Why Monmouth: "First, it was close to home. It has been awesome to be able to have my dad come to most, if not all, of the games. Besides that aspect, I came to Monmouth because on my recruiting trip I felt very welcome. My host was amazing and the time I got to spend with the team was an awesome time. I got a chance to hang out with the entire team and got to know a few of them personally. It was a place where I could see myself starting a new chapter in my life. Not only did I feel welcomed by the softball team I also liked that the class sizes were small and that we have a great support staff athletically and academically that want to help us strive for excellence in the career we want to pursue after college."
2012 (Redshirt Senior): Did not play due to injury.
2011 (Senior): Did not play due to injury.
2010 (Junior): Made 30 appearances in the circle for the Hawks, including 26 starts... Named to the Second-Team All-NEC... Fourth in the NEC with 16 wins, led Monmouth in appearances (30), starts (26), complete games (20), shutouts (4), saves (1) and innings pitched (172.1)... Finished with a 16-10 record, a 3.37 ERA and 96 strikeouts... Allowed two runs on four hits and fanned four hitters in eight innings of work to pick up a win against Penn (3/20)... Earned the save in game two of the doubleheader against Penn by throwing 1.2 innings (3/20)... Pitched three innings in relief, struck out six and earned the win at La Salle (3/21)... Won eight consecutive starts, pitching eight complete games, striking out 31 hitters and allowing 14 earned runs over the span from 3/25-4/14... Threw eight shutout innings and fanned five in a 1-0 extra-inning victory against Sacred Heart (4/18)... Pitched seven innings of two-run ball in a 3-2 win at Bryant (5/6).
2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in 33 games, earning 27 starts in the circle... Posted a 15-9 record, including 15 complete games and five shutouts, in 156 innings pitched with a 2.51 ERA and a team-leading 93 strikeouts... Pitched two scoreless innings while striking out three and surrendering only one hit against Texas Southern (2/27)... Attained her first victory of the season with a one-hit, complete-game shutout, striking out five against Texas Southern (2/28)... Picked up her second win of the season, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out one against Coastal Carolina (3/10)... Pitched a complete-game and struck out three while allowing seven hits and two runs in a 5-2 win versus Winthrop (3/11)... Threw a complete-game shutout while giving up two hits and striking out seven in a 1-0 win over Penn (3/21)... Pitched five scoreless innings while striking out three and allowing two hits in a win over Columbia (3/22)... Recognized as the NEC Pitcher of the Week (3/23)... Struck out six while giving up seven hits and two earned runs in an 11-5 victory over Robert Morris (3/28)... Pitched 1.2 innings of relief while allowing only one run on one hit against Saint Francis (3/29)... Attained her seventh victory of the year after pitching seven innings allowing two hits and no earned runs while striking out seven against Saint Francis (3/29)... Claimed her eighth win of the year after striking out four in a shutout against Wagner (4/5)... In the second half of the doubleheader versus Wagner, picked up her ninth win after pitching six innings, allowing two runs and eight hits and attaining four strikeouts (4/5)... Pitched five innings while striking out four and allowing only one run versus Manhattan en route to her tenth victory (4/8)... Pitched six innings of scoreless ball, retiring two via strikeout in a win over Mount St. Mary's (4/10)... Struck out five in a complete game against Sacred Heart (4/19)... Registered a win after pitching five innings and striking out two versus Rider (4/21)... Collected her 13th win with a four-inning outing, striking out two while allowing two runs and four hits against Rider (4/21)... Appeared in four innings, allowing only one run on four hits while striking out three versus Lehigh (4/23)... Claimed another win after a complete-game while striking out four against Central Connecticut State (4/25)... Struck out five in four innings pitched in a no-decision, giving up four hits and three runs in a victory over Quinnipiac (4/26)... Earned a postseason victory after pitching eight innings and striking out four against Long Island (5/8).
2008 (Freshman): Pitched in 22 games for the Hawks, including 16 starts... Logged 10 complete games in her first season... Tied for the club lead with six wins withled MU with a 3.12 ERA... Had 63 strikeouts, a shutout, and a save on the season... Earned her first collegiate win and no-hitter while striking out six in MU’s 1-0 triumph over IPFW (3/11)... Gave up five hits and held Seawolves to two runs to force tie against Stony Brook (3/18)... Picked up a complete game, five-hitter, allowing four runs in win against Penn (3/22)... Earned her first career save by pitching two no-hit innings and striking out two against Seton Hall (4/2)... Allowed three runs and struck out four while picking up the win against Mount St. Mary's (4/5)... Pitched seven innings and struck out four while giving up only an earned run at Rider (4/6)... Allowed four runs while striking out two in a win against Manhattan (4/8)... Pitched a full seven innings and struck out two while giving up four runs in a victory against CCSU (4/26)... Pitched a complete game and struck out three while giving up four runs in a victory against Quinnipiac (4/26).
High School: Played four years of softball under Coach George Chwastyk at Florence Township High School... Holder of both the strikeout (844) and shutout (47) records at Florence l... Named the Philadelphia Inquirer Player of the Year and the Courier Post Player of the Year after helping her high school team win the NJ Group I state title... Named to the A.P. First Team All State as well as the First Team All Burlington County and the First Team All Freedom Division... Recruited while pitching for the NJ Mystics Gold travel team.
Personal: Born Melissa Marie Mehrer on February 27, 1989... Daughter of Earl Mehrer... Majoring in both education and biology.
