27 Ben Melton
27 - Ben Melton
Height: 6-0
Weight: 195
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: So.
Hometown: Valdese, N.C.
High School: Draughn HS
Position: RHP
app 11
gs 7
w 2
l 5
sv 0
ip 55.1
era 4.39
whip 1.39
k 30

2018 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in four games and pitched 7.1 innings out of the bullpen ... tallied eight strikeouts ... logged a season-high five strikeouts in the first game of the doubleheader against Mars Hill (April 11).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterman in baseball... SMAC Pitcher of the Year in 2017.

PERSONAL: Benjamin Cole Melton... from Valdese, N.C. ... graduated from Draughn High School... son of Crystal and Chris Melton... majoring in business.

Recent Games
Apr 15 Covenant L, 8-2
Apr 15 Covenant L, 19-9
Apr 16 at Emory & Henry W, 9-5
Apr 26 at Johnson University Tennessee W, 12-10
Apr 27 at Johnson University Tennessee W, 7-5
Apr 27 at Johnson University Tennessee L, 5-3
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 11 8
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 11 8
Games started 7 6
Wins 2 1
Losses 5 4
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 2 1
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 55.1 44.2
Hits 57 42
Runs 39 28
Earned Runs 27 20
Walks 20 18
Strikeouts 30 26
Strikeouts per Game 4.88 5.24
Doubles Allowed 9 5
Triples Allowed 3 2
WHIP 1.39 1.34
Home Runs Allows 2 1
At Bats Against 218 173
Batting Average Against .261 .243
Earned Run Average 4.39 4.03
Wild pitches 1 1
Hit Batters 8 5
Balks 1 1
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 3 2
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 1 -
Total Chances 2 0
Put Outs 1 0
Assists 1 0
Errors 0 0
Fielding Percentage 1.000 -
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 16 15
Runners Caught Stealing 2 2
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .111 .118
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 8 at William Peace W, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at William Peace L, 8-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 9 at William Peace W, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at William Peace L, 4-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 13 Montreat   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Montreat W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Toccoa Falls L, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Toccoa Falls L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 at Piedmont   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Piedmont L, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Piedmont L, 16-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 1 N.C. Wesleyan L, 16-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 2 N.C. Wesleyan L, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 N.C. Wesleyan L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Emory & Henry W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 3-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Huntingdon W, 2-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 16 Huntingdon L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Huntingdon L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Pfeiffer L, 4-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 23 at Pfeiffer L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Pfeiffer L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Greensboro L, 14-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 30 Greensboro L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Greensboro L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Methodist L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Methodist L, 6-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 7 at Methodist L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Covenant W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Covenant L, 8-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 15 Covenant L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Emory & Henry W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Johnson University Tennessee W, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Johnson University Tennessee W, 7-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 27 at Johnson University Tennessee L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 8 at William Peace W, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at William Peace L, 8-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 9 at William Peace W, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at William Peace L, 4-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 13 Montreat   - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Montreat W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Toccoa Falls L, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Toccoa Falls L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 at Piedmont   - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Piedmont L, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Piedmont L, 16-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 1 N.C. Wesleyan L, 16-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 2 N.C. Wesleyan L, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 N.C. Wesleyan L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Emory & Henry W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 3-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 10 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Huntingdon W, 2-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 16 Huntingdon L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Huntingdon L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Pfeiffer L, 4-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 23 at Pfeiffer L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Pfeiffer L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Greensboro L, 14-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 30 Greensboro L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Greensboro L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Methodist L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Methodist L, 6-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 7 at Methodist L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Covenant W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Covenant L, 8-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 15 Covenant L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Emory & Henry W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Johnson University Tennessee W, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Johnson University Tennessee W, 7-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 27 at Johnson University Tennessee L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 8 at William Peace W, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at William Peace L, 8-2 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 2 18.00 5.00 1 2 -
Feb 9 at William Peace W, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at William Peace L, 4-2 0 0 1 0 2.2 3 2 2 6.75 1.13 - - 1
