2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Will Melby Jr.
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 260
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Munster, Ind.
- High School:
- Munster
- Major:
- Business Administration
COLLEGIATE: Indianapolis (2025), made one start with 11 appearances in his first season … threw in seven innings, adding nine strikeouts … held opponents runless in seven of his 11 outings. Transferred to Louisiana Tech in 2024, and saw no appearances during the season … 2024 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll. Transferred to Central Florida (UCF) in 2023, seeing no action during the season. Trinton College (2022), saw action in eight games, starting in one contest … pitched in 12.2 innings, recording a 2.13 earned run average … fanned 11 batters.Â
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Munster High School … played both baseball and football in high school.Â
PERSONAL: Son of Dianna and Bill … has two siblings (Haley, Joseph) … his father, Bill, played football at Citadel, his mother, Dianna, played basketball at Northern Illinois, his brother, Joseph, played football at Indiana State, and his sister, Haley, plays volleyball at Maryland … lists his favorite hobbies as traveling and watching other sports … his favorite TV show is Ballers … his favorite sports team is the Chicago Bears … lists his favorite sports figure as Kobe Bryant … chose to attend UMass Lowell because he loved the area, coaches, and the opportunity to win a lot of ball games for the River Hawks.
