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2026 Softball Roster

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3 Melissa Gordon

  • Hometown Levittown, NY
  • High School St. Anthony's
  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Bats / Throws Left / Right
  • Class Freshman
  • Major Early Childhood Education
  • Height 5-6

Biography

AS A FRESHMAN (2026):
  • NFCA Northeast All-Region Third Team (pitcher)
  • All-MAAC Second Team (pitcher)
  • MAAC All-Rookie Team
  • Made 31 appearances with 19 starts in the circle going 15-7 on the season
  • Logged a 1.97 earned run average in 135 innings pitched
  • Registered a team-high 14 complete games and three shutouts
  • Led the MAAC and ranked 22nd nationally in ERA
  • Tied for second in the MAAC in victories
  • Recorded a season-high four strikeouts at Sacred Heart (Apr. 21)
  • Named MAAC Rookie of the Week (March 17) after going 2-0 with a 1.24 ERA, earning her first complete game of the season in win over Stony Brook and her first conference win over Quinnipiac
  • Earned MAAC Pitcher of the Week (May 4) after going 3-0 and posting a 0.00 ERA with wins over Seton Hall and back-to-back shutouts at Manhattan
BEFORE IONA:
  • Played scholastically at St. Anthony’s High School
  • Four-time CHSSA Champion and NSCHSAA State Champion with the Friars
  • Recorded a 1.17 earned run average with 17-3 record and 148 strikeouts in 2025 on the way to first team All-State, first team All-Long Island and CHSSA Pitcher of the Year honors.
  • Also batted .389 at the plate in 2025
GET TO KNOW MELISSA:
Two brothers, Sean and Danny played baseball at Molloy and Concordia
Favorite athlete: Pete Alonso
Favorite food: Ice cream
Favorite sports memory: Winning states in high school
Nickname: Mel
Hobbies outside of sports: Shopping
Career goals: To be a teacher
Person I would most like to meet and why: Megan Moroney because he’s my favorite singer
Interesting things/facts about you: I’ve had 5 surgeries in 2 and a half years on my foot
After Iona I plan on: to be a teacher
Person/people I admire most and why: my parents because they supported me through everything
Biggest accomplishment in life so far: getting through my foot injury and playing softball again
I try to mold my game after: seeing my brothers play baseball
I chose my jersey number because: it’s the day i was born
Pregame rituals: listen to country music

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