2018
Played in all 54 games as a junior… Recorded 37 hits for a .222 batting average and 12 RBI… stole five bases, good for second on the team… Tallied up two doubles, a triple, and a homerun on the season… Turned four double plays from the infield... Went 3-for-5 with two RBI against rivals Cal Poly on May 11.
2017
Played in 40 games at shortstop for the Gauchos as a sophomore…Finished the year fourth on the team with a .316 batting average (37-for-117) to go with 16 runs and 12 RBIs…Also notched a .355 on-base percentage and a .33 slugging percentage…Scored a run in her first seven games she played and 10 of her first 11…Finished with 10 multi-hit games…Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI in a 6-1 win over San Diego on Mar. 24…Had the same 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI line in an 8-1 win against George Washington (Mar. 11).
2016
Big West All-Freshman Team
Played all 56 games as a freshman…Finished the year with a .297 batting average with 47 hits, 19 runs, five doubles, a home run, 21 RBIs, and three walks…Finished the season with a .331 on-base percentage and a .348 slugging percentage…Led the team with nine sacrifice hits…During conference play, she led UCSB with 20 hits…She hit her stride against league opponents after opening the Big West slate on a five-game hitting streak…She finished third among the Gauchos with a .308 conference batting average…Recorded a season-high three hits in two games…Was one of two Gauchos to reach double figures in the RBI column with 10 and paced the roster with four doubles…Ended the season on a high note, as she recorded a pair of two-hit games against league champion Cal State Fullerton and clubbed the game-winning home run in the second contest of the series…It was the second of her two game-winners.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played shortstop at Grace M. Davis HS and Joseph A. Gregori under coach Alanah Johns…As a senior, she batted .341 with 29 hits, 18 RBIs, and 21 runs…She finished her prep career with two conference championships and three first-team all-conference selections…She also led her team to the Sac-Juaquin Sectional Second Round in 2013 and Third Round in 2014…That year she had a .915 fielding percentage, .382 on-base percentage and .451 slugging percentage...Those numbers helped her earn her third consecutive First Team All-Modesto Metro Conference at shortstop…In her junior season, she hit for .385, 37 hits and 30 runs (eight doubles, three triples, and a home run)…She also slugged for .583 with 24 RBIs…She had an .855 fielding percentage and a .427 on-base percentage, as well…Menor earned her second team MVP honor that year…She made an huge impact on her team as a sophomore with a .434 batting average, team-high 36 hits, 33 runs, and 13 RBIs…Menor also slugged for .530, had on on-base percentage of .466, and finished with a .910 fielding percentage…That year, she was team MVP and was named All-Offensive Player.
PERSONAL
Melanie Menor was born on Feb. 4, 1997 in Los Gatos, Calif. to parents Marie Pizano and Tony Menor…She has three older sisters named Loreen, Justine, and Michelle…Her most memorable sports moment was making the 18 Gold Team as an eighth grader…She roots for the Golden State Warriors, Dallas Cowboys, and the Oakland As…Jerry Rice is her favorite athlete…Her favorite movies are Bridesmaids and Safe Haven…She enjoys watching American Horror Story, Bates Motel, and Grey’s Anatomy…Her favorite novels are The Lucky One and How High Will You Climb, while she lists John Maxwell and Nicholas Sparks as her favorite authors…Enjoys music by Ed Sheeran, Boyz II Men, and Mariah Carey…In her free time, she likes to bake, read, and work out…Also recruited by Auburn, Ohio State, and UConn…Has not decided on a major yet.
