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2025 Baseball Roster

17 Omar Melendez

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 222
  • Class Senior
  • Position LHP
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Hometown Cayey, PR
  • High School Leadership Christian Academy
  • Prev School Alabama State
  • Instagram omar_melendez11
  • Twitter OmarAMelndez2

Biography

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As a Senior (2025):
  • Appeared in 13 games and made six starts
  • Finished season with a 2-3 record with 28 strikeouts in 34.1 innings
  • Struck out four batters over five innings in start at Minnesota (5/11)
  • Went two scoreless innings in relief outing vs. Oregon (4/13)
  • Went 1.1 innings on the mound and struck out two against Northwestern (3/29)
  • Allowed one hit and had two strikeouts in one inning outing vs. UCLA (3/8)
  • Warned win and had five strikeouts over six innings vs. Princeton (3/1)
  • Had four strikeouts across four innings of work at Western Carolina (2/23)

As a Junior (2024):
  • Appeared in 14 games and made six starts.
  • Finished the season with a 5-2 record with 44 strikeouts in 41.2 innings pitched.
  • Threw the first complete game for the Terps since Ryan Ramsey's perfect game against Northwestern on Apr. 29, 2022 and the first seven inning complete game since David Carroll vs. Manhattan on Mar. 3, 2012.
  • Tied for third on the team with five wins
  • Pitched 3.0 innings in relief in Terrapins debut and picked up first career save against Mount St. Mary's (2/20).
  • Got the start and went four innings and struck out two batters against VCU (2/28).
  • Threw four innings in relief and struck a pair of hitters and allowed only two hits to get the save against Delaware (3/5).
  • Picked up first win as a Terp in three inning performance on the road against Mount St. Mary's (3/12).
  • Went 3.1 innings and struck out four batters in a win against James Madison (3/19).
  • Struck out two over two innings of relief at Georgetown (3/26).
  • Threw two scoreless innings with four strikeouts at UMBC (4/10).
  • Started and threw six innings striking out six and picking up the win at Nebraska (4/20).
  • Picked up the win throwing 6.2 innings striking out five at Rutgers (5/3).
  • Threw a complete game, striking out four batters and allowing four hits on the road against Boston College (5/11).

As a Sophomore at Alabama State (2023): 
  • Finished the year with a 2.52 ERA across 93 innings and 16 appearances.
  • Tallied 12 wins and zero losses. 
  • Threw four complete games out of the 15 he started in. 
  • Struck out 96 batters. 
  • Only allowed two hits across five innings and threw four strikeouts in opening day victory over Purdue Ft. Wayne (2/17).
  • Pitched a complete game and threw 12 strikeouts in win against Miss. Valley State (4/6).

As a Freshman at Alabama State (2022): 
  • Pitched 32.1 innings in 14 appearances.
  • Spun 30 strikeouts. 
  • Didn't start any games in his freshman season. 

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2024Junior

    Left Handed Pitcher
    6'6" 210 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2025Senior

    Left Handed Pitcher
    6'6" 222 lbs
    17