Feb 13 Montreat   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Montreat W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Toccoa Falls L, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Toccoa Falls L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 at Piedmont   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Piedmont L, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Piedmont L, 16-2 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 18.00 3.00 1 1 -
Mar 1 N.C. Wesleyan L, 16-5 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 1 1 1.69 .94 2 1 -
Mar 2 N.C. Wesleyan L, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 N.C. Wesleyan L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Emory & Henry W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 7.2 3 2 2 2.35 .65 2 4 -
Mar 10 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Huntingdon W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 8.0 3 1 0 0.00 .75 3 3 -
Mar 16 Huntingdon L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Huntingdon L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Pfeiffer L, 4-1 1 0 1 0 5.0 8 3 3 5.40 2.20 3 7 -
Mar 23 at Pfeiffer L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Pfeiffer L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Greensboro L, 14-4 1 0 1 0 5.0 9 6 6 10.80 2.40 3 3 -
Mar 30 Greensboro L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Greensboro L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Methodist L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Methodist L, 6-2 1 0 1 0 8.0 8 6 4 4.50 1.13 1 3 -
Apr 7 at Methodist L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Covenant W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Covenant L, 8-2 1 0 1 0 4.2 6 7 2 3.86 1.93 3 4 1
Apr 15 Covenant L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Emory & Henry W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Johnson University Tennessee W, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Johnson University Tennessee W, 7-5 1 1 0 0 7.0 8 5 3 3.86 1.29 1 2 -
Apr 27 at Johnson University Tennessee L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 8 at William Peace W, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at William Peace L, 8-2 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Feb 9 at William Peace W, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at William Peace L, 4-2 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Feb 13 Montreat   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Montreat W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Toccoa Falls L, 12-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Toccoa Falls L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 at Piedmont   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Piedmont L, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at Piedmont L, 16-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 1 N.C. Wesleyan L, 16-5 0 0 0 0 - - 1 1 .500 - -
Mar 2 N.C. Wesleyan L, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 N.C. Wesleyan L, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Emory & Henry W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 3-2 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Mar 10 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Roger Williams W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Huntingdon W, 2-1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 1.000 - -
Mar 16 Huntingdon L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Huntingdon L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Pfeiffer L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 23 at Pfeiffer L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Pfeiffer L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Greensboro L, 14-4 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 30 Greensboro L, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Greensboro L, 12-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Methodist L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Methodist L, 6-2 0 0 0 0 - - 5 - - - -
Apr 7 at Methodist L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Covenant W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Covenant L, 8-2 0 0 0 0 - - 5 - - - -
Apr 15 Covenant L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Emory & Henry W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Johnson University Tennessee W, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Johnson University Tennessee W, 7-5 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Johnson University Tennessee L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2017-18 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2019-20 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2020-21 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 26 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2017-18 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2019-20 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2020-21 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 26 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2017-18 4 0 0 0 0 - 7.1 14 9 9 2 8 9.82 1 11.05 2.18
2018-19 11 7 2 5 0 2 55.1 57 39 27 20 30 4.88 2 4.39 1.39
2019-20 5 5 0 4 0 - 19.0 30 26 23 11 10 4.74 2 10.89 2.16
2020-21 6 6 3 0 0 - 32.1 32 17 11 8 27 7.52 2 3.06 1.24
Total 26 18 5 9 0 2 114.0 133 91 70 41 75 5.92 7 5.53 1.53
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2017-18 4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 1 .500 - -
2018-19 11 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 16 2 .111 - -
2019-20 5 4 0 2 2 .500 - 6 2 .250 - -
2020-21 6 3 2 1 0 1.000 - 11 - - - -
Total 26 10 3 5 2 .800 - 34 5 .128 - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
February 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
February 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 11 7 2 5 0 2 55.1 57 39 27 20 30 4.88 2 4.39 1.39
Conference 8 6 1 4 0 1 44.2 42 28 20 18 26 5.24 1 4.03 1.34
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 4 3 1 2 0 - 23.0 21 15 9 11 11 4.30 1 3.52 1.39
Away 7 4 1 3 0 2 32.1 36 24 18 9 19 5.29 1 5.01 1.39
Neutral - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Wins 2 2 2 0 0 1 15.0 11 6 3 4 5 3.00 - 1.80 1.00
Losses 9 5 0 5 0 1 40.1 46 33 24 16 25 5.58 2 5.36 1.54
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February 3 0 0 1 0 - 4.2 9 8 6 2 3 5.79 1 11.57 2.36
March 5 4 1 2 0 - 31.0 26 13 12 13 18 5.23 - 3.48 1.26
April 3 3 1 2 0 2 19.2 22 18 9 5 9 4.12 1 4.12 1.37
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 11 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 16 2 .111 - -
Conference 8 0 0 0 0 - - 15 2 .118 - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 0 0 0 0 - - 7 2 .222 - -
Away 7 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 9 - - - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Losses 9 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 16 1 .059 - -
-
February 3 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
March 5 0 0 0 0 - - 5 2 .286 - -
April 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 10 - - - -