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Sophomore Morgan Melloh led the 'Dogs to a perfect 3-0 record in the WAC Tournament as the 'Dogs won their third WAC Tournament title and first since 2007. Melloh was named the WAC Tournament MVP after she earned First-Team All-WAC honors for the second-straight year. Melloh pitched two complete game shutouts in the tournament, a 4-0 victory over Boise State in game one and a 5-0 victory over the defending WAC Tournament Champion Louisiana Tech. Melloh then allowed just two runs in a 3-2 eight inning victory over No. 23 Nevada in the championship game. Melloh had 27 strikeouts in the three games while posting a 0.64 ERA as opponents batted just .122.
She picked up her 400th strikeout on the year, becoming the first Bulldog pitcher just the fourth pitcher in NCAA history along with Cat Osterman, Monica Abbott and Angelica Selden to do so in their freshmen and sophomore campaigns. She also passed former Bulldog All-American Amanda Scott for second in the Fresno State career record books in strikeouts with 868 in her young two-year career.
Melloh had 10 strikeouts vs. Boise State and 11 vs. LA Tech, as she now has 23 10-K games on the season and 43 in her career. Her current career strikeout per 7/IP mark of 9.2 ranks her first in Fresno State history. She also picked up her 70th win of her career in the championship game against Nevada, moving into ninth all-time in school history. She also moved up to ninth in career shutouts (37) and appearances (108) and tenth in games started (86). Melloh also moved up in the Fresno State single-season record book in strikeouts to No. 2 (414), games started (No. 6, 40), innings pitched (No. 7, 297.2) and appearances (No. 5, 49). She three a two-hitter vs. Boise State, her seventh of the season and 13th of her career, and her three-hitter against LA Tech was the ninth of the season and 17th in her career.
She has allowed three hits or less in 20 games this season and 38 in her career. She has 17 shutouts on the season, 37 in her career in 70 wins, which means 52.8 percent of her wins have been shutouts.
Other student-athletes nominated were:
Dusty Robinson - Baseball
Renata Kucerkova - Women's Tennis
2008-09 Athletes of the Week:
May 4 - Grant Doverspike
April 27 - Brooke Phipps, Jr.
April 20 - Sharon Ayala
April 13 - Morgan Melloh
April 6 - Morgan Melloh
Mar. 30 - Derek Benny
Mar. 23 - Latrisha Jordan
Mar. 16 - Sharon Ayala
Mar. 9 - Jaleesa Ross
Mar. 2 - Heidi Gjoen
Feb. 23 - Michelle Moses
Feb. 17 - Sharon Ayala
Feb. 9 - Morgan Melloh
Feb. 2 - Anastasia Petukhova
Jan. 26 - Jennifer Jory
Jan. 20 - Grace Wiesmann
Jan. 12 - Blair Hopkins
Jan. 5 - Bailey Amundsen
Dec. 8 - Heidi Gjoen
Dec. 2 - Marnique Arnold
Nov. 24 - Bailey Amundsen
Nov. 17 - Erick Garcia
Nov. 10 - Anastasia Petukhova and Renata Kucerkova
Nov. 3 - Ali Sill
Oct. 27 - Kevin Goessling
Oct 20 - Melanie Gloria
Oct 13 - Lonyae Miller
Oct 6 - Rikus de Villiers
Sept 29 - Ryan Mathews
Sept 22 - Lauren Berger
Sept 15 - Ben Jacobs
Sept 10 - Erick Garcia
Sept 22 - Lauren Berger
Sept 15 - Ben Jacobs
Sept 10 - Erick Garcia
May 12 - Ryan Mathews
2007-08 Athletes of the Week:
May 12 - Tinesta Rowe
May 5 - Morgan Melloh
April 28 - Laura Luethke
April 21 - Frank Sanders
April 15 - Justin Miller
April 7 - Melanie Gloria
March 31 - Alan Ahmady
March 24 - Sharon Ayala
March 11 - Tierre Wilson
March 6 - Hayley Munro
February 22 - Morgan Melloh
February 22 - Cambria Kissell
February 11 - Morgan Melloh
February 6 - Jaleesa Ross
January 28 - Sharon Ayala
January 8 - Erica Henry
January 2 - Tom Brandstater
December 19 - Jaleesa Ross
November 27 - Tom Brandstater
November 20 - Lexi Watson
November 13 - Grant Doverspike
November 6 - Kaity Revel
October 30 - Katie Nenneker
October 23 - Tinesta Rowe
October 16 - Todd Angel
October 8 - Ryan Mathews
October 1 - Nicole Gutierrez
Sept. 24 - Erik Garcia
Sept. 17 - Marissa McPhail
Sept. 10 - Bear Pascoe
Sept. 3 - Marcus Riley
Aug. 26 - Lauren Berger
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