University of Albany

2012: Started 24 games as the team's designated player ... Batting .258 with a double and nine runs batted in ... Longest hitting streak this season is five games ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in against UNC-Wilmington (3/11)

2011: Started in 48 games for the Great Danes ... Made 29 hits at 13 at-bats for a .215 batting percentage ... Finished with four doubles, one triple, and two homeruns ... Stood in for nine walks ... Garnered a 1.000 fielding percentage catching all nine pop-flys in her direction ... Had 14 RBIs on the season

At College of the Canyons:
Two-time team MVP... Named to Western State Conference first-team ... Western State Conference Player of the Year in 2009-2010 ... First-team All-State ... All-American.

High School:
Four-year letterwinner for the West Ranch Wildcats ... Two-time All-Foothill League second team selection ... Team MVP as a senior captain ... Team's Offensive Player of the Year 2005-2006 ... 2006-2007 Team Defensive Player of the Year.

Personal:
Melissa Lynn Herndon ... Majoring in sociology with a minor concentration in psychology ... Daughter of Tom and Sherry Herndon ... Has two brothers, Sean and Chris and one sister, Paige