Melissa Hill

Year:
Sophomore
Position:
Shortstop
Height:
5-4
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Santee, Calif.
High School:
Westhills

2010 as a junior: Made season debut as a pinch runnerMarch 10 at FAMU...Appeared in six games as a pinch runner, scoring three runs.

2009 as a sophomore: Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...Made her season debut against Howard as a pinch runner...Appeared in two games of the College of Charleston Classic as a pinch runner...Scored a run as a pinch runner against Eastern Illinois...Appeared as a pinch runner and stole a base against Tennessee...Went 1-for-1 with a single as a pinch hitter in game two against Rider...Appeared in one game and stole a base in weekend series against Delaware...Appeared in both games of the doubleheader against George Washington, going 1-for-3 with a run scored...Appeared in both games against Hofstra, including starting at designated player in game two...Appeared as a pinch runner and scored a run in game two against Radford...Appeared as a pinch runner in game two against Liberty...Appeared as a pinch runner and scored a run in game three against Towson...Appeared as a pinch hitter in game one against Drexel...Appeared as a pinch hitter against Georgetown...Scored a run as a pinch runner in game two against George Mason...Appeared in two games as a pinch runner at the CAA Championships, scoring a run.

2008 as a freshman: CAA All-Rookie Team...Made JMU debut in season opener against Cleveland State (2/15)...Started all four games at shortstop in the UNCG Spartan Classic...Started all three games of the Elon Phoenix Classic at shortstop...Went 0-for-3 with two runs scored in the win over Binghamton (2/24)... Got her first career hit against CSU Bakersfield, going 1-for-3 (3/1)...Had a pinch-hit single against Virginia (3/12)...Went 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored in game two against Hofstra (3/21)...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in game on against Radford (3/26)...Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game two against Georgia State (3/30)...Had two hits, including her first-career home run, two RBIs and a run scored in game one against Liberty (4/2)...Stole her first career base in game one against Towson (4/5)...Had three hits, two runs scored and an RBI in series at Drexel (4/12-13)...Collected three hits, two runs scored and a walk in the Dukes series with UNC Wilmington (4/19-20)...Went 1-for-3 with a single in game three against Delaware (5/4)...Went 1-for-2 with a run scored in CAA semifinal win over Hofstra (5/10).

High School: Second Team All-Grossmont League as a senior... First Team All-Grossmont League and First Team All-Easty County as a sophomore... Grossmont League Champions as a sophomore... Rookie of the Year as a freshman.

Personal: Daughter of Cory and Ellen Hill... undecided major... enjoys going to the beach, playing with her dogs, and video games.