2025 Baseball Roster
Jayden Melendez
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Miami, FL
- High School:
- Westminster Christian
2024: Played in all 55 of Pitt’s games during his second season with the program, made 54 starts … Slugged a team-high 16 home runs while notching 44 hits, 44 RBI and 44 runs scored … Named Las Vegas College Baseball Classic tournament MVP … Had a two-homer, three-RBI, game in a win vs. California (3/3) in Las Vegas … Hit a walk-off double vs. Georgia Tech (4/6) in the bottom of the ninth inning … Went 1-3 with two RBI as Pitt clinched a series victory over No. 8 Florida State (5/12) … Hit two home runs and drove in four as Pitt run ruled Penn State (5/14) in their final home game of the season … Launched a clutch three-run home run in his hometown of Miami (5/18) that helped Pitt clinch a spot in the ACC Baseball Championship ... All-ACC Academic Team selection.
2023: Played in 35 games in his first year at Pitt, started 27 games behind the dish … Hit 10 home runs, two doubles, had 22 RBI, and slugged .550 … Threw out seven would-be base stealers … Went 2-4 with two solo home runs against Notre Dame (4/7) … Hit grand slam in eighth inning of win vs California (4/28) … Went 3-5 with a two RBI singles in win vs California (4/30) … Went 3-5 with a double and a run scored in ACC Tournament win vs Notre Dame (5/24).
Prior to Pitt: Played in 41 games with 38 starts at Florida International in 2022, hitting .232 with 32 hits, including five doubles and three home runs, to go along with 12 RBI and 13 runs scored … Played at Westminster Christian Academy … Perfect Game grade of 10 … Ranked the 118th best overall player and seventh-best catcher nationally by Perfect Game … Ranked the 15th best overall player and second-best catcher in Florida by Perfect Game … Named a Perfect Game All-American in 2020 … Attended the 2020 MLB Draft Combine … Named 2021 First-Team All-Dade by the Miami Herald … Helped Westminster to a State Runner-up finish and District championship in 2021 … Brother, MJ, currently plays for the Kansas City Royals.
