Longwood University Athletics

High School: Earned five letters in softball at James F. Byrnes High School ... Won four consecutive district championships from 2022-25 ... Helped the Rebels to 5A Upstate championships in 2023 and 2025 and a 5A state title in 2025 ... Team was state runner up in 2023, as well ... Named player of the year in the region and to the all-area and all-state teams in 2026 ... Also earned the Best Permance Award at Greer as a senior, while leading Byrnes to a runner-up finish in the state tournament ... Batted .307 as a freshman and .455 as a junior with a .530 on-base percentage ... Hit .563 with a .598 on-base percentage, .958 slugging percentage, six home runs, 16 stolen bases and 54 runs scored as a senior ... Played in the Starz Gold Summer Showcase, earning 5A all-region honors.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Carmen Melton ... Born March 2, 2008 ... Has four siblings -- DD and Quan Melton and Albany and Asia Kelly ... Related to Deebo Samuel of the San Francisico 49ers and Brandon Thomas of the Jacksonville Jaguars ... Honor roll student in high school and member of the German National Honor Society ... Biology pre-med major at Longwood.