Former MSU Denver pitcher Brady Mello joined the coaching staff in August, 2023.
A reliever for three seasons for the Roadrunners, Mello made 22 appearances and was 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA, with 23 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings. His best season was as a junior in 2022, as he helped MSU Denver qualify for its first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament while making 14 appearances and compiling a 5.71 ERA in 17 1/3 innings, striking out 15.
Mello spent two seasons at Merced (Calif.) College. ... As a freshman, was 2-0 with one save and a 4.67 ERA, striking out 22 in 17 1/3 innings. ...Three-time Academic All-American and Academic All-Central Valley Conference selection.
At Golden Valley High School in California, Mello was an All-Central California Conference first team selection in baseball, football and wrestling, and was also a 2017 CIF state wrestling qualifier. He compiled career mark of 6-7 with a 4.18 ERA in 23 appearances, with 66 strikeouts in 70 1/3 innings. As a football receiver, he caught 37 passes for 414 yards and eight touchdowns in his career.
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