University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Mayeux, Melissa
Jersey Number 21
Melissa Mayeux
- Position:
- Utility Player
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Le Barcares, France
- High School:
- Lycée Bellevue
- Prev School:
- Miami Dade College
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2021)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2020)
2021 (Junior)
Appeared in 50 games, earning a starting nod 42 times ... transitioned to a utility players' role, seeing time in left field, right field, first base, shortstop, third base and catcher ... turned in a .978 fielding percentage (18 PO, 26 A, 1 E) over 17 starts at shortstop while filling in during Alissa Dalton's injury (Apr. 2-May 2) ... out of the 25 base hits recorded, a total of 10 went for extra bases (3 doubles, 3 triples, 4 home runs) ... for the second consecutive season, tallied at least one of the three extra base hit varieties ... showed marked improvement in fielding percentage over a larger sample size than D1 debut season, finishing with a .957 mark over 160 chances (120 PO, 33 A, 7 E) primarily at shortstop and third base ... boosted by five multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI games generated 20-plus hits and 20-plus RBI ... ranked second on the team with three sacrifice flies and three sacrifice hits ... was the team's most proficient in the short game, twice executing a squeeze bunt for a run scored during Sun Belt Conference play (South Alabama, Texas State) ... with a strong push in the second half of the season, totaling 21 RBI from Mar. 26 through the end, finished Top 5 on the team with 26 RBI in only 107 at bats ... finished with more walks (13) than strikeouts (10) over 129 plate appearances ... started the season strong with a base hit in five of the first six games including a pair of two-hit games at the UAB Blazer Classic (Feb. 20-21) ... executed the squeeze bunt to snap a scoreless tie in the fifth inning of the South Alabama series opener (Mar. 26) ... two days later broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning again vs. USA with a fielder's choice ground out RBI ... turned in a season-high three hits later that afternoon in the series opener vs. Georgia Southern, highlighted by her first home run of the season (Mar. 28) ... starting with three RBI in Game 1 of the Lamar doubleheader on Apr. 5, would go on to post at least one RBI all four games of the team's Spring Break road trip ... on the trip also tied the school record with two triples in Game 2 at Lamar and posted a season-best four RBI on Apr. 7 at Houston ... leadoff bunt single in Bot 6 vs. Texas State (Apr. 18) jumpstarted a seven-run inning that broke open a 1-0 contest allowing Louisiana to clinch the series victory ... in her postseason debut with Louisiana, delivered a three-run home run in the fourth inning of the Sun Belt Tournament Championship Game vs. South Alabama ... appeared twice in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, receiving a start vs. McNeese (May 22) and LSU (May 23) ... doubled in the contest with the Cowgirls.
2020 (Junior - COVID-19 Season)
Competed in 23 games, starting 19 times, during a transition season from junior college to D1 softball ... served as the team's primary third baseman ... started 18 of the 24 games during the COVID-19 shortened season at third base ... produced a .294 average and saw nine of her 15 base hits go for extra bases (60 percent) ... delivered four doubles and four home runs ... extra base hits total ranked third on the team ... had the second-highest slugging percentage, finishing with a .647 mark ... with a strong push prior to the season shutdown, which saw her collect 14 RBI from Feb. 29-Mar. 11, tallied the second-most RBI (19) on the team ... over the final 11 appearances of the season, began to re-settle at third base with only two errors over the final 21 chances that she saw ... beginning with a season-best, four-game hitting streak that started on Feb. 22, would post at least one base hit in nine of the final 12 appearances of the season ... produced three multiple-hit games and was the only Ragin' Cajun to drive in five or more runs in a game ... made a splash on Opening Day, turning in a 2-for-2 performance with a home run and three RBI vs. UTSA ... put the Ragin' Cajuns on the board on Feb. 16 at No. 7 Louisiana State with a solo homer run in the third inning ... led the team with a two-hit showing that afternoon ... doubled in both contests on Feb. 23 at the UAB Blazer Classic ... singled in the fifth inning of Game 1 at No. 3 Texas, helping set the stage for Bailey Curry's go-ahead, three-run home run off of Miranda Elish ... recorded at least one base hit all three games of the Top 10 series at No. 6 Florida, including doubling in each of the first two games ... drew a bases loaded walk and later scored on a wild pitch to add insurance runs in the Game 2 victory over the Gators ... generated at least one RBI in both games of her Sun Belt Conference debut at Coastal Carolina (March 6-7) ... dominated at the plate in the Sam Houston State doubleheader on March 11 at Lamson Park, finishing the evening a combined 4-for-6 at the plate with two home runs, four runs scored and 10 RBI ... in the nightcap vs. SHSU, delivered the only multiple home run game of the season by a Ragin' Cajun and posted a team-best seven RBI ... in the Game 2 win over the Bearkats each plate appearance resulted in run production - three-run home run in the second inning, two-run single in the third inning and a two-run round tripper in the fourth inning.
Prior to Louisiana
Was a first team All-Southern Conference selection as a freshman for Miami Dade College, posting a team-leading .377 batting average with eight home runs, 15 doubles, 31 RBI and a .715 slugging percentage ... a .431 average, team-best 59 RBI and 32 additional extra base hits (16 doubles, 10 triples, 6 home runs) as a sophomore in 2019 earned her repeat first team all-conference accolades.
High School
Excelled in baseball in France before switching to softball full-time in 2017 when she made the decision to attend college in the United States ... competed on the French U-18 Junior National Baseball Team ... in June 2015, became the first female baseball player added to MLB's International Registration List.
