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DeMarvion Overshown gives compliment to Ivan Melendez following milestone

Alex Weberby:Alex Weber•06/06/22
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Texas baseball star Ivan Melendez is collecting accolades every time he steps foot on the diamond. His latest achievement — reaching the 30 home run mark in a single season — even earned praise from a Longhorn athlete on a different team.

UT football star and leading tackler for the 2021 team, DeMarvion Overshown, took to twitter to laud his fellow Longhorn after Melendez smashed his 30th home run of the season in the first inning of Texas’ win over Air Force.

Here’s the clip of the homer and Overshown’s comments:

It is insane how good Ivan Melendez is. How insane, though? Well, let’s put some historical context behind Melendez’s super slugging as of late.

Ivan Melendez posts first 30 home run season since Kris Bryant in 2013

Ivan Melendez has already surpassed in-house records, breaking the single-season home run record for a historic Texas baseball program late in the year. Now, he’s doing things that have not been done in nearly a decade and accomplishing the feats of top MLB players.

After hitting a first-inning home run against Air Force, Melendez saw his season tally go up to 30. Kendall Rogers of D1 Baseball pointed out that the Longhorns’ slugger is the first to accomplish the feat since current Colorado Rockies third baseman/left fielder Kris Bryant did so in 2013. The San Diego star had 31 home runs in just 62 games, while Melendez is playing contest No. 64 of the year Sunday.

Melendez was named the Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year, according to a Thursday release. He also won Collegiate Baseball’s Big 12 Player of the Year award and received first-team All-American honors this season.

He led Texas to the No. 9 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and a regional host position with his offensive firepower throughout the year. During the regular season, Melendez led the country in home runs with 28, slugging percentage at .941, and total bases with 190. He also finished second in the country in batting average at .421 and second in RBIs with 85. Other notable stats from his season include a .531 on-base percentage and 17 doubles.

Now, as the NCAA Tournament rolls on, Melendez continues to roll at the plate and break historic barriers.