34 Melody Carter
34 - Melody Carter
Height: 5-4
Year: So.
Hometown: Slidell, LA
High School: Slidell
Position: C
Bats/Throws: R/R


Sophomore (2014):
Started 18 of the 24 games that she appeared in ... Drew 10 starting nods behind the plate, seven as the designated player and one in left field ... Made the most of her hitting opportunities, posting a .478 at the plate ... Collected 22 base hits, eight of the extra-base variety, in 46 plate appearances ... Slugging pecentage of .761 and finished with the team's highest on-base percentage (.590) ... Named the UAA's Hitter of the Week (Feb. 12) after registering a .600 effort at the plate, chalking up six hits in 10 plate appearances and scoring a team-high seven runs in helping the Eagles to a pair of wins over both Averett University and Maryville College ... Socked Emory's first home run of the year, a three-run shot in the bottom of the sixth inning that closed out a 13-4 triumph over Averett (Feb. 8) ... Her second round tripper of the campaign was a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning vs. Trine University (May 17) in the NCAA Atlanta Super Regional ... 2-for-2 and registered three RBIs, a two-run double and a sacrifice fly, in leading Emory to a 7-4 decision over Case Western (Feb. 23) ... Turned in a 3-for-3 effort at the plate that included a double, and added a RBI in a 15-5 win vs. DePauw (Mar. 2) ... Collected a pair of hits and crossed the plate with the winning run in an 8-0 outcome against Messiah College (Feb. 28). 

Freshman (2013):
Appeared in 21 games and drew 11 starting assignments, eight of which came at the catching position ... Handled 49 of her 50 fielding chances flawlessly ... Started at catcher vs. Brandeis (Mar. 12) in the opening game of the UAA Tournament and stroked a double, drew two walks and scored three runs in the team's 16-7 victory .... 1-for-2 at the plate and scored a pair of runs, including the team's first tally, in al 11-3 win over Washington University (Mar. 13) in the UA Tournament.

High School:
Four-year letterwinner in softball at Slidell High School ... Was coached by Errol Decker ... Finished her career with a batting mark of .419 with six homers and 70 RBIs ... Threw out 53-of-62 would-be base stealers during her prep career ... Named team MVP her last two seasons ... Paced the team in hitting her final two campaigns including a .447 (30-of-67) showing with 12 RBIs as a senior ... Fanned just once in 84 plate appearances her final year ... Was the team leader in RBIs her sophomore and junior seasons ... Second-team all-district as a sophomore and junior and first-team honoree her senior year ... Recorded the program's fewest strikeouts her last three years ... As a senior, she represented Slidell HS in the Wendy's National Heisman competition.

Played travel ball for the Louisiana Patroits Gold which finished 17th at the 2012 USA/ASA Gold Nationals.

Personal:
Daughter of Randy and Angel Carter ... Plans to study engineering ... Was a member of her high school's Engineering Academy ... National Honor Society member ... Active in the International Thespian Society.

 

Career Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2013 21-11 27 9 3 2 1 0 0 0-0 .111
2014 24-18 46 18 22 15 5 1 2 2-2 .478
TOTAL 45-29 73 27 25 17 6 1 2 2-2 .342