#6
 Kyle
Melton
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Position:
IF |
Year:
Senior |
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Ht./Wt.:
5-9 /
170 |
Hometown:
Hamilton,
MT |
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B/T:
R/R |
Previous
School:
Chemeketa
CC |
 |
LCSC:
Received an extra year
of eligibility after
being diagnosed with
cancer. Played in eight
games and started five,
most at second base,
before having to leave
the team to receive
treatment. During the
2007 season, he was part
of the group battling
for the second base
starting job, and also
played short and third
as well. Started 24 of
the 47 games he played
in and finished sixth on
the team in stolen
bases. Hit .270 with
nearly a third of his
hits going for extra
bases.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Played two seasons at
Chemeketa Community
College in Salem, Ore.
He earned second-team
all-league honors both
seasons. Hit .353 as a
freshman and then .404
in 2006.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played both soccer and
basketball at Hamilton
High in Montana, where
he earned three letters
in basketball and four
in soccer, where he was
an all-conference
selection all four years
and an all-state choice
his final two seasons.
He also played Legion
baseball and his teams
won two state titles.
PERSONAL:
Born on Jan. 5, 1985 to
Randy and Rhonda Melton
in Missoula, Mont. He
has two sisters, Whitney
and MacKenzie. He lists
his hobbies as hunting
and fishing. Kyle is
majoring in Kinesiology
at LCSC.
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|
G/GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
SB |
CS |
OBP |
SLG |
AVG |
|
2007 |
47/24 |
89 |
34 |
24 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
34 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
4 |
2 |
.373 |
.382 |
.270 |
|
2008 |
8/5 |
17 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.476 |
.353 |
.353 |
|
Career |
55/29 |
106 |
45 |
30 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
40 |
13 |
8 |
17 |
7 |
4 |
.385 |
.375 |
.283 |
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