Adam Melhuse

Melhuse attended Lincoln High School in Stockton, California and was a student and a letterman in basketball and baseball. He played college baseball as a UCLA Bruin.\n', ' Previously, Melhuse played with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, and Texas Rangers. He throws right-handed and is a switch-hitter.\n', ' Melhuse collected his first career hit on August 24, 2000, in the 12th inning of an unusual game between the Rockies and Atlanta Braves. Out of pitchers, Rockies manager, Buddy Bell, asked injured catcher, Brent Mayne, who was unable to swing a bat due to a sprained left wrist, if he could pitch. Mayne pitched the 12th inning and held the Braves scoreless. The following inning, with two outs and the bases loaded, Melhuse, pinch hitting for Mayne, singled over the shortstop\'s head to win the game.\n', '