Mervyl Melendez

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Mervyl Melendez
Biographical details
Born (1974-02-04) February 4, 1974 (age 50)
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Playing career
1993–1996 Bethune–Cookman
Position(s) 3B, P
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1999 Bethune–Cookman (asst.)
2000–2011Bethune–Cookman
2012–2016 Alabama State
2017–2022 FIU
Head coaching record
Overall663–593
TournamentsC-USA: 0–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
11 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Awards
8× MEAC Coach of the Year

Mervyl Samuel Melendez Sr. is a Puerto Rican baseball coach and former third base player and relief pitcher.

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Career

He played college baseball for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats from 1993–1996. He then served as the head coach of Bethune-Cookman (2000–2011), the Alabama State Hornets (2012–2016) and the FIU Panthers (2017–2022).

Melendez played for Bethune-Cookman from 1993 through 1996, seeing time at third base and relief pitching. At his playing career's end, he held program records in doubles (30) and batting average (.342). Melendez earned all-conference and all-tournament honors in 1995 and 1996. Following the end of his playing career, Melendez became an assistant coach for the Wildcats. During his tenure as an assistant, the team won the 1999 MEAC Tournament. [1]

Prior to accepting the job at Alabama State, Melendez was the head coach at Bethune-Cookman, leading his alma mater to eleven Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships in his twelve seasons. As coach at Bethune-Cookman, Melendez led the team two back-to-back undefeated conference seasons in 2010 and 2011. His teams also won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament every year from 2000 through 2011, with the exception of 2005. He won 379 games as coach of the Wildcats, and in 2009 became the second-youngest coach in NCAA history to win 300 games. [1] [2] He resigned following the conclusion of the 2022 season from FIU. [3]

Head coaching record

The following is a table of Melendez's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. [4] [5]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2000–2011)
2000Bethune-Cookman 33–2810–83rd (Southern) NCAA Regional
2001Bethune-Cookman 26–3411–51st (Southern) NCAA Regional
2002 Bethune-Cookman 39–2216–21st (Southern) NCAA Regional
2003 Bethune-Cookman 30–2811–51st (Southern) NCAA Regional
2004 Bethune-Cookman 27–2814–41st NCAA Regional
2005 Bethune-Cookman 22–2811–62nd
2006 Bethune-Cookman 30–2715–01st NCAA Regional
2007 Bethune-Cookman 33–2716–11st NCAA Regional
2008 Bethune-Cookman 36–2217–11st NCAA Regional
2009 Bethune-Cookman 32–2816–21st NCAA Regional
2010 Bethune-Cookman 35–2218–01st NCAA Regional
2011 Bethune-Cookman 36–2518–01st East NCAA Regional
Bethune-Cookman:379–319173–34
Alabama State Hornets (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2012–2016)
2012 Alabama State 20–3614–10T–2nd (East)
2013 Alabama State 32–2518–62nd (East)
2014 Alabama State 37–2021–31st (East)
2015 Alabama State 31–1918–61st (East)
2016 Alabama State 38–1724–0 NCAA Regionals
Alabama State:158–11795–25
FIU Panthers (Conference USA)(2017–2022)
2017 FIU 31–2715–157th
2018 FIU 26–2815–136th
2019 FIU 23–3212–18T-9th
2020 FIU 10–50–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 FIU 20–3111–195th (East)
2022 FIU 16–348–2211th
FIU:126–15761–87
Total:663–593

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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