27 Ben Melton
27 - Ben Melton
Height: 6-0
Weight: 195
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Valdese, N.C.
High School: Draughn HS
Position: RHP
gp 5
avg -
hr -
rbi 0
r 0
sb -

2020 (JUNIOR): Appeared and started in five games for the Tornados on the mound… pitched 19 innings and recorded 10 strikeouts in the season… had a season high six strikeouts against Piedmont (Feb. 22)... was named to the USA-South All-Academic team.

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
Mar 1 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 2-1
Mar 7 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 6-1
Mar 7 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 17-9
Mar 8 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 11-3
Mar 9 Hampden-Sydney L, 13-3
Mar 11 Emory & Henry W, 5-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 5 3
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 5 3
Games started 5 3
Wins 0 0
Losses 4 3
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 19.0 11.0
Hits 30 22
Runs 26 20
Earned Runs 23 18
Walks 11 10
Strikeouts 10 8
Strikeouts per Game 4.74 6.55
Doubles Allowed 3 3
Triples Allowed 3 1
WHIP 2.16 2.91
Home Runs Allows 2 1
At Bats Against 80 51
Batting Average Against .375 .431
Earned Run Average 10.89 14.73
Wild pitches 4 3
Hit Batters 4 1
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 3 -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 1 1
Total Chances 4 3
Put Outs 0 0
Assists 2 2
Errors 2 1
Fielding Percentage .500 .667
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 6 6
Runners Caught Stealing 2 2
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .250 .250
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 8 at William Peace L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at William Peace L, 5-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 9 at William Peace L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Guilford L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Guilford W, 12-11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 16 at Guilford L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Piedmont L, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Piedmont L, 13-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 23 Piedmont L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Montreat L, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at N.C. Wesleyan W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 12-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 1 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 17-9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 8 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Hampden-Sydney L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 Emory & Henry W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Mid-Atlantic Christian   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Mid-Atlantic Christian   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 8 at William Peace L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at William Peace L, 5-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 9 at William Peace L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Guilford L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Guilford W, 12-11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 16 at Guilford L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Piedmont L, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Piedmont L, 13-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 23 Piedmont L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Montreat L, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at N.C. Wesleyan W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 12-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 1 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 17-9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 8 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Hampden-Sydney L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 Emory & Henry W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Mid-Atlantic Christian   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Mid-Atlantic Christian   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 8 at William Peace L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at William Peace L, 5-1 1 0 1 0 5.0 5 2 2 3.60 1.20 1 1 -
Feb 9 at William Peace L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Guilford L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Guilford W, 12-11 1 0 0 0 3.0 3 4 3 9.00 1.00 0 1 1
Feb 16 at Guilford L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Piedmont L, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Piedmont L, 13-6 1 0 1 0 4.1 5 7 7 14.54 2.31 5 6 -
Feb 23 Piedmont L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Montreat L, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at N.C. Wesleyan W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 12-2 1 0 1 0 4.0 8 5 3 6.75 2.75 3 0 -
Mar 1 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 17-9 1 0 1 0 2.2 9 8 8 27.00 4.13 2 2 1
Mar 8 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Hampden-Sydney L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 Emory & Henry W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Mid-Atlantic Christian   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Mid-Atlantic Christian   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 8 at William Peace L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at William Peace L, 5-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at William Peace L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Guilford L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Guilford W, 12-11 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Feb 16 at Guilford L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Piedmont L, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Piedmont L, 13-6 1 0 0 1 .000 - 1 1 .500 - -
Feb 23 Piedmont L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Montreat L, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at N.C. Wesleyan W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 12-2 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 4 1 .200 - -
Mar 1 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 17-9 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 8 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Hampden-Sydney L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 Emory & Henry W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Greensboro   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Mid-Atlantic Christian   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Mid-Atlantic Christian   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Toccoa Falls   - - - - - - - - - - -
  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 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
February 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
February 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 5 5 0 4 0 - 19.0 30 26 23 11 10 4.74 2 10.89 2.16
Conference 3 3 0 3 0 - 11.0 22 20 18 10 8 6.55 1 14.73 2.91
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 2 2 0 2 0 - 7.0 14 15 15 7 8 10.29 1 19.29 3.00
Away 3 3 0 2 0 - 12.0 16 11 8 4 2 1.50 1 6.00 1.67
Neutral - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Wins 1 1 0 0 0 - 3.0 3 4 3 0 1 3.00 1 9.00 1.00
Losses 4 4 0 4 0 - 16.0 27 22 20 11 9 5.06 1 11.25 2.38
-
February 4 4 0 3 0 - 16.1 21 18 15 9 8 4.41 1 8.27 1.84
March 1 1 0 1 0 - 2.2 9 8 8 2 2 6.75 1 27.00 4.13
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 5 4 0 2 2 .500 - 6 2 .250 - -
Conference 3 3 0 2 1 .667 - 6 2 .250 - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 1 0 0 1 .000 - 2 1 .333 - -
Away 3 3 0 2 1 .667 - 4 1 .200 - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Losses 4 3 0 2 1 .667 - 6 2 .250 - -
-
February 4 4 0 2 2 .500 - 5 2 .286 - -
March 1 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -