LoriMelchi

2003 – Played in 41 games, starting 36 … Led the team with 12 sacrifice bunts, which is also the second highest single season total in the UK record books … Went 2-4 in two appearances at the Stanford Invitational including first career hit against Missouri on Feb. 15 … First career extra-base hit (triple) against Tennessee 4/9 … First career two-hit game on March 16 against Indiana – also had season highs in at bats (5) and runs (2) … Went 1-3 with a run in season-ending win against #23 Iowa on May 3.

High School – Named First-Team All-State as a junior and senior … Named First-Team All-Conference four consecutive years … Earned 2002 Blanket Award with 13 Varsity Letters in Softball, Basketball, Soccer, and Swimming.

Personal – Born on January 31, 1984 … Parents are Rex and Lisa Melchi … Has two brothers, Dan (24) and Mike (20), and one sister, Amy (22) … Hobbies include wakeboarding, snowmobiling and playing sports … Chose UK to get away from home and to play with high school teammate Amy Kendall.

The Melchi File
Favorite Movie: “Never Been Kissed”
Favorite TV Show: “The Anna Nicole Show”
Most memorable softball moment: Going to the state tournament twice and setting state record from most doubles in a single season as a freshman.
If I won the lottery the first thing I would buy would be: A Hummer
If I were to go on vacation for a month I would most want to go to: Jamaica
If I could trade places with one person in the world for one week it would be: Bill Gates