27 Ben Melton
27 - Ben Melton
Height: 6-0
Weight: 195
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Valdese, N.C.
High School: Draughn HS
Position: RHP
app 6
gs 6
w 3
l 0
sv 0
ip 32.1
era 3.06
whip 1.24
k 27

2021 (SENIOR): Appeared in six games for the Tornados this season. Recorded 27 strikeouts in 32.1 innings of work. Had an ERA of 3.06. Was named USA South Academic All-conference. Was named to the USA South All-Sportsmanship Team. Was named USA South Pitcher of the Week (May. 3).

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
Apr 27 Covenant L, 3-2
Apr 27 Covenant W, 10-4
Apr 30 Huntingdon W, 8-5
May 1 Huntingdon W, 7-3
May 1 Huntingdon W, 11-2
May 5 Piedmont L, 8-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 6 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 6 3
Games started 6 3
Wins 3 2
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 32.1 18.0
Hits 32 14
Runs 17 7
Earned Runs 11 4
Walks 8 7
Strikeouts 27 11
Strikeouts per Game 7.52 5.50
Doubles Allowed 4 1
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 1.24 1.17
Home Runs Allows 2 1
At Bats Against 127 66
Batting Average Against .252 .212
Earned Run Average 3.06 2.00
Wild pitches 8 5
Hit Batters 4 1
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 3 1
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 3 1
Put Outs 2 1
Assists 1 0
Errors 0 0
Fielding Percentage 1.000 1.000
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 11 5
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 21 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Averett W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Averett W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Averett W, 6-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 at Pfeiffer W, 9-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 12 William Peace W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 William Peace W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Mars Hill L, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Mars Hill L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Mars Hill L, 11-7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 24 Greensboro L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Greensboro L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Pfeiffer L, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Maryville (Tenn.) W, 4-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 3 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Maryville (Tenn.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Piedmont W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Piedmont L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at LaGrange L, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at LaGrange L, 19-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Covenant L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Covenant W, 10-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 30 Huntingdon W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Huntingdon W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Huntingdon W, 11-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 5 Piedmont L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 21 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Averett W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Averett W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Averett W, 6-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 10 at Pfeiffer W, 9-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 12 William Peace W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 William Peace W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Mars Hill L, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Mars Hill L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Mars Hill L, 11-7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 24 Greensboro L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Greensboro L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Pfeiffer L, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Maryville (Tenn.) W, 4-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 3 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Maryville (Tenn.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Covenant   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Piedmont W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Piedmont L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at LaGrange L, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at LaGrange L, 19-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Covenant L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Covenant W, 10-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 30 Huntingdon W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Huntingdon W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Huntingdon W, 11-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 5 Piedmont L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 21 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Averett W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Averett W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Averett W, 6-4 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 3.60 1.00 0 8 -
Mar 10 at Pfeiffer W, 9-3 1 1 0 0 5.0 6 3 1 1.80 1.20 0 4 1
Mar 12 William Peace W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 William Peace W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Mars Hill L, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Mars Hill L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Mars Hill L, 11-7 1 0 0 0 4.1 7 5 4 8.31 1.85 1 4 -
Mar 24 Greensboro L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Greensboro L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Pfeiffer L, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Maryville (Tenn.) W, 4-2 1 0 0 0 6.2 7 2 2 2.70 1.20 1 5 -
Apr 3 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Maryville (Tenn.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Piedmont W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Piedmont L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at LaGrange L, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at LaGrange L, 19-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Covenant L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Covenant W, 10-4 1 1 0 0 5.0 4 4 1 1.80 1.60 4 2 -
Apr 30 Huntingdon W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Huntingdon W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Huntingdon W, 11-2 1 1 0 0 6.1 3 1 1 1.42 .79 2 4 1
May 5 Piedmont L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 21 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Maryville (Tenn.) L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Averett W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Averett W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Averett W, 6-4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Mar 10 at Pfeiffer W, 9-3 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 12 William Peace W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 William Peace W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Mars Hill L, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Mars Hill L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Mars Hill L, 11-7 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 4 - - - -
Mar 24 Greensboro L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Greensboro L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Pfeiffer L, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Maryville (Tenn.) W, 4-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Maryville (Tenn.) L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Maryville (Tenn.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Covenant   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Piedmont W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Piedmont L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at LaGrange L, 17-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at LaGrange L, 19-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Covenant L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Covenant W, 10-4 0 0 0 0 - - 5 - - - -
Apr 30 Huntingdon W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Huntingdon W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Huntingdon W, 11-2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 5 Piedmont L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
  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 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
February 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
May 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
February 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 6 6 3 0 0 - 32.1 32 17 11 8 27 7.52 2 3.06 1.24
Conference 3 3 2 0 0 - 18.0 14 7 4 7 11 5.50 1 2.00 1.17
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 2 2 2 0 0 - 11.1 7 5 2 6 6 4.76 1 1.59 1.15
Away 4 4 1 0 0 - 21.0 25 12 9 2 21 9.00 1 3.86 1.29
Neutral - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Wins 5 5 3 0 0 - 28.0 25 12 7 7 23 7.39 2 2.25 1.14
Losses 1 1 0 0 0 - 4.1 7 5 4 1 4 8.31 - 8.31 1.85
-
February 1 1 0 0 0 - 5.0 5 2 2 0 8 14.40 - 3.60 1.00
March 2 2 1 0 0 - 9.1 13 8 5 1 8 7.71 1 4.82 1.50
April 2 2 1 0 0 - 11.2 11 6 3 5 7 5.40 - 2.31 1.37
May 1 1 1 0 0 - 6.1 3 1 1 2 4 5.68 1 1.42 .79
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 6 3 2 1 0 1.000 - 11 - - - -
Conference 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 5 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 5 - - - -
Away 4 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 6 - - - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 7 - - - -
Losses 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 4 - - - -
-
February 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
March 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 5 - - - -
April 2 0 0 0 0 - - 5 - - - -
May 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -