Melanie Dembinski

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Venice HS
Hometown:
Venice, Fla.

2015 (Senior): Made seven starts, tallying a 4-1 record and striking out 16 batters … Posted a 3.16 ERA … Struck out six batters in four innings to beat Nevada on Feb. 7 … Started the season with five strikeouts in a five-inning shutout of Pacific (Feb. 5).

2014 (Junior): Made 14 starts and pitched 89 innings, striking out 56 batters … Had the best series of her career against Stanford, throwing a total of 12 innings, striking out seven on her way to a pair of wins … Pitched a shutout against Georgetown, allowing just three hits in six innings of work (3/9) … Allowed four hits and no runs in four innings against McNeese StatE (2/16).

CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE

2013: Earned ACCAC Second-Team honors … went 15-1 with five shutouts … struck out 71 batters and posted a 1.64 ERA … named Region 1 Player of the Week multiple times.

2012: Named to the ACCAC Third Team

VENICE HIGH SCHOOL:

Four-year letter winner and starter … captained the team her senior season … won the district championship as a freshman, sophomore and junior … finished as State runner-up in 2008-09 … three-time All-Sarasota County First-Team honoree … two-time All-State First-Team selection … played a year and a half for USA Elite club team in Manteca, Calif.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Shari and Stephen Dembinski ... mother is a middle-school English teacher and father is self-employed … has one sister, Mary … chose Oregon State for the town, the coaches, and the chance to play in the Pac-12 … former teammates include: Buggs Torrez (Boise State), Katie Johnsky (Georgia Tech) and Chelsea Zgrabik (Florda Gulf Coast) … made the honor roll in high school … enjoys going to the beach, staying active and traveling ... Majoring in Economics.