Rebeca Melton

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Taylor Jones

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Charlotte, Tenn.
Prev School:
Creek Wood HS
NIL:
R/R

Academic Honors
- Fall 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Spring 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List

2018 (Sophomore):
Saw action in 14 games, starting six of them … used primarily as a pinch hitter early in the year, she hit an RBI double against Alcorn State … starting games in the latter portion of the conference schedule, hit a home run to left center against Tulsa, her only homer of the season … ended the season hitting .238 on 21 at bats.

2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 31 games, starting in 15 for the Tigers … was third on the team in walks drawn at 15 … walked a season-high three times against Belmont … had eight hits on the season, bringing in seven RBI … was one of five Tigers to hit a home run, blasting one against Tennessee State on March 5.

Prep
Attended Creek Wood High School where she holds the home run record while being named the all-district offensive most valuable player in 2013 … a multi-sport athlete, Melton played basketball and volleyball in addition to softball … her sophomore and junior softball teams won the district championships while her first three basketball teams were district champions … in 2014, her softball team advanced to the state championship game … played club ball for the Tennessee Elite ’98 team, coached by Roger Herrold … her club team won state championships for three years in ASA play (12U, 14U, and 16U).

Personal
The daughter of Denise and Rob Melton … was a member of the FFA … her sister, Julianna, played softball at Columbia State.