2008-09 Softball
Melanie Bushman
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Melanie Bushman
Position: 1B
Melanie Bushman
YEARSr.
B/TR/R
HT.5-10
HOMETOWNHarrison, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOLWilliam Henry
BIRTH DATEDecember 24, 1986
MAJORSports Management

2009 at Defiance: Game-by-Game Statistics 

2008 at Defiance: Did not play due to injury.

2007 at Defiance: Started 40 games for the Jackets...Fourth on the team with 43 hits, while batting .339 on the year...Finished the season with 12 multi-hit games, tallying a 14-game hitting streak along the way...Had 17 RBI on the season, while also recording seven doubles and scoring 20 runs.

2006 at Defiance: One of three Yellow Jackets to start all 43 games, playing every game at first base…She finished second on the team in average, batting .328 while adding four home runs and 23 RBI…At one point, she had a team-best 14-game hitting streak, batting .438 over that stretch...Best offensive game came on April 21 against Franklin when she went 2-for-3 with three RBI in a 7-1 win…She was also one of five Yellow Jackets named to the All-HCAC team.

High School: A graduate of William Henry Harrison High School...Broke the school record for career doubles...She also earned all-conference and all-city honors.

Personal: Daughter of Valerie Bushman of Harrison, Ohio...Majoring in sports management.