Biography
Career Highs
Hits: 3 (8 times) vs Marywood (3/20/18), vs Clarks Summit (3/20/19), vs Delaware Valley (4/6/19), vs Clarks Summit (4/9/19), vs Misericordia (5/3/19), vs Clarks Summit (2/22/20), vs Clarks Summit (2/22/20), and vs Cornell (3/7/20)
Doubles: 2 (3 times) vs Penn State Abington (3/6/18), vs Wilkes (4/7/18), and vs Clarks Summit (4/10/18)
Triples: 1 at Eastern (4/20/18)
Home Runs: 1 vs Neumann (3/6/20)
Runs Scored: 3 (3 times) vs Penn State Abington (3/6/18), vs Clarks Summit (4/10/18), and vs DeSales (3/16/19)
Runs Batted In: 5 at Eastern (4/20/18)
Stolen Bases: 2 vs Neumann (3/6/20)
Walks: 2 (twice) at Stevens (3/7/21) and vs FDU-Florham (3/13/21)
Assists: 3 (twice) vs Wentworth (3/8/19) and vs Keene State (3/9/19)
Putouts: 17 vs Wilkes (4/7/18)
Innings Pitched: 5.1 vs Keene State (3/9/19)
Strikeouts: 7 at DeSales (4/21/21)
Awards
All-MAC Freedom Honorable Mention (2021)
MAC Academic Honor Roll (2021)
2021: Started and appeared in 26 of 27 games as a senior first baseman/pitcher ... Recorded a .268 batting average, a .330 slugging percentage, and a .342 on-base percentage ... Recorded 26 hits including six doubles in 97 at-bats while drawing 11 walks and one hit by pitch ... Scored 12 runs, recorded 18 RBI, and tallied 32 total bases ... Stole one base on one attempt ... Recorded a 0-2 recorded with a 13.91 earned run average in 11.0 innings pitched spanning four appearances including four starts ... Allowed 19 runs including 17 earned runs on 20 hits and five walks with 11 strikeouts in 52 at-bats for a .385 opposing batting average ... Recorded a team-leading 145 putouts and 13 assists with two errors on a team-leading 160 chances for a .988 fielding percentage ... Recorded a season high two hits including a season high one double, scored a season high two runs, recorded a season high three RBI, and recorded a season high two assists in King's 12 inning 8-4 victory at Delaware Valley (3/20) ... Recorded a season high two hits including a season high one double in King's 9-1 victory over Delaware Valley (3/21), in King's 11-4 loss at Wilkes (4/10), and in King's 10-7 loss at Misericordia (4/18) ... Recorded a season high two hits and scored a season high two runs in King's 12-8 loss to Stevens (4/14) ... Recorded a season high two hits in King's 11-4 loss to Misericordia (4/17), in King's 7-2 loss at Arcadia (4/24), and in King's 13-3 loss to Arcadia (4/25) ... Recorded a season high two hits, scored a season high two runs, struck out a season high seven batters in a season high 5.0 innings pitched, and recorded a season high two assists in King's 8-1 loss at DeSales (4/21) ... Hit a season high one double and recorded a season high three RBI in King's 6-5 loss at Wilkes (4/10) ... Hit a season high one double in King's 6-3 loss to Delaware Valley (3/21) ... Stole a season high one base on a season high one attempt in King's 10-8 victory over FDU-Florham (3/13) ... Drew a season high two walks in King's 7-5 loss at Stevens (3/7) and in King's 18-4 victory over FDU-Florham (3/13) ... Recorded a season high 11 putouts and one assist on a season high 12 chances in King's 6-3 loss to Wilkes (4/12) ... Recorded a season high two assists in King's 5-2 loss to Wilkes (4/12) and in King's 13-4 loss to Arcadia (4/25) ... named to All-MAC Freedom Team as an honorable mention selection ... named to MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... King's had a 4-23 overall record and 4-21 mark in conference play while recording a 0-2 record at DeSales in the MAC Freedom Quarterfinal series
2020: Started and appeared in all 10 games as a junior first baseman/pitcher … Recorded a .361 batting average, a .500 slugging percentage, and a .415 on-base percentage … Recorded 13 hits including two doubles and one home run in 36 at-bats while drawing four walks … Scored eight runs, recorded a team-leading 10 RBI, and tallied 18 total bases … Stole two bases on two attempts … Recorded a 0-1 record with a 8.10 earned run average in 3.1 innings pitched spanning one appearance including one start … Allowed three runs including three earned runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in 16 at-bats for a .438 opposing batting average … Recorded a team-leading 58 putouts and three assists with one error on a team-leading 62 chances for a .984 fielding percentage … Recorded a season high three hits including a season high one double, scored a season high two runs, and recorded a season high three RBI in King’s season-opening 21-1 victory over Clarks Summit (2/22) … Recorded a season high three hits in King’s 16-0 victory over Clarks Summit (2/22) … Recorded a season high three hits including a season high one double and scored a season high two runs in King’s 12-2 seven inning victory against Cornell (3/7) … Hit a season high one home run and drew a season high one walk in King’s 5-2 loss against Neumann (3/6) … Drew a season high one walk and recorded a season high 10 putouts and one assist in a season high 11 chances in King’s 6-4 nine inning loss against MSOE (3/2) … Drew a season high one walk, struck out a season high three batters in a season high 3.1 innings pitched, and recorded a season high two assists in King’s 4-2 loss against Wartburg (3/5) … Drew a season high one walk, scored a season high two runs, and stole a season high two bases on a season high two attempts in King’s 15-12 victory against Neumann (3/6) … King’s had a 6-4 record before the season was canceled on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak
