Fresno State Athletics
2017 Softball Roster
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McHellon, Savannah
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Jersey Number 24
Savannah McHellon
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Ola HS
- Hometown:
- Jonesboro, Ga.
Bio
Accolades
• 2018 MW Player of the Week (Feb. 13)
• 2017 All-Pacific Region First Team
• 2017 MW Player of the Week (Feb. 14)
• 2016 NJCAA Division I All-American
Career Notes: Sixth in program history with a .560 career slugging percentage ... Eighth in program history with 24 career home runs
2018 (Senior): Played and started in 53 of 54 games as designated player with five games as the starting pitcher ... hit .288 with 14 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 26 runs scored ... her 14 home runs tied for the seventh most in a season in program history and were the most hit by a Bulldog since 2010 ... had two multi-homer games and hit two grand slams ... hit three walk-off home runs with two in run-rule wins ... hit two run rule walk-off home runs in one day against Cleveland State and UC Santa Barbara ... homered in three straight games on two occasions and homered in two straight games twice ... ranked second in the MW in home runs and was tied for sixth in RBIs ... also ranked second on the team and fourth in the MW with 31 walks ... hit .364 with 12 home runs and 31 RBIs with an .807 slugging percentage and .462 on-base percentage over 30 non-conference games ... named MW Player of the Week for the first week of the 2018 season after hitting 5-for-12 (.417) with two home runs and four RBIs and reaching base in all five games at the Kajikawa Classic ... led the team with 11 multi-RBI games with a career-high 5 RBIs vs. CSU Bakersfield ... also drove in four runs in two different games ... ranked second on the team with 16 multi-hit games with a career-high three hits - including a walk-off home run - against Cal Poly ... had four straight multi-hit games March 11-18 ... had an 11-game reached base streak ... hit a team-best .412 with a .512 on-base percentage in 13 neutral site games and hit .350 with a .500 on-base percentage in 14 night games ... pitched in nine games with five starts, going 2-1 with a 6.36 ERA in 22.0 innings ... tallied 21 strikeouts and had two complete games ... team was 4-1 in her five pitching starts ... threw a six-inning shutout against UC Santa Barbara, allowing just one hit and striking out three while also hitting a game-ending walk-off home run ... earned a win allowing just two earned runs with a season-high six strikeouts over 5.0 innings vs. Cal Poly ... had multiple strikeouts in seven of her nine pitching appearances ... held left-handed hitters to 7-for 37 (.189) hitting ... had one assist in her only fielding chance of the season
2017 (Junior): Named to the 2017 All-Pacific Region First Team ... Earned MW Player of the Week honors on Feb. 14 following the ASU Kajikawa Classic after hitting .615 (8-for-13) with two home runs, eight RBIs and a 1.154 slugging percentage ... appeared in 54 games, starting 53, as a first baseman, pitcher and designated player ... hit .282 on the season with a .386 on-base percentage and .537 slugging percentage from various spots in the lineup, the majority coming in the fifth spot ... led the team in home runs (10), RBIs (44) and multi-RBI games (12) ... ranked second on the team in slugging percentage (.537), doubles (8) and walks (26) and fourth in total bases (80) ... recorded 109 putouts, including a season-best six in three different games, and 15 assists, including a season-best three against Boise State on March 25 ... hit a grand slam against Boise State on March 24 ... the Bulldogs were 8-2 when she hit a home run ... notched 10 two-hit games ... had a six-game hitting streak twice, to begin the season Feb. 10-12 and April 28-May 11 ... reached base in 11 straight games April 15-May 11 ... hit .385 (20-for-52) with runners in scoring position ... with the bases loaded was 3-for-5 with a walk and eight RBIs ... recorded five three-RBI games and six two-RBI games ... scored three runs against Stanford on Feb. 12 ... walked twice in a game four times ... stole a base against UC Davis on Feb. 26 ... pitched in 21 games, starting 16, and threw four complete games ... went 5-7 with a 4.32 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 79.1 innings ... notched a save against Sacramento State on March 12 ... allowed 70 runs (49 earned) on 96 hits and 55 walks ... opposing batters hit .291 ... earned the win against then-No. 25 BYU on March 10 after throwing seven innings and allowing no runs on three hits and a walk ... earned the victory against Oregon State on March 11 after a seven-inning complete-game performance, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks ... notched a season-high seven strikeouts against Indiana on March 3.
