C Melvin Owens #28
Age: 21 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good    
12/31/2026
C MELVIN OWENS #28 - AGE: 21 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
41 139 37 1 0 4 30 26 33 .266 .397 .360 0 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 23
Gap 26
Power 13
Eye 35
Avoid K's 51
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 14 15
Errors: - 23 23
Arm: 75 72 65
Turn DP: - 9 -
Ability: 58 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 57 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 10
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 24
Bunt for Hit: 13
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/15/2026 @ ALA Loss, 12-16 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 0
05/13/2026 @ FLS Win, 9-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
05/11/2026 FLA Win, 8-6 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
05/10/2026 @ VAN Win, 8-2 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/09/2026 ARK Loss, 8-9 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0
05/08/2026 @ ALA Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/07/2026 GET Win, 7-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/06/2026 @ VIR Win, 4-3 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
05/04/2026 @ IOW Loss, 10-11 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
05/03/2026 MIA Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:Very Low
Intelligence:Very Low
Work Ethic:Low
Birthday:04/12/2005
Born in:Alliance, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:None
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
USA NCAA DIVISION I 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 41 139 37 1 0 4 30 24 26 33 .266 .397 .360 .756 .356 .094 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 41 174 6 3 0 6 0 3 50 5 0 0 0.0 21.4 5.20 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 6 0 0 0 3 4 4 6 0 0 0 .194 .286 .194 .479
Versus Right   108 31 1 0 4 27 20 22 27 3 0 6 .287 .424 .407 .832
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   28 8 0 0 3 5 7 5 7 0 0 2 .286 .429 .607 1.036
April   70 18 0 0 0 17 9 12 17 2 0 2 .257 .372 .257 .629
May   41 11 1 0 1 8 8 9 9 1 0 2 .268 .415 .366 .781
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   155 31 3 0 3 17 21 19 30 2 1 8 .200 .315 .277 .593
2 Years Ago   26 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 0 .231 .276 .231 .507
Career   320 74 4 0 7 49 47 47 67 6 1 14 .231 .349 .309 .658
Home   62 19 1 0 2 19 11 10 14 2 0 2 .306 .408 .419 .827
Road   77 18 0 0 2 11 13 16 19 1 0 4 .234 .388 .312 .699
Grass   134 36 1 0 4 30 21 23 33 3 0 5 .269 .388 .366 .754
Turf   5 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 .200 .556 .200 .756
Day   39 11 1 0 0 8 8 7 5 2 0 1 .282 .388 .308 .695
Night   100 26 0 0 4 22 16 19 28 1 0 5 .260 .400 .380 .780
As Starter   139 37 1 0 4 30 24 26 33 3 0 6 .266 .397 .360 .756
Close/Late   27 9 0 0 1 7 6 13 3 0 0 1 .333 .561 .444 1.005
Inning 1-3   37 8 0 0 1 7 7 4 9 3 0 1 .216 .289 .297 .586
Inning 4-6   56 17 1 0 2 14 10 6 13 0 0 4 .304 .409 .429 .838
Inning 7-9   45 12 0 0 1 9 5 13 11 0 0 1 .267 .441 .333 .774
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
0 Outs   53 11 0 0 2 5 13 11 12 0 0 2 .208 .364 .321 .684
1 Outs   49 15 1 0 2 14 10 9 12 3 0 2 .306 .413 .449 .862
2 Outs   37 11 0 0 0 11 1 6 9 0 0 2 .297 .422 .297 .720
Scoring Position   43 18 1 0 0 24 7 10 8 3 0 1 .419 .509 .442 .951
Bases Empty   77 14 0 0 2 2 12 9 22 0 0 4 .182 .300 .260 .560
Runner on 1st   19 5 0 0 2 4 5 7 3 0 0 1 .263 .481 .579 1.060
Runner on 2nd   10 4 1 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 .400 .538 .500 1.038
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 6 0 0 0 3 2 3 5 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 7 2 2 0 1 0 1 .500 .625 .500 1.125
Bases Loaded   7 4 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 .571 .625 .571 1.196
Two Strikes   62 10 0 0 2 9 6 12 33 2 0 1 .161 .299 .258 .557
First Pitch   22 10 1 0 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 .455 .478 .636 1.115
Count 0-1   14 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 .357 .438 .357 .795
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-0   8 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .222 .500 .722
Count 1-1   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .200 .111 .311
Count 1-2   21 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 14 2 0 0 .143 .130 .286 .416
Count 2-0   6 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   10 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .091 .100 .191
Count 2-2   18 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 8 0 0 1 .222 .263 .389 .652
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .889 .000 .889
Count 3-1   7 5 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 .714 .846 .714 1.560
Full Count   12 2 0 0 0 1 4 12 5 0 0 0 .167 .583 .167 .750
Behind in Count   46 9 0 0 1 4 4 0 20 2 0 2 .196 .220 .261 .481
Ahead in Count   32 11 0 0 1 12 11 14 0 1 0 1 .344 .542 .438 .979
Batting 2nd   10 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 .400 .455 .700 1.155
Batting 8th   21 7 0 0 0 9 3 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .364 .333 .697
Batting 9th   108 26 1 0 3 20 18 25 29 3 0 5 .241 .397 .333 .730
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2024 South Illinois - COL 19 29 26 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 .231 .276 .231 .507 38 34 0.0
2025 South Illinois - COL 20 41 155 31 3 0 3 17 21 19 8 2 30 0 0 .200 .315 .277 .593 54 54 0.0
2026 South Illinois - COL 21 41 139 37 1 0 4 30 24 26 6 3 33 0 0 .266 .397 .360 .756 99 101 0.0
Total College Feeder 111 320 74 4 0 7 49 47 47 14 6 67 0 0 .231 .349 .309 .658 73 73
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 South Illinois - COL C 28 5 100 5 1 105 0 1.000 84.2 11.16 -0.2 1.061 1 7 2 28.6
2025 South Illinois - COL C 41 41 413 26 6 441 2 .995 365.1 10.81 +2.3 1.129 2 34 16 47.1
2026 South Illinois - COL C 41 41 440 24 2 466 2 .996 369.2 11.30 +0.8 .998 3 31 14 45.2
TOTAL C 110 87 953 55 9 1012 4 .996 819.2 11.07 +3.0 1.063 6 72 32 44.4
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2023 Joined the South Illinois Salukis.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (22); Power: - (16); Eye: - (34).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (23); Power: - (15); Eye: - (35).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (21); Power: - (14); Eye: - (34).
04/13/2026 Was selected to the 2026 USA NCAA DIVISION I All-Star Game.
06/07/2026 Went undrafted and became a free agent.
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