SBVC Softball: Melchor named All-State

SBVC Softball: Melchor named All-State

SBVC Softball sophomore short stop Lauren Melchor (Redlands East Valley) was to 2015 California Community College Fastpitch Coaches Association (3CFCA) All-State Team.

An award bestowed upon Melchor after helping guide SBVC to its fifth Softball Foothill Conference title and it's first since 1998. Melchor was also named Foothill Conference Player of the Year on April 22; where she joined Shannon Williams (1988), as the only Conference MVP's from SBVC.

Melchor became just the second SBVC softball player to be named All-California. She joins Dawn Papandrea, who was named in 1997, as the only All-State players from SBVC. Melchor also ended the regular season as the state leader in batting average, finishing with an SBVC-record .589 average.

The team finished the regular season with a 26-13 overall record and a 12-3 conference record, wrapping up the regular season winning 9 of their final 11 games. SBVC is the #13 seed and will open the first round of the CCCAA SoCal Regionals at the #4 Glendora Citrus Owls (30-9) on Saturday, May 2nd at 2 p.m.

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