2016 (Northwest Florida State College): Named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I All-American ... appeared in 47 games, starting 44 ... hit .405 with 23 home runs, 58 RBIs, 43 runs and 42 walks ... recorded a .571 on-base percentage and 1.054 slugging percentage ... pitched in 29 games, starting 20, and threw 17 complete games, including five shutouts ... went 20-2 with a 1.50 ERA and 180 strikeouts in 149 innings ... notched three saves ... allowed 45 runs (32 earned) on 92 hits and 37 walks.
2015 (Georgia): Appeared in 28 games, starting eight ... hit .200 (8-for-40) with three home runs, eight RBIs, five runs and six walks ... recorded a .319 on-base percentage and .425 slugging percentage ... pitched five innings over two games ... went 1-0 with a 1.40 ERA and five strikeouts ... allowed one run on four hits and three walks.
High School: Ranked as the 18th-best prospect by Student Sports Softball...Spent three seasons at Ola High School after playing her freshman year at Mundy's Mill...As a freshman, led Mundy's Mill to a Region 4-AAAA Championship...Led the team with a .763 batting average...Named Mundy's Mill Player and Pitcher of the Year...Named Region 4-AAAA Player of the Year...Earned second-team all-region honors as a pitcher...Led Ola to a third-place finish at the GHSA Class 4AAAA State Championship as a sophomore...Named Ola's Offensive Player of the Year...Named to the all-region team first team as a sophomore...As a junior, earned first team all-region honors...Named Ola's Varsity Offensive MVP and Female Underclass Athlete of the Year in her junior season...Earned Henry County Female Athlete of the Week honors...Named Captain of her team as a senior...Led Ola to a Class AAAAA State Championship in 2013...Named Henry County Female Athlete of the Year...Nominated for the 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year...Earned first team all-state honors...Named the all-county player of the year...Participated in the Georgia High School Senior All-Star game...Played for the GA Academy Power and the Atlanta Vipers in her travel ball career...Named the 2011 Offensive Player of the Year.
Personal: Daughter of Darrel and LaDonna McHellon ... cousin Justin Green currently plays football for Fresno State ... most admires her parents because they've always done everything to take care of her and loved her to the fullest no matter what ... chose Fresno State because she believes in the coaching staff and the environment ... majoring in media, communications and journalism with an emphasis in multimedia.
• 2018 MW Player of the Week (Feb. 13)
• 2017 All-Pacific Region First Team
• 2017 MW Player of the Week (Feb. 14)
• 2016 NJCAA Division I All-American
Career Notes: Sixth in program history with a .560 career slugging percentage ... Eighth in program history with 24 career home runs
2018 (Senior): Played and started in 53 of 54 games as designated player with five games as the starting pitcher ... hit .288 with 14 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 26 runs scored ... her 14 home runs tied for the seventh most in a season in program history and were the most hit by a Bulldog since 2010 ... had two multi-homer games and hit two grand slams ... hit three walk-off home runs with two in run-rule wins ... hit two run rule walk-off home runs in one day against Cleveland State and UC Santa Barbara ... homered in three straight games on two occasions and homered in two straight games twice ... ranked second in the MW in home runs and was tied for sixth in RBIs ... also ranked second on the team and fourth in the MW with 31 walks ... hit .364 with 12 home runs and 31 RBIs with an .807 slugging percentage and .462 on-base percentage over 30 non-conference games ... named MW Player of the Week for the first week of the 2018 season after hitting 5-for-12 (.417) with two home runs and four RBIs and reaching base in all five games at the Kajikawa Classic ... led the team with 11 multi-RBI games with a career-high 5 RBIs vs. CSU Bakersfield ... also drove in four runs in two different games ... ranked second on the team with 16 multi-hit games with a career-high three hits - including a walk-off home run - against Cal Poly ... had four straight multi-hit games March 11-18 ... had an 11-game reached base streak ... hit a team-best .412 with a .512 on-base percentage in 13 neutral site games and hit .350 with a .500 on-base percentage in 14 night games ... pitched in nine games with five starts, going 2-1 with a 6.36 ERA in 22.0 innings ... tallied 21 strikeouts and had two complete games ... team was 4-1 in her five pitching starts ... threw a six-inning shutout against UC Santa Barbara, allowing just one hit and striking out three while also hitting a game-ending walk-off home run ... earned a win allowing just two earned runs with a season-high six strikeouts over 5.0 innings vs. Cal Poly ... had multiple strikeouts in seven of her nine pitching appearances ... held left-handed hitters to 7-for 37 (.189) hitting ... had one assist in her only fielding chance of the season
2017 (Junior): Named to the 2017 All-Pacific Region First Team ... Earned MW Player of the Week honors on Feb. 14 following the ASU Kajikawa Classic after hitting .615 (8-for-13) with two home runs, eight RBIs and a 1.154 slugging percentage ... appeared in 54 games, starting 53, as a first baseman, pitcher and designated player ... hit .282 on the season with a .386 on-base percentage and .537 slugging percentage from various spots in the lineup, the majority coming in the fifth spot ... led the team in home runs (10), RBIs (44) and multi-RBI games (12) ... ranked second on the team in slugging percentage (.537), doubles (8) and walks (26) and fourth in total bases (80) ... recorded 109 putouts, including a season-best six in three different games, and 15 assists, including a season-best three against Boise State on March 25 ... hit a grand slam against Boise State on March 24 ... the Bulldogs were 8-2 when she hit a home run ... notched 10 two-hit games ... had a six-game hitting streak twice, to begin the season Feb. 10-12 and April 28-May 11 ... reached base in 11 straight games April 15-May 11 ... hit .385 (20-for-52) with runners in scoring position ... with the bases loaded was 3-for-5 with a walk and eight RBIs ... recorded five three-RBI games and six two-RBI games ... scored three runs against Stanford on Feb. 12 ... walked twice in a game four times ... stole a base against UC Davis on Feb. 26 ... pitched in 21 games, starting 16, and threw four complete games ... went 5-7 with a 4.32 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 79.1 innings ... notched a save against Sacramento State on March 12 ... allowed 70 runs (49 earned) on 96 hits and 55 walks ... opposing batters hit .291 ... earned the win against then-No. 25 BYU on March 10 after throwing seven innings and allowing no runs on three hits and a walk ... earned the victory against Oregon State on March 11 after a seven-inning complete-game performance, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks ... notched a season-high seven strikeouts against Indiana on March 3.
2016 (Northwest Florida State College): Named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I All-American ... appeared in 47 games, starting 44 ... hit .405 with 23 home runs, 58 RBIs, 43 runs and 42 walks ... recorded a .571 on-base percentage and 1.054 slugging percentage ... pitched in 29 games, starting 20, and threw 17 complete games, including five shutouts ... went 20-2 with a 1.50 ERA and 180 strikeouts in 149 innings ... notched three saves ... allowed 45 runs (32 earned) on 92 hits and 37 walks.
2015 (Georgia): Appeared in 28 games, starting eight ... hit .200 (8-for-40) with three home runs, eight RBIs, five runs and six walks ... recorded a .319 on-base percentage and .425 slugging percentage ... pitched five innings over two games ... went 1-0 with a 1.40 ERA and five strikeouts ... allowed one run on four hits and three walks.
High School: Ranked as the 18th-best prospect by Student Sports Softball...Spent three seasons at Ola High School after playing her freshman year at Mundy's Mill...As a freshman, led Mundy's Mill to a Region 4-AAAA Championship...Led the team with a .763 batting average...Named Mundy's Mill Player and Pitcher of the Year...Named Region 4-AAAA Player of the Year...Earned second-team all-region honors as a pitcher...Led Ola to a third-place finish at the GHSA Class 4AAAA State Championship as a sophomore...Named Ola's Offensive Player of the Year...Named to the all-region team first team as a sophomore...As a junior, earned first team all-region honors...Named Ola's Varsity Offensive MVP and Female Underclass Athlete of the Year in her junior season...Earned Henry County Female Athlete of the Week honors...Named Captain of her team as a senior...Led Ola to a Class AAAAA State Championship in 2013...Named Henry County Female Athlete of the Year...Nominated for the 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year...Earned first team all-state honors...Named the all-county player of the year...Participated in the Georgia High School Senior All-Star game...Played for the GA Academy Power and the Atlanta Vipers in her travel ball career...Named the 2011 Offensive Player of the Year.
Personal: Daughter of Darrel and LaDonna McHellon ... cousin Justin Green currently plays football for Fresno State ... most admires her parents because they've always done everything to take care of her and loved her to the fullest no matter what ... chose Fresno State because she believes in the coaching staff and the environment ... majoring in media, communications and journalism with an emphasis in multimedia.
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Monday, March 25
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Friday, March 22
