Melissa Czapla

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Barron Collier High School
Hometown:
Naples, Fla.
Major:
Education

Sophomore (2000): Hit .253 on the season ... Played in 57 games with 37 starts ... Recorded 22 hits with one double and five RBI's ... Was 29-for-32 in stolen bases.

Freshman (1999): Academic All-American in the outfield ...Hit .269 with five RBI and 23 runs scored ... Second on team in runs scored (23) ... Stole eight bases on 15 attempts ... Led all freshmen with 108 at bats ... Third on team in on base percentage (.347) ... Appeared in 52 games, starting in 39 ... Recorded a .955 fielding percentage ... Had five multi-hit games ... Registered first career hit against Nicholls State (2/6) ... Stole first career bases versus DePaul (2/13) ... Went 1-for-3 with two runs scord versus Oklahoma State (3/5) ... Batted 3-for-4 with thee runs scored against Florida International (3/14)... Hit 2-for-2 with a run scored versus Elon (3/24) ... Posted a batting average of 1.000 versus Florida International (4/3), including an RBI and two runs scored ... Went 3-for-5, including a double with three RBI and a run scored against Bethune-Cookman (4/7) ... Batted 2-for-4 with a run scored versus Stetson (4/20).

High School: Maintained a GPA near 4.0 during high school career ... Named Baron Collier Best Offensive Player in 1996 ... Softball team won the 4A state championship in 1995 ... All-County selection in 1996 and 1997 ... Also played four years of varsity volleyball ... Two-time all-county in volleyball ... Played summer ball with the Tropic Wave all four years in high school ... Last name pronounced CHAP-la.