2025 (Freshman):   Academic All-Pacific West Conference ... Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... played 37 games with 31 starts, all at second base … had 14 hits, 12 runs, eight RBI, two extra-base hits (one double, one triple), two hit-by-pitch and one sacrifice hit … had 66 putouts and 76 assists … turned 10 double plays to help team rank 12th nationally in double plays per game (0.51) … scored walk-off run in 3-2 win over San Francisco State (Jan. 31) … scored the go-ahead fifth-inning run in 2-1 win over Hawai‘i Pacific (March 29) … had two hits and four RBI including the game-tying two-run double in the fifth inning vs. HPU then scored the go-ahead run later in the inning in the 9-7 win over HPU (March 30) to erase a six-run deficit and complete the largest comeback in program history.

Prep:  A 2024 graduate of Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California … three-time varsity letterwinner … earned second team all-CIF honors … selected to the 2024 South Bay Athletic Club All-Star team … earned the 2021 JV Coach’s Award … four-time Academic Achievement Honor Roll honoree … Scholar-Athlete Award four times … named to the President’s Honor Roll and Future Business Leaders Awards in 2024 … club team was Cruisers Smith 18U.
 
Personal:  Given name is Melinda … parents are Henry and Annabelle … has a sister, Kathleen Sadsad … majoring in Nursing … would like to work as a nurse practitioner … enjoys reading, going to concerts, skiing and snowboarding and traveling … favorite drink is iced coffee … favorite Filipino food is sinigang … favorite bands are The Beatles and The Eagles.