Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Softball Adds Transfer Melina Wilkison
6/14/2024 2:00:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Softball head coach Shonda Stanton has announced the signing of transfer Melina Wilkison to the program.
Wilkison, a Greensburg, Ind. native, returns to her home state after spending three seasons at Ohio State. Wilkison played her freshman and sophomore seasons in 2022 and 2023 before redshirting in 2024 due to injury.
She will have two years of eligibility remaining for her time at Indiana. Softball America ranked her in the top 50 available portal prospects in the 2024 cycle.
At Ohio State, Wilkison enjoyed some highly successful seasons.
As a sophomore in 2023, she started all 53 games in right field and led the team in batting average (.373), RBI (44), runs scored (50), hits (66), home runs (11), slugging percentage (.718), on-base percentage (.439) and stolen bases (13).
In Big Ten play alone, she hit .311 at the plate with a .737 slugging percentage. She also hit a home run in four consecutive games between March 27 to April 2.
Her strong play earned her NFCA Second Team All-Region and First Team All-Big Ten honors in 2023.
As a freshman in 2022, she played in 49 games and started 45 times. She had the third-best batting average on the team, hitting .342 at the plate with 34 runs scored, 11 doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI.
She also led the team with 17 multi-hit games and in postseason play hit .429 with a .714 slugging percentage. She was named NFCA Third Team All-Region and to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and Big Ten All-Tournament Team in 2022.
Wilkison was a standout at Greensburg Community High School in her prep career. She was named the MVP of the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference as a senior in 2021 and was named to the All-Conference team multiple times.
She set the program's single-season triples record with 10 and earned All-District honors her senior year and was a third team All-Indiana selection as a sophomore.
She played club ball for the Beverly Bandits and also helped lead Greensburg to three-straight sectional titles in basketball, too.
Wilkison, a Greensburg, Ind. native, returns to her home state after spending three seasons at Ohio State. Wilkison played her freshman and sophomore seasons in 2022 and 2023 before redshirting in 2024 due to injury.
She will have two years of eligibility remaining for her time at Indiana. Softball America ranked her in the top 50 available portal prospects in the 2024 cycle.
At Ohio State, Wilkison enjoyed some highly successful seasons.
As a sophomore in 2023, she started all 53 games in right field and led the team in batting average (.373), RBI (44), runs scored (50), hits (66), home runs (11), slugging percentage (.718), on-base percentage (.439) and stolen bases (13).
In Big Ten play alone, she hit .311 at the plate with a .737 slugging percentage. She also hit a home run in four consecutive games between March 27 to April 2.
Her strong play earned her NFCA Second Team All-Region and First Team All-Big Ten honors in 2023.
As a freshman in 2022, she played in 49 games and started 45 times. She had the third-best batting average on the team, hitting .342 at the plate with 34 runs scored, 11 doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI.
She also led the team with 17 multi-hit games and in postseason play hit .429 with a .714 slugging percentage. She was named NFCA Third Team All-Region and to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and Big Ten All-Tournament Team in 2022.
Wilkison was a standout at Greensburg Community High School in her prep career. She was named the MVP of the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference as a senior in 2021 and was named to the All-Conference team multiple times.
She set the program's single-season triples record with 10 and earned All-District honors her senior year and was a third team All-Indiana selection as a sophomore.
She played club ball for the Beverly Bandits and also helped lead Greensburg to three-straight sectional titles in basketball, too.
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