SOFTBALL BIOS

#1 MELISSA STRATTON
Senior
Outfield / Second Base
5'6"
BATS: Right / THROWS: Right
Aurora, CO / Smoky Hill H.S.

2008: One of four Orediggers to start all 57 games...Hit .431 in 204 at bats...Established a new single-season CSM individual record with 88 hits...Second on the team in doubles (19), runs scored (56), stolen bases (11), sacrifice bunts (tied - five) and assists (130)...Had two triples, one HR and 25 RBI... Third on the team with 114 total bases...Compiled a .559 slugging % and a .471 on-base %... Had a team-most 28 multiple-hit games...Registered a 15-game hitting streak...Became CSM's all-time career leader in at bats (622), hits (254), runs scored (155) and stolen bases (38)...A Second Team All-RMAC selection...A First Team Academic All-RMAC performer...Selected as CSM's Female RMAC Honor Student-Athlete of the Year.

2007: One of six Orediggers to start all 47 games...Tied for seventh in the RMAC in hits (63)...Hit .377 (167 at bats) with five doubles, two triples and one HR...Had 23 RBI...Led CSM with 39 runs scored...Was 10-for-11 in SB attempts...Garnered Honorable Mention All-RMAC accolades...Earned First Team Academic All-RMAC recognition in the classroom...Has earned the Gold, Silver and Bronze Academic Achievement Awards at CSM...Member of the Dean's List and Honor Roll at Colorado School of Mines.

2006: One of two Orediggers to start all 40 games...Named Second Team All-RMAC...Led CSM in batting (.404) and runs scored (36)...Had seven doubles, two triples and 10 RBI...Was 12-for-13 in stolen base attempts...Earned Academic All-RMAC honors.

2005: A Second Team All-RMAC pick...Played in 41 games, starting all but one...Led the team with a .417 batting average...Had four doubles, one triple and four RBI.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in softball...Selected to All-Conference and All-Colorado Team...Helped lead team to a pair of Centennial League titles...Led 2003 team to state runner-up finish...Set single-season school records for batting average (.663), hits (53) and on base % (.716)...A three-time letterwinner in basketball...Also competed in basketball (three letters), lacrosse (one letter) and track & field...Listed on the Honor Roll.