Junior(2010): Named to the Atlantic Sun's All-AcademicTeam...played in 33 games with eight starts in right field...produced four hits andtwo RBIs on the year...totaledtwo hits, an RBI and a run scored against UNCW (2/11)...had a hit, a walk and anRBI in the two games against N.C. Central (3/20)...came in as a defensivereplacement in both games against Mercer (3/27)...came in as a defensivereplacement against No. 22 North Carolina (3/31), Florida Gulf Coast (4/8),Stetson (4/10), Elon (4/14), North Florida (4/16), Jacksonville (4/17), ETSU(4/22), Lipscomb (4/24) and Belmont (5/2).
Sophomore(2009): Namedto the Atlantic Sun's All-Academic Team...played in 10 games with six starts...hadsix hits, three RBIs and a run scored...hit a single against Maine (2/7)...had asingle against Ohio (2/14)... had two hits including the game winner in the firstgame against NC Central (2/17)... scored a run against UNC Wilmington(2/19)...picked up two hits and an RBI in the first game against Elon (4/21).
Freshman (2008): Appeared in 49 games (36 starts) with 14 hits and 15 runsscored on the year...had two multi-RBI games...went 1-for-3 in her first collegiategame, scoring three runs in the 12-7 win over the College of Charleston(3/12)...had a pairs of RBIs on a triple in game two against Howard(2/23)...collected another triple against Youngstown State (3/1), knocking inone and scoring once in that game...Went 4-for-4 against Charleston Southern(3/14), also scoring a run...walked twice in the final game of the LowcountryCollege Softball Invitational against Charleston Southern (3/15)...scored threetimes and drove in two against Belmont (4/5) in a 18-9 win...scored a run againstEast Carolina (4/23).
Prep/Personal: Prepped theWoodlands...hit .338 with seven RBIs, stole eight basesand had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage during senior season en route toAll-District, All-Academic District and Best Defensive Outfielder honors...theHighlanders finished 29-7, placing second in the district and advancing to theRegional Quarterfinals...named Best Defensive Player following her sophomoreseason when her team went 28-2 and won the district...helped lead The WoodlandsHigh School to its first-ever Texas District 15-A Championship advancing allthe way to the regional quarterfinals...was named First Team All-District,All-State and Academic All-State and was an alternate on the Texas All-StarTeam...Hit .370 with three doubles, three triples and 16 RBIs in just 108 at bats...Alsostole 28 bases, had a .465 on-base percentage and did not commit an error allyear...full name is Melissa Diane Elks...born on 6/6/89 in Jefferson, La....daughterof Bill and Cynthia Elks...has an older sister, Ashley...majoring in kinesiology.
