2009: Played in 44
games and was in the starting lineup 43 times...batted .267 with
team-
high seven home runs and 18 runs batted in...18 RBI was tied for
third on the squad, while seven home runs are tied for the
single-season school record...went 2-5 with a home run and three
RBI in a doubleheader sweep at Saint Michael's (3/31)...belted a
solo home run against C.W. Post (4/11)...was 5-8 with a home run
and four runs driven in in a doubleheader sweep at Franklin Pierce
(4/13)...homered in back-to-back games against Stonehill (4/16) and
Molloy (4/18)...was 4-6 with three RBI in a sweep of Molloy...also
homered against Assumption (4/23), Merrimack (4/24) and Saint Rose
(4/26).
At NHTI: Spent one season at NHTI playing for the Capitals...All-Conference selection.
High School/Personal: 2007 graduate of Manchester West HS where she lettered in softball, soccer and basketball...played softball for coach Dan Drewniak...four-time All-State selection in softball and two-year captain...ranks second in New Hampshire high school history in career shutouts in soccer (51) and was a four-time All-State keeper...helped lead the Blue Knights to a Class L title as a sophomore...born Melissa Robin Vitagliano on May 8, 1989...daughter of Mark and Jill Vitagliano...cousin Elizabeth Wheeler played soccer at SNHU...Child Development major.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009.... | .267 | 44-43 | 101 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 51 | .505 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .336 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 | 74 | 86 | 13 | .925 |
| TOTAL... | .267 | 44-43 | 101 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 51 | .505 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .336 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 | 74 | 86 | 13 | .925 |
