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SENIOR (2013):Taken with the first pick of the 37th round by the Houson Astros in the MLB draft … named All-Mountain West first team after hitting .329 with 15 doubles, five triples, three home runs, scoring 47 runs and driving in 41 … also stole 13 bases and started all 59 games in center field, one of only two Lobos to start every game at the same position … had a 26-game hitting streak, sixth longest in school history, from March 24 to May 5 … hit .438 (42-96) during the streak with 12 multi-hit games, including a season-high four vs. Air Force May 3 … scored 24 runs and drove in 20 with nine doubles, three triples and three home runs over those 26 games … tied a career high with four RBI vs. San Diego St. on May 18 … named MW Player of the Week April 15 for his performances against No. 10 Arkansas and Fresno St. … hit .526 (10-19) with five runs scored and two RBI that week … named CoSIDA Academic All-District … UNM went 29-12 with him hitting sixth or seventh in the lnieup … named both Academic All-Mountain West and a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete for the second straight season … also named a Capital One Academic All-District Team by CoSIDA.
JUNIOR (2012): Appeared in 59 games, including 58 starts … hit .347 (82-236) with 64 runs, 44 RBIs, 13 doubles, nine triples, three home runs, and 23 stolen bases … he led the team in triples and stolen bases, was second in runs, third in total bases, fourth in RBIs, tied for fourth in doubles, and was fifth in hits … reached base in his first seven career plate appearances … was caught stealing only once all season (Feb. 24) and stole 21 straight bases without being caught the rest of the way … committed only one error in center field all season to post a .992 fielding percentage … recorded two four-hit games, both against Air Force (Apr. 6 and May 17) … had 18 multi-hit games overall, tied for fourth on the team … named Mountain West Player of the Week for games played Feb. 20-26 … hit .533 (8-15) with six runs, two RBIs and three steals that week … named MVP of the Mountain West Tournament … he hit .615 (8-13) with seven runs, four RBIs, two doubles, a triple, and a steal in the tournament.
Personal: Born May 25, 1991 … parents are Gary and Laura Melendez … has one older brother, Gabriel, 23, and two older sisters, Vivian, 26, and Antoinette, 28 … attended Busha High in Chandler, Ariz., where he was an Arizona Academic Scholar … most recently played at Gateway Community College for two years … named first team all-conference in both 2010 and 2011 … was first team All-American and NJCAA Region 1 Division II MVP in 2011 … also named a 2011 Academic All-American … enjoys playing ping pong …majoring in university studies.