Murray State University Athletics
2027 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ethan Melton
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hernando, Miss.
- High School:
- Magnolia Heights
- Prev School:
- South Alabama
2026 (South Alabama)
Started all 51 games he played, all in center field ... Batted .257 with 43 hits in 167 at-bats and a team-leading 18 doubles ... Posted 12 multi-hit games, including 3-hit efforts against Alabama on March 17 and Georgia Southern on April 12 ... Recorded 7 outfield assists and 125 putouts, with run-saving throws to the plate at then-No. 14 Coastal Carolina on April 4 and against Troy in the Sun Belt Tournament on May 23
2025 (South Alabama)
Started 28 of 35 games played, all in center field ... Slashed .224/.321/.439 with 22 hits, 18 RBI and 19 runs ... Hit 4 doubles, a triple and 5 home runs while drawing a team-leading 10 hit by pitches ... Posted 7 multi-hit games and 6 multi-RBI games ... Drove in a career-high-tying 4 runs on his first career grand slam at ULM on May 16 ... Recorded a .988 fielding percentage with 80 putouts and 4 outfield assists, including an 8-4 double play against Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 16
2024 (South Alabama)
Made 47 starts in 50 appearances ... Slashed .230/.345/.412 ... Led the team with 3 triples while adding 9 doubles and 5 home runs ... Drew 19 walks with a team-leading 10 hit by pitches and 5 stolen bases ... Drove in a season-high 4 runs on 3 hits against Southern Miss on April 7 ... Scored 3 runs on 3 hits at Nebraska on March 8 ... Posted a .989 fielding percentage while leading the outfield with 9 assists and turning 3 double plays
High School
Attended Magnolia Heights in Senatobia, Mississippi, graduating in 2023 ... A four-time First Team All-MAIS selection in baseball ... Batted .410 as a senior with 7 home runs, 14 doubles and 2 triples ... Won 4 state championships in 5 years ... Also earned MAIS honors twice in soccer and once in football, and played golf ... Played summer ball for the Rockabillies out of Jackson, Tennessee
Personal
Born Aug. 19, 2004, in Memphis, Tennessee, to James Melton and Jennifer Holden ... The second of four children, with siblings Ashley, Evan and AJ ... Intends to major in criminal justice with a minor in business
