Palisades Highlands native Tyler Mellos had a senior season to remember at Cate Prep School in Carpinteria. Mellos was co-captain and four-year starter on the Rams’ varsity baseball team, which reached the CIF quarterfinals. As Cate’s leadoff hitter, he batted .474 with 37 hits in 78 plate appearances, stole 13 bases in 21 games, had a .705 slugging percentage with 19 RBIs, 12 doubles and three triples. Mellos’ achievements earned him a University President’s Merit Scholarship to Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where he major in engineering and play baseball for the Tigers. Mellos began playing in the PPBA in 1994 under coaches Mike Skinner and Marcus Sitrin. Along with teammates Ben Soley and Greg Young, he played on the Pacific Storm traveling club team, which won tournaments in the San Fernando Valley, Palm Springs and Las Vegas. Two years ago, Mellos played in the Junior Olympics in Tucson, Arizona, and the Young Guns Showcase in Mission Viejo. Last summer he played with the Pacific Palisades American Legion and traveled to Queensland, Australia with the American Eagles’ under-20 national team.
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