Melissa Peet - 2016 Softball - LIU Post


#9 Melissa Peet

Position: Outfield
Height: 5-11
Class: Junior
Hometown: Monroe, Conn.
Previous School: Masuk

2016: Appeared in 24 games (19 starts) … collected eight hits in 51 at-bats … had 10 walks on the season … went 1-for-3 with two RBIs in a season-opening 8-0 victory against U. Sciences (Mar. 6) … had a career day against Felician (Mar. 9), consisting of a 2-for-2, four-RBI game with a grand slam.

2015: Started 40 games, appearing in 45 contests as a middle infielder ... hit .233 with 25 hits, six home runs and 15 runs batted in ... sported a .420 slugging percentage and drew 16 walks ... went 4-for-7 with four runs scored, a double, two home runs and three runs batted in as the team split a doubleheader with Southern Connecticut (Mar. 19) ... hit round-trippers in back-to-back wins over Dowling (Apr. 6) and Molloy (Apr. 9).

2014: Started 29 of 31 games played ... hit .217 with 15 hits, one home run and six RBIs ... drew 20 walks to garner a .400 on-base percentage ... went 2-for-2 with a double and two walks against Southern Connecticut State (Mar. 18) ... smacked her first career home run against St. Thomas Aquinas (Apr. 3).

Prior to LIU Post: Four-year varsity starter at Masuk High School … two-time All-Conference selection … earned NFCA All-Region, along with New Haven Register and CHSCA Class L All-State distinction in her senior campaign … tabbed as a Connecticut Post Super 15 All-Star in 2013 … named to CHSCAA Junior Select All-Star Game in 2012 … recorded a career .427 average with 15 home runs and 116 RBI … assisted the Panthers in capturing a State Championship in 2013, after completing an undefeated season of 27-0.
 
Personal: Has one younger brother, Billy … daughter of Bill and Anita Peet … enjoys listening to music, going to the beach, swimming, and being with family and friends … her favorite athlete is Mia Hamm … the people she admires most are her parents … plans to become a physical therapist, and work in a sports medicine clinic ... majoring in health sciences with a minor in health care administration.

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