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2020)
2021 (Junior)
Appeared in 50 games, earning a starting nod 42 times ... transitioned to a utility players' role, seeing time in left field, right field, first base, shortstop, third base and catcher ... turned in a .978 fielding percentage (18 PO, 26 A, 1 E) over 17 starts at shortstop while filling in during Alissa Dalton's injury (Apr. 2-May 2) ... out of the 25 base hits recorded, a total of 10 went for extra bases (3 doubles, 3 triples, 4 home runs) ... for the second consecutive season, tallied at least one of the three extra base hit varieties ... showed marked improvement in fielding percentage over a larger sample size than D1 debut season, finishing with a .957 mark over 160 chances (120 PO, 33 A, 7 E) primarily at shortstop and third base ... boosted by five multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI games generated 20-plus hits and 20-plus RBI ... ranked second on the team with three sacrifice flies and three sacrifice hits ... was the team's most proficient in the short game, twice executing a squeeze bunt for a run scored during Sun Belt Conference play (South Alabama, Texas State) ... with a strong push in the second half of the season, totaling 21 RBI from Mar. 26 through the end, finished Top 5 on the team with 26 RBI in only 107 at bats ... finished with more walks (13) than strikeouts (10) over 129 plate appearances ... started the season strong with a base hit in five of the first six games including a pair of two-hit games at the UAB Blazer Classic (Feb. 20-21) ... executed the squeeze bunt to snap a scoreless tie in the fifth inning of the South Alabama series opener (Mar. 26) ... two days later broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning again vs. USA with a fielder's choice ground out RBI ... turned in a season-high three hits later that afternoon in the series opener vs. Georgia Southern, highlighted by her first home run of the season (Mar. 28) ... starting with three RBI in Game 1 of the Lamar doubleheader on Apr. 5, would go on to post at least one RBI all four games of the team's Spring Break road trip ... on the trip also tied the school record with two triples in Game 2 at Lamar and posted a season-best four RBI on Apr. 7 at Houston ... leadoff bunt single in Bot 6 vs. Texas State (Apr. 18) jumpstarted a seven-run inning that broke open a 1-0 contest allowing Louisiana to clinch the series victory ... in her postseason debut with Louisiana, delivered a three-run home run in the fourth inning of the Sun Belt Tournament Championship Game vs. South Alabama ... appeared twice in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, receiving a start vs. McNeese (May 22) and LSU (May 23) ... doubled in the contest with the Cowgirls.
2020 (Junior - COVID-19 Season)
Competed in 23 games, starting 19 times, during a transition season from junior college to D1 softball ... served as the team's primary third baseman ... started 18 of the 24 games during the COVID-19 shortened season at third base ... produced a .294 average and saw nine of her 15 base hits go for extra bases (60 percent) ... delivered four doubles and four home runs ... extra base hits total ranked third on the team ... had the second-highest slugging percentage, finishing with a .647 mark ... with a strong push prior to the season shutdown, which saw her collect 14 RBI from Feb. 29-Mar. 11, tallied the second-most RBI (19) on the team ... over the final 11 appearances of the season, began to re-settle at third base with only two errors over the final 21 chances that she saw ... beginning with a season-best, four-game hitting streak that started on Feb. 22, would post at least one base hit in nine of the final 12 appearances of the season ... produced three multiple-hit games and was the only Ragin' Cajun to drive in five or more runs in a game ... made a splash on Opening Day, turning in a 2-for-2 performance with a home run and three RBI vs. UTSA ... put the Ragin' Cajuns on the board on Feb. 16 at No. 7 Louisiana State with a solo homer run in the third inning ... led the team with a two-hit showing that afternoon ... doubled in both contests on Feb. 23 at the UAB Blazer Classic ... singled in the fifth inning of Game 1 at No. 3 Texas, helping set the stage for Bailey Curry's go-ahead, three-run home run off of Miranda Elish ... recorded at least one base hit all three games of the Top 10 series at No. 6 Florida, including doubling in each of the first two games ... drew a bases loaded walk and later scored on a wild pitch to add insurance runs in the Game 2 victory over the Gators ... generated at least one RBI in both games of her Sun Belt Conference debut at Coastal Carolina (March 6-7) ... dominated at the plate in the Sam Houston State doubleheader on March 11 at Lamson Park, finishing the evening a combined 4-for-6 at the plate with two home runs, four runs scored and 10 RBI ... in the nightcap vs. SHSU, delivered the only multiple home run game of the season by a Ragin' Cajun and posted a team-best seven RBI ... in the Game 2 win over the Bearkats each plate appearance resulted in run production - three-run home run in the second inning, two-run single in the third inning and a two-run round tripper in the fourth inning.
Prior to Louisiana
Was a first team All-Southern Conference selection as a freshman for Miami Dade College, posting a team-leading .377 batting average with eight home runs, 15 doubles, 31 RBI and a .715 slugging percentage ... a .431 average, team-best 59 RBI and 32 additional extra base hits (16 doubles, 10 triples, 6 home runs) as a sophomore in 2019 earned her repeat first team all-conference accolades.
High School
Excelled in baseball in France before switching to softball full-time in 2017 when she made the decision to attend college in the United States ... competed on the French U-18 Junior National Baseball Team ... in June 2015, became the first female baseball player added to MLB's International Registration List.
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