Biography
2012 All-Great West Conference First Team
2013 All-Southland Conference Third Team
2015 All-Southland Conference Third Team
2015 (Senior): One of three Huskies to start all 45 games...never missed a start in all four years...hit .306 (37-for-121) with six doubles, three home runs, and team bests of 24 RBIs and 25 runs...went 3-for-3 in stolen bases, with all three swipes coming against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/15)...in that game, she became the first Husky in nine years to record four walks...led the team with both an eight-game hitting streak and a 14-game reached bases streak...went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and one RBI at Southeastern Louisiana (2/14)...on the season, had 10 multi-hit games...led team with a 99.3 fielding percentage and had a career 99.0 fielding percentage with over 1,060 putouts...named Third Team All-SLC.
2014 (Junior): One of five Huskies to start in all 50 games...hit .237 with 33 hits, six doubles, one triple, five home runs, 25 RBI, and 17 runs scored...walked a team-high 21 times and had 277 defensive putouts with only four errors, good for a team-high .986 fielding percentage...set a new career high with two doubles against Jackson State (2/9), as she went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored...had eight multi-hit games...went 5-for-9 with an RBI in Lamar series (4/4-5)...hit .244 with 19 hits, two doubles, one triple, three home runs, 11 RBI, and three runs scored in conference play...named to Southland Conference Spring Honor Roll.
2013 (Sophomore): One of only two players to start in all 42 games...third on the team with a .325 batting average...she recorded 37 hits, 16 runs scored, and two home runs, her seven doubles were tied for the team lead while her 36 RBI were second highest...led the team with seven sacrifice flies, finishing with 11 total sacrifices...had seven multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games which came against Southeastern Louisiana (3/16) and at Lamar (5/4)...hit a three-run home run in game one at Lamar (5/4)...had three 3-RBI games...hit .342 with 25 hits, 11 runs scored, five doubles, one homer, and 21 RBI in conference play...named Third Team All-Conference...earned NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete and Southland Spring Honor Roll honors.
2012 (Freshman): Started in all 49 games...she hit .294 at the plate, which was second-best...her 42 hits were second-most on the team, and her four doubles were third-most...she led the team with 20 RBI...she also had a triple, a homer and eight runs scored...she had six sacrifice hits and two sac flies...had 11 multi-hit games....was on a 14-game hitting streak from Feb. 25 through Mar. 16...had two 3-RBI games: at UT-Arlington (2/24) and against Texas Southern (3/2)...led all position players with a .997 fielding percentage...named NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.
High School: Four-year varsity player for Katy and head coach Kalum Haack...was named Second Team All-District as a freshman...she was a First Team All-District and Academic All-District honoree as a sophomore and junior...she was in the Top 10 in the city of Houston in home runs in 2010...she played club for the Cy-Fair Intruders under head coach Dan Johnson.
Personal: Full name is Melissa Ann Herman...a business major...born Sept. 14, 1992, in Houston...daughter of Chris and Janet Herman...has one sister, Jessica...enjoys watching movies, playing sports and hanging out with family and friends.
