inning, 8-0 dismantling of South Carolina (4/3)
Recorded first multi-hit game of career vs. Saint Mary[apos]s (2/21), goins 2-of-3 with one double and three runs scored
Recorded first hit of career vs. No. 8 and eventual national champion UCLA (2/13) on a single to left center in the fifth inning

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

Was a two-sport athlete at Hart, playing softball and basketball
2009 (Sr.): .393 BA, 18 runs
2008 (Jr.): .458 BA, two HRs, 16 RBIs, 28 runs, 13 SBs
2007 (So.): .457 BA, .500 OBP
Accolades: 2009 All-CIF second team, 2009 All-Foothill League first team, 2008 All-Foothill League second team
Helped Hart win a pair of Foothill League softball titles (2006, 2008) and a shared league titles for basketball (2006, 2007)
Played club ball with the 18-U So Cal Choppers and finished third at the 2007 Gold Nationals in Oklahoma City
Won the 14-U national title with the So Cal Smashers
Also played with the So Cal Krushers

PERSONAL

Full Name: Melissa Nicole Brown
Born: Nov. 15, 1991, in Newhall, Calif.
Daughter Douglas and Janet Brown
Graduated with degree in kinesiology and is pursuing graduate coursework
Twin brother is former UCLA baseball player and 2012 MLB Draft pick Trevor Brown. Younger brother is Joshua Brown
Chose UT over Washington, Cal State Fullerton, Pacific
Modeled game after former U.S. National Team shortstop Natasha Watley