Wingate University Athletics

2015: Mellena Helms earned first team All-SAC honors during her junior season at Wingate…Finished second on the team with a .358 average…Was second on the team with seven homers and nine doubles, scoring team-best 39 runs while ranking fourth with 26 RBI…Homered in season-opening win at No. 8 Armstrong…Went five-for-eight in Mount Olive doubleheader with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored…Went three-for-three with two doubles against Columbus State…Collected four hits in Tusculum doubleheader while piling up six hits, four runs scored and two RBI in Queens doubleheader…Connected on a pair of homers in game one at Limestone…Had four hits including a homer in King doubleheader, scoring four runs while driving in two…Had a double and three RBI in game two against Carson-Newman…Went three-for-three with a double, triple, homer, four RBI and three runs scored in game two against Brevard…Had three hits, an RBI and a run scored against Newberry in the SAC Tournament…

2014: Helms earned second team All-SAC honors during her first season at Wingate…Finished second on the team with a .361 average, leading the team with 11 homers, three triples and 51 runs scored, ranking second with 11 doubles and 37 RBI...Posted a .434 on-base percentage and .619 slugging percentage…Finished fourth in the SAC in hits, fifth in homers and runs scored, sixth in total bases, 11th in slugging percentage and 14th in on-base percentage…Had 18 multi-hit games including a team-best six three-hit games, while also registering nine multi-RBI contests…Was three-for-four in game two at UNCP with a double, two RBI and two runs scored…Had a double, three RBI and two runs scored in game two against Limestone…Had a homer and three runs scored in game two against USC Aiken…Had three hits including two homers against Tusculum, while going six-for-seven in the Belmont Abbey doubleheader with a triple, homer, two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored…Had seven hits, five RBI and three runs scored in Mars Hill doubleheader…Was two-for-three with a homer and two runs in game two against Lenoir-Rhyne…Was three-for-four with a homer and four RBI in game one against Newberry...Had two homers, five RBI and three runs scored in the Coker doubleheader…Had four hits including a homer in the Catawba doubleheader, scoring three runs…Had a homer and three runs scored against Brevard in the SAC Tournament, while adding a pair of hits in tournament wins against Lenoir-Rhyne and Carson-Newman…Went two-for-three with a run scored against No. 2 North Georgia in the NCAA Tournament.


Full name is Mellena Michelle Helms… Born June 29, 1994 in Concord, N.C… Daughter of Robert and Nancy Helms… Majoring in Sports Management... Wants to be a sports event planner… Favorite class at Wingate: PE... Favorite athlete: Yasiel Puig… Favorite sports team: Atlanta Braves… Favorite movie: Superbad …Favorite TV Show: Impractical Jokers… Mellena can’t imagine a week without: Family … Favorite Food: Tacos... Most memorable sports moment: Winning conference championship during senior year… Favorite sport to play other than softball: Basketball… People Mellena most admires: Her family… How Mellena gets ready for a game: Listening to music… Something people don't know about Mellena: She enjoys arts and crafts… Nickname: Mel… Mellena thinks the fastest person on the team is Jordan, strongest is Alexis, and funniest is Kayla… Favorite quote: "Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen" Michael Jordan