Melina Wilkison

BLOOMINGTON, IN - March 15, 2025 - outfielder Melina Wilkison #23 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dalton Wainscott/Indiana Athletics

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Photo by: Grace Urbanski/Indiana Athletics

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Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Greensburg, Ind.
Position:
OF

JUNIOR (2024) – AT OHIO STATE
Played in five games before suffering a season-ending injury in mid-February.

SOPHOMORE (2023) – AT OHIO STATE
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• First Team All-Big Ten
• NFCA Second Team All-Region
Started all 53 games in right field … led the Buckeyes in batting average (.373), RBI (44), runs scored (50), hits (66), home runs (11), slugging percentage (.718), on-base percentage (.439) and stolen bases (13) … reached base in every game between Feb. 24 and April 29 – 39 in total – which was the second-longest streak since 2013 … ranked among the Big Ten leaders in batting average (seventh), RBI (10th), triples (first), slugging percentage (third), doubles (seventh), OPS (fourth) and hits (third) … hit .581 with a 1.000 slugging percentage, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored in eight games from March 14-19 to earn Big Ten co-Player of the Week honors … had a home run in four consecutive games between March 27 and April 2 …went 5-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a 13-2 win over Charleston Southern, becoming just the second player in program history to record five hits in a game … had a .311 batting average with a .737 slugging percentage and 24 RBI in 23 Big Ten games

FRESHMAN (2022) – AT OHIO STATE
• NFCA Third Team All-Midwest Region (2022)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2022)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2022)
Played in 49 games and started 45 times as a true freshman …finished with the third-highest batting average on the team at .342 with 34 runs scored, 11 doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI … her batting average was the seventh-highest ever for a freshman … had a .398 on-base percentage while hitting lead off for most of the season … led the team with 17 multi-hit games … in six postseason games, hit .429 with a .714 slugging percentage, one home run, three doubles and six runs scored … was the Big Ten Freshman of the Week following a weekend series at Michigan where she hit .583 with three doubles and a home run … went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and three runs scored in the series opener, a 6-2 Ohio State victory.

PREP/PERSONAL
Was named the Most Valuable Player of the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference as a senior in 2021 … Led the Pirates in nearly every statistical category as a freshman and sophomore … was an All-Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference honoree in 2018 and 2019 … team MVP and third team All-Indiana as a sophomore … set the single-season record with 10 triples … topped the conference in batting average as a freshman and sophomore (.558, .634) … played club ball for the Beverly Bandits … also helped the basketball team to two WPIAL Championships and three straight 3A Sectional Championships, which is a school record … was an All-District selection as a senior in 2020-21.