Mervyl Melendez

Mervyl Samuel Melendez Sr. (born February 4, 1974) is a Puerto Rican baseball coach and former third baseman and relief pitcher.

Career He played college baseball for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats from 1993–1996. He then served as the head coach of Bethune-Cookman (2000–2011), the Alabama State Hornets (2012–2016) and the FIU Panthers (2017–2022).

Melendez played for Bethune-Cookman from 1993 through 1996, seeing time at third base and relief pitching. At his playing career's end, he held program records in doubles (30) and batting average (.342). Melendez earned all-conference and all-tournament honors in 1995 and 1996. Following the end of his playing career, Melendez became an assistant coach for the Wildcats. During his tenure as an assistant, the team won the 1999 MEAC Tournament. He resigned following the conclusion of the 2022 season from FIU.

Head coaching record The following is a table of Melendez's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.