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34 Cameron Melcher

  • Position C
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kerrville, Texas
  • Highschool Tivy HS
  • Prev School Midland College

Biography

2021: Appeared in 25 games with 20 starts between first base and behind the plate…hit .217 with 15 hits in 69 at-bats…added three doubles, five runs and three RBI…finished with a .308 on-base percentage with seven walks along with a .261 slugging percentage…successful in two stolen base attempts…compiled a .972 fielding percentage with four errors in 141 chances…threw out one baserunner…four multi-hit games, including two hits each against Angelo State on March 27 and March 28, UT Tyler on April 3 and Cameron on May 8…drove in a run against ASU on March 27, St. Edward’s on April 16 and Cameron on May 7…doubled in the two, two-hit games against Angelo State and again at home versus Eastern New Mexico on April 29…stole a base against Texas A&M International on February 22 and Cameron on May 9

2020: Played in 17 games with 14 starts…hit .186 with eight hits in 43 at bats…totaled seven runs scored, one double, two home runs and 11 RBI for a .349 slugging percentage…drew 10 walks for a .345 OBP…stole two bases in two attempts…season-high two hits twice, first against Oklahoma Christian on February 2 and second against St. Mary’s on March 7…season-high three RBI twice, first against Cameron on February 9 in the first game of a doubleheader and second against St. Mary’s on March 7 in the second game of a doubleheader, homered once in both games

2019: Second Team All-LSC…appeared in 37 games with 31 starts, primarily as designated hitter…hit .323 with 32 hits in 99 at bats…slugged .495 with five doubles, three triples and two home runs…compiled a .449 on-base percentage with 22 walks…scored 21 runs and drove in 21 RBI…successful on four of seven stolen base attempts…finished with a .970 fielding percentage with three errors in 101 chance along with three passed balls…threw out four runners attempting to steal, including two against Angelo State on March 8…season-high seven-game hitting streak and eight-game reached base streak…finished the season on a seven-game reached base streak…six multi-hit games, including three against Eastern New Mexico on March 17…four multi-RBI games, including three against St. Mary’s (TX) on February 16 where he hit his first home run of the season…hit a home run against Angelo State on April 27…hit a triple against Missouri-St. Louis on February 22, against Cameron on April 1 and against UT Permian Basin on April 14

Prior to TAMUK: Played for Midland College in Midland, Texas, from 2017-18

2018: Appeared in 35 games…compiled a .223 batting average, .404 slugging percentage and .375 on-base percentage…totaled 21 hits in 94 at bats with nine doubles, one triple and two home runs…scored 21 runs and drove in 23 RBI…tallied two hits in three different contests, against NMMI (March 16), at Luna (March 23) and at El Paso (April 6)…drove in multiple RBI in seven different games

2017: Appeared in 30 games…compiled a .220 batting average, .363 slugging percentage and .273 on-base percentage…totaled 20 hits in 91 at bats with four doubles and three home runs…drew seven walks…scored 20 runs and drove in 12 RBI…tallied three hits in his second career game at Midland (vs. Blinn, Feb. 10)…drove in three RBI twice, at Odessa (May 5) and vs Colby (Feb. 18)

High School: Prepped at Kerrville-Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas…First Team All-Area as a linebacker for head football coach David Jones…First Team All-District as a catcher for head baseball coach Chris Russ…team captain for both the varsity football and baseball teams

Personal: Native of Galveston, Texas…son of Linette and Monty…mother is a neurologist and father is an insurance salesman…father, Monty, played football for Texas Tech for four years…has one sister, Paige…named to the honor roll at Kerrville-Tivy HS…favorite athlete is Yadier Molina…favorite TV show is Trailer Park Boys…favorite movie is Wayne’s World…mechanical engineering major

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2019Junior

    Catcher
    6'0"
    34
  • 34

    2020Senior

    Catcher
    6'0"
    34
  • 34

    2021Senior

    Catcher
    6'0"
    34