2019: Started 35 games and appeared in all 36 games as a sophomore first baseman/pitcher … Recorded a .331 batting average, a .390 slugging percentage, and a .372 on-base percentage … Had 45 hits including eight doubles in 136 at-bats while drawing nine walks and one hit by pitch … Scored 17 runs, recorded a team-leading 35 RBI, and tallied 53 total bases … Stole one base on one attempt … Recorded a 0-4 record with a 9.18 earned run average in 16.2 innings pitched spanning six appearances including five starts … Allowed 18 runs including 17 earned runs on 24 hits and 14 walks with eight strikeouts in 70 at-bats for a .343 opposing batting average … Recorded a team-leading 247 putouts and 13 assists with two errors on a team-leading 262 chances for a .992 fielding percentage … Had a season-high three hits including a season-high one double and recorded a season-high 15 putouts on a season-high 15 chances in King’s 8-4 victory over Clarks Summit (3/20) … Had a season-high three hits in King’s 1-0 victory over Delaware Valley (4/6) and in King’s 6-1 loss against Misericordia in the MAC Freedom Tournament (5/3) … Had a season-high three hits and a season-high three RBI in King’s 23-4 victory over Clarks Summit (4/9) … Hit a season-high one double in King’s 6-4 loss against Gwynedd Mercy (3/3), in King’s 7-4 loss against Concordia Morehead (3/4), in King’s 10-6 loss at Manhattanville (3/24), in King’s 14-10 loss at Delaware Valley (4/7), and in King’s 7-5 loss at Wilkes (4/13) … Hit a season-high one double and recorded a season-high three RBI in King’s 4-1 victory over FDU-Florham (3/30) and in King’s 5-1 victory over Misericordia (4/18) … Scored a season-high three runs in King’s 11-3 victory over DeSales (3/16) … Stole a season-high one base on a season-high one attempt and struck out a season-high three batters in four innings in King’s 7-4 loss at DeSales (3/19) … Pitched a season-high 5.1 innings and recorded a season-high three assists in King’s seven inning 12-1 loss against Keene State (3/9) … Recorded a season-high three assists in King’s 8-7 victory against Wentworth (3/8) … King’s had a 17-19 overall record and 12-9 mark in conference play while recording a 0-2 record in the MAC Freedom Tournament
2018: Started 36 games and appeared in all 37 games as a freshman first baseman/pitcher ... Recorded a .285 batting average, a .401 slugging percentage, and a .353 on-base percentage ... Had 39 hits including 14 doubles and one triple in 137 at-bats while drawing 12 walks and three hit-by-pitches ... Scored 28 runs, recorded 24 RBI, and tallied 55 total bases ... Was successful on two of three stolen base attempts ... Recorded 322 putouts and 17 assists with two errors in 341 chances for a .994 fielding percentage ... Recorded a season-high three hits in King's 15-9 victory over Marywood (3/20) ... Hit a season-high two doubles and scored a season-high three runs in King's 15-12 loss against Penn State Abington (3/6) and in King's 10-2 victory over Clarks Summit (4/10) ... Hit a season-high two doubles and recorded a season-high 17 putouts in King's 12 inning 13-6 loss to Wilkes (4/7) ... Hit a season-high one triple and recorded a season-high five RBI in King's 18-13 victory at Eastern (4/20) ... Stole a season-high one base on a season-high one attempt in King's 21-1 victory over Clarks Summit (3/26) and in King's 15-5 victory at Penn College (4/11) ... Recorded a season-high two assists in King's 5-3 victory against Trine (3/9), in King's 5-1 loss at Misericordia (4/8), and in King's 6-3 victory against Wilkes in the MAC Freedom Tournament (5/5) ... King's had a 21-16 overall record and 12-9 mark in conference play while recording a 1-2 record in the MAC Freedom Tournament
PRIOR TO KING'S: Played baseball and basketball for the Trojans of Parkland High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania ... graduated from PHS in 2017 ... Earned All-East Penn Conference First Team baseball honors as a senior
PERSONAL: Son of Donna and Matt Mellinger ... has one younger brother, Adam ... a criminal justice major ... chose King's over Rider, Albright, and Cabrini because it was the "best fit for me with major and baseball. King's is a great school where I can excel in both academics and athletics."
