2007 Softball Roster
Roster
Prouty, Melissa
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Jersey Number 21
Melissa Prouty
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School:
- Terry HS
Bio
Lone senior on this year[apos]s team ... Returns as the starter in right field ... Expected to provide leadership ... Has a strong work ethic and a lot of determination ... One of four players to start all 61 games last year, in her first year of starting full time ... Finished second on the team in walks (24) ... Puts the ball in play and struck out a team low 21 times last year ... Closed last season on an eight game hitting streak ... Joined the team as a walk-on midway through the 2004 season ... Also adds depth as a reserve infielder.
2006 (Jr.): Finished with runs scored against IPFW (2/24) ... Posted two hits against Armstrong Atlantic (2/25) ... Notched a single against Florida (3/5) ... Had a hit and scored a run against Central Michigan (3/4) ... Had single hits against Texas Arlington (2/10) and Loyola Marymount (2/11) ... Finished with a two-RBI double against Troy (3/22) for her first double and RBI of the season ... Had an RBI sacrifice fly foul out against UTEP (3/25) ... Finished with two hits in two games against Memphis (4/8-9) ... Posted the game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning to win the series finale against Memphis (4/9) ... Scored a career-high three runs against UAB (4/14) ... Had a RBI single and stole two bases against Jackson State (4/25).
2005 (So.): One of four players to start all 61 games ... Finished the season with a .209 batting average, with 31 hits, 19 runs, four doubles, 11 RBI and 24 walks ... Finished with three multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games this season ... Had two games with two hits and one with three ... Had three games with two RBI ... Finished with a career-high three hits against Southeastern Louisiana (3/1) ... Recorded her first career triple against East Carolina (5/7) ... Scored two runs in each game against Jackson State (2/5) ... Ended the season on a eight game hitting streak.
2004 (Fr.): Played in 27 games and scored 12 runs with two stolen bases on the year ... Prep: Played for Coach Danielle Busby at Terry High School, earning five letters in softball ... Helped lead team to the state championship as a freshman, state runner-up as a sophomore and junior and second-round appearance as a senior ... Selected to the MHSAA All-Star game as a senior ... Best defensive award two times ... Also lettered two years in soccer and twice in basketball ... Graduated with a 3.82 GPA ... Was a member of the Beta Club, National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Students, and the annual staff.
Travel Ball: Played for the Diamond Girls and Coach Mike Cauthen for seven years ... Team earned five state titles in that seven-year span.
Personal: Daughter of John Prouty and Barbara Moss ... Majoring in recreation administration ... Born Jan. 30, 1985.
Prouty[apos]s Career Hitting Statistics Year G/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI S/SH SB BB SO 2004 (Fr.) 27-0 .000 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 2 0 0 2005 (So.) 61-61 .209 148 19 31 4 1 0 11 0/12 6 24 21 Totals: 88-61 .209 148 31 31 4 1 0 11 0/12 8 24 21
Prouty[apos]s 2005 Game Highs Hits: 3, vs. Southeastern La. (3/1) Runs: 2, two times (last vs. Jackson State, 2/5) RBI: 2, three times (last vs. Southeastern La., 3/1/05) 2B: 1, three times (last vs. ECU, 5/12/05) HR: N/A
Prouty[apos]s Career Highs Hits: 3, vs. Southeastern La. (3/1/05) Runs: 2, two times (last vs. Jackson State, 2/5) RBI: 2, three times (last vs. Southeastern La., 3/1/05) 2B: 1, three times (last vs. ECU, 5/12/05) HR: N/A
Letter to Softball: KK Agner
Sunday, April 28
Letter to Softball: Caroline Worrell
Sunday, April 28
Letter to Softball: Hannah Borden
Sunday, April 28
Letter to Softball: Maria Smith
Sunday, April 28
