Melissa Coombes Pitcher #1 Born: 6/7/68, San Gabriel, CA Ht: 5'6" Wt: 150 Bats: L Throws: L Resides: Arcadia, CA High School: Arcadia HS '86 College: Cal. State-Fullerton '90 1994: Melissa was the only left-hander on the Silver Bullets pitching staff, and she finished second on the team in both games started (10) and games completed (2). She walked only 10 batters and struck out 21 in 47.1 innings of work, and was very effective at holding runners close to the base paths. She did not commit an error in 14 games as a pitcher. Melissa also was an offensive force. Her .222 batting average was the best on the team, and she had an on-base percentage of .333. 1995: Missy led the team in strikeouts (48), ERA (3.90), games started(14), and wins (5). She struck out 8 and walked none in the 6-2 win over the Capital Region Rockies on June 22 (9 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0BB, 8K). 1996: YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HBP 1994 5.92 0-10 14 10 2 47.1 86 49 40 10 21 11 1 4 2 1 1995 3.90 5-8 17 14 7 85.1 102 50 37 13 48 21 9 3 1 2 1996 5.58 3-11 18 111.1 25 82 35 8