Melissa Bott

Position:
Pitcher
Class:
Junior
High School:
Dover
Hometown:
Dover, Ohio

2010: Pitched in 37 games, starting 23 times … Finished among the top 10 in the MAC in pitching appearances … Recorded four complete games and a shutout … Also had 37 at-bats, posting one extra-base hit, a double … Broke at 1-1 tie against Northern Illinois with a two-run single that gave the Falcons a 3-1 win … Threw a two-hit shutout in a 4-0 win over Iona at the Sunshine State Classic … Scattered six hits over seven innings, allowing just one earned run, in a 3-2 win over Virginia Tech and the Red and Black Classic … Named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week for her performance March 29 through April 4 after going 2-1 with a 0.93 ERA in 15 innings, including 10 scoreless innings in a sweep of Central Michigan.

2009: Named to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Second Team . . . played in 32 games for the Falcons between her duties as the designated player and as a pitcher . . . recorded 10 hits, two homers, one double, 11 RBIs and six runs scored . . . posted two multiple hit games, including opening the season going 2-for-4 with three RBIs and one run scored against Bradley (Feb. 13) . . . reached two milestones in the Falcons’ two wins over Big 10 opponent Purdue recording her first career win in the circle against the Boilermakers (March 6) and hitting her first collegiate home run against Purdue in the Falcons’ home opener (March 26) . . . pitched 39 innings and fanned 30 batters on strikes, including a career high five twice against Northern Illinois (April 4) and Ball State (April 10).

2008: Played in 19 games making six starts . . . recorded her first collegiate hit and double against Michigan State (March 16) at the Stetson Spring Classic . . . compiled three hits, two doubles, three runs, one RBI and one stolen base . . . was a perfect 1-1 on the base path stealing her first career base in the season opener against Lipscomb (February 22) at the Chattanooga Classic . . . made her first collegiate appearance on the mound for the Falcons in the season opener against Lipscomb (February 22) at the Chattanooga Classic pitching 3.1 innings striking out three batters . . . started her first career game on the mound against East Tennessee State (February 23) at the Chattanooga Classic pitching seven innings striking out a career high four batters . . . tied her career high four strikeouts against Michigan State (March 16) at the Stetson Spring Classic in three innings of work . . . struck out at least one batter in nine of her 10 appearances . . . posted a 0-6 record on the season with a 6.00 ERA . . . fanned 25 batters in 28.0 innings of work.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Dover High School . . . captain of the Tornadoes all four years . . . lead the team to four East Central Ohio League championships, including an undefeated 2005 season in the ECOL, 14-0 . . . in her career as a Tornado totaled 928 strikeouts with a 0.52 ERA and a .427 hitting percentage . . . earned four ECOL Player of the Year honors, four first team ECOL selections, four first team Eastern District Division II selections, and three first team OHSFSCA All-State Division II selections . . . also named Eastern District Division II Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006, and second team OHSFSCA All-State Division II in 2004 . . . also earned three letters in volleyball and captain as a senior . . . was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is Melissa Jane Bott . . . daughter of Mike and Patty Bott . . . born November 9, 1988 . . . a middle childhood education major with a 3.750 grade-point average through the fall 2009 semester . . . would like to become teacher and high school coach . . . has an older sister and brother . . . played travel ball for Ohio Wolfpack with teammate Lindsay Arney.