St. John's University Athletics
2025 Softball Roster
Santos, Melanie
St. John's Softball Highlights at UConn 5.4
Sunday, May 04
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Highlights Game 3 4.27.25
Sunday, April 27
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Game 2 Highlights 4.25.2025
Friday, April 25
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Game 1 Highlights 4.25
Friday, April 25
Jersey Number 21
Melanie Santos
- Position:
- Catcher / Infield
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Santa Margarita Catholic
- Hometown:
- Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Bio
As a Graduate Student in 2025: Started all 57 games at first base ... tallied 36 hits, including nine doubles and five home runs ... notched 20 runs scored, 26 RBIs and 19 walks ... maintained a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 267 putouts and nine assists ... finished with a career-high two doubles at Winthrop (Feb. 22) ... earned a nod to the conference's weekly honor roll on May 5 after hitting a pivotal grand slam in the BIG EAST Regular Season Title-deciding game at UConn (May 4).
As a Redshirt Senior in 2024: Appeared in 41 games with 35 starts primarily at first base … compiled 17 hits, two home runs, six runs scored and nine RBIs … notched four multi-hit performances … matched a career-high with two RBIs twice against Butler (March 16) and UConn (April 6).
As a Junior in 2023: Played in 12 games, starting 10 before suffering a season-ending injury ... recorded five hits and four runs with a pair of doubles ... plunked four times ... stole a base ... drove in four Johnnies.
As a Sophomore in 2022: Appeared in 38 games and made 34 starts … posted 15 hits and 10 RBIs … notched her first collegiate homerun at Georgetown (May 1) … produced the game-winning 2-RBI single at Providence (March 18).
As a Freshman in 2021: Appeared in 16 games, starting 10 of those games … recorded first collegiate hit and RBI against Fordham (March 10) … tallied two RBI against Hofstra (March 17) … scored first career run against Creighton (April 11).
Before St. John's: Played at Santa Margarita Catholic High School for four seasons ... captained the team in her junior and senior seasons ... won the Trinity League Championship in 2019 ... named to the Trinity League First Team in 2019 as a junior and Second Team in 2018 as a sophomore ... 2017 Defensive Player Award as a freshman ... academic student-athlete award all four years of high school.
Personal: Full name Melanie Rae Santos ... born in Newport Beach, CA ... resides in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA ... Born Aug. 26, 2002 ... daughter of Marlon and Cheryl Santos and has one brother, Miles, who attends Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ... lists Mike Trout as her favorite professional athlete ... plans to enter the medical field upon graduation.
Santos Up Close...
Age You Started Playing Softball: 6 years old
Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
Favorite Pregame Song: Money in the Grave by Drake
Favorite Food: Sushi
Most Memorable Softball Moment: Placing 3rd in the PGF Nationals in 2018 because her team was able to play the best and compete.
Best Piece of Softball Advice You Ever Received: "You have to fail to succeed."
As a Redshirt Senior in 2024: Appeared in 41 games with 35 starts primarily at first base … compiled 17 hits, two home runs, six runs scored and nine RBIs … notched four multi-hit performances … matched a career-high with two RBIs twice against Butler (March 16) and UConn (April 6).
As a Junior in 2023: Played in 12 games, starting 10 before suffering a season-ending injury ... recorded five hits and four runs with a pair of doubles ... plunked four times ... stole a base ... drove in four Johnnies.
As a Sophomore in 2022: Appeared in 38 games and made 34 starts … posted 15 hits and 10 RBIs … notched her first collegiate homerun at Georgetown (May 1) … produced the game-winning 2-RBI single at Providence (March 18).
As a Freshman in 2021: Appeared in 16 games, starting 10 of those games … recorded first collegiate hit and RBI against Fordham (March 10) … tallied two RBI against Hofstra (March 17) … scored first career run against Creighton (April 11).
Before St. John's: Played at Santa Margarita Catholic High School for four seasons ... captained the team in her junior and senior seasons ... won the Trinity League Championship in 2019 ... named to the Trinity League First Team in 2019 as a junior and Second Team in 2018 as a sophomore ... 2017 Defensive Player Award as a freshman ... academic student-athlete award all four years of high school.
Personal: Full name Melanie Rae Santos ... born in Newport Beach, CA ... resides in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA ... Born Aug. 26, 2002 ... daughter of Marlon and Cheryl Santos and has one brother, Miles, who attends Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ... lists Mike Trout as her favorite professional athlete ... plans to enter the medical field upon graduation.
Santos Up Close...
Age You Started Playing Softball: 6 years old
Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
Favorite Pregame Song: Money in the Grave by Drake
Favorite Food: Sushi
Most Memorable Softball Moment: Placing 3rd in the PGF Nationals in 2018 because her team was able to play the best and compete.
Best Piece of Softball Advice You Ever Received: "You have to fail to succeed."