Position: Infield
Height: 4-11
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Coram, N.Y.
Previous School: Longwood

2016: Started all 53 games for the Pioneers at shortstop … batted .301 on the season in a team-high 183 at-bats … was second on the team in hits (53) and assists (133) …third on the team in on-base percentage (.365) … fourth in doubles (8) and total bases (63) … went a perfect 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored in a 10-2 win over Felician (Mar. 9) … hit 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, and run scored in a 4-0 victory against NYIT (Apr. 17) … had an impressive 3-for-4, two-RBI performance against NYIT (Apr. 20).

Prior to LIU Post: Played five seasons of varsity softball at Longwood High School ... four-time All-County selection ... two-time All-Long Island honoree (2013 & 2015) .. named Player of the Year, All-Region and All-State as a sophomore ... garnered Rookie of the Year and All-League honors in eighth grade ... boasted a .458 batting average, .556 on-base percentage, .644 slugging percentage and .987 fielding percentage in her senior season ... struck out in only one plate appearance from 2013-15.

Personal: Has two brothers, Luigi and Jake, and one sister, Patricia ... daughter of Luigi Mele ... lists volleyball and basketball as her hobbies ... her favorite athlete is Derek Jeter ... the person she admires most is her father ... aspires to be a radiologist or a physician's assistant ... played boys' baseball until she was 15 years old ... majoring in health sciences.