Melissa Laliberte bio
10/1/2007 4:23:00 AM | General
2007: All-Southern Conference Second Team... Went 11-13 with a 2.53 earned run average... Led team in victories and ranked sixth in SoCon in ERA, third in strikeouts per seven innings (7.20) and tied for fifth in shutouts (4)... Named SoCon Pitcher of the Week on April 17... Tallied 14 complete games, most on the team... Recorded four double-digit strikeout games, including 13 in a shutout against Charleston Southern (2/17)... Tossed two shutouts in conference play... Made consecutive starts without allowing a run at South Carolina State (3/22) and Chattanooga (3/24)....
2006: All-Southern Conference First Team... Named Southern Conference Player of the Week three times (3/13, 5/1, 5/8) and was Southern Conference's Player of the Month for May... Made 40 appearances for the Eagles, pitching 198.2 innings and striking out 154 batters... Ended the season at 16-12 with a 1.90 ERA... Went 5-4 and posted a 1.37 ERA in conference play... Tied for the conference lead and set a new GSU record with eight shutouts... Topped the SoCon stat charts in ERA and was second in batting average against (.209)... Tossed a six-inning no-hitter vs. South Carolina State (3/2)... Final player of the week nod came after pitching back-to-back shutouts over league champion Western Carolina (5/6, 5/7)... Allowed just seven hits and K'd 13 against the Catamounts... Struck out a season-high 14 hitters at Charleston Southern (2/19), tied for third in school history... Went five straight outings (27.1 innings) without allowing a run... Scoreless streak is second in the GSU record books... Went 3-1 with 1.33 ERA in SoCon Tournament... Did not allow an earned run in two regular-season starts vs. the College of Charleston (4/14, 4/15)... Went 1-1 that weekend and allowed just four hits... Loss vs. the Cougars was a one-hitter... Earned a hard-fought, 2-1 extra-inning win against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tournament... Clinched SoCon Tournament title with a two-hit shutout of Furman.
Junior College: Attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga. and played under head coach Donna Campbell.
High School: Attended St. Mary's Secondary School in Cobourg, Ontario... Achieved Honor Roll her ninth, 10th and 11th grade years... Graduated in 2004.
Personal: Born Melissa Anne Laliberte on April 24, 1986 in Port Hope, Ontario... Daughter of David and Linda Laliberte... Majoring in chemistry with a minor in French... Main hobby is reading... Chose Georgia Southern because she felt like she was at home... Describes herself as “enthusiastic”... Thinks that people would be surprised to know that she speaks French fluently... Lists her father as the major influence on her sports career... Wears jersey No. 15 because it is her favorite number and she's always worn 15... Would most like to switch places with assistant coach Sara Mason because she wants to be a graduate assistant coach one day... Favorite pro team is the Toronto Maple Leafs... Pre-game ritual includes listening to music and eating a chicken caesar salad... Favorite sports figure is Jennie Finch.
2006: All-Southern Conference First Team... Named Southern Conference Player of the Week three times (3/13, 5/1, 5/8) and was Southern Conference's Player of the Month for May... Made 40 appearances for the Eagles, pitching 198.2 innings and striking out 154 batters... Ended the season at 16-12 with a 1.90 ERA... Went 5-4 and posted a 1.37 ERA in conference play... Tied for the conference lead and set a new GSU record with eight shutouts... Topped the SoCon stat charts in ERA and was second in batting average against (.209)... Tossed a six-inning no-hitter vs. South Carolina State (3/2)... Final player of the week nod came after pitching back-to-back shutouts over league champion Western Carolina (5/6, 5/7)... Allowed just seven hits and K'd 13 against the Catamounts... Struck out a season-high 14 hitters at Charleston Southern (2/19), tied for third in school history... Went five straight outings (27.1 innings) without allowing a run... Scoreless streak is second in the GSU record books... Went 3-1 with 1.33 ERA in SoCon Tournament... Did not allow an earned run in two regular-season starts vs. the College of Charleston (4/14, 4/15)... Went 1-1 that weekend and allowed just four hits... Loss vs. the Cougars was a one-hitter... Earned a hard-fought, 2-1 extra-inning win against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tournament... Clinched SoCon Tournament title with a two-hit shutout of Furman.
Junior College: Attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga. and played under head coach Donna Campbell.
High School: Attended St. Mary's Secondary School in Cobourg, Ontario... Achieved Honor Roll her ninth, 10th and 11th grade years... Graduated in 2004.
Personal: Born Melissa Anne Laliberte on April 24, 1986 in Port Hope, Ontario... Daughter of David and Linda Laliberte... Majoring in chemistry with a minor in French... Main hobby is reading... Chose Georgia Southern because she felt like she was at home... Describes herself as “enthusiastic”... Thinks that people would be surprised to know that she speaks French fluently... Lists her father as the major influence on her sports career... Wears jersey No. 15 because it is her favorite number and she's always worn 15... Would most like to switch places with assistant coach Sara Mason because she wants to be a graduate assistant coach one day... Favorite pro team is the Toronto Maple Leafs... Pre-game ritual includes listening to music and eating a chicken caesar salad... Favorite sports figure is Jennie Finch.
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