As a sophomore (2001): Led the team and was second in the conference with her .366 batting average... Led the league in on-base percentage with .455... Also led the conference with 20 doubles and 31 walks... Had 19 multi-hit games, including five in which she had three hits... Had three sacrifice flies and four sacrifice hits... Split time between third base and designated hitter... Named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-South Region First team... Named to the All-Conference USA First team and the C-USA tournament team... Earned C-USA Hitter of the Week honors. As a freshman (2000): Earned First Team All-C-USA honors as an infielder and C-USA All-Freshman kudos... Led the team in batting average at .322, doubles with 14, homers with four and total bases with 87... Had a team-high .492 slugging percentage with 57 hits in 177 at bats and scoring 22 runs... Started in 59 games... Put together hitting streaks of eight games and had 14 multiple hit games... Named to the Purdue All-Tournament team and the All-Capital Classic tournament team.
High School: Lettered four years as a catcher and utility player for Coach Ginger Mendez... First team All-League in 1996 and 1999 and Team MVP in 1998... Earned all-area honors in 1998 and 1999... Earned Best Defensive Player honors in 1997 and Best Offensive Player honors in 1999... Member of the 1996 CIF (California State Champion) team that finished 28-1-1... Played for Coaches Pam Newton and Chenita Rogers for Flash D'Gold Club team. Personal: Daughter of Margaret Jacobo.... Born Melissa Lynel Jacobo on February 7, 1981... Major is Marketing with a minor in Spanish... Athletic goal at U of L is to help the school win its first conference championship... Best moment of her athletic career so far was being able to play at Ulmer Stadium for the first time... Pregame ritual is to fix her lipstick... Proudest moment of her life was signing to play for U of L. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
