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Jersey Number 28
Matt Mercer
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Richton, Miss.
- High School:
- Petal High School
- Prev School:
- Pearl River JC
Senior (2024)
Made six appearances out of the bullpen, pitching 7.1 innings... Held a 7.36 ERA and struck out three hitters... Pitched two scoreless innings in season debut against SIU-Edwardsville on February 16... Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings with a season-high two strikeouts against Jacksonville State on April 17... Made 12 appearances as a position player, logging three at-bats and scoring two runsÂ
Junior (2023)
Competed in seven games with two starts against ULM as a batter, while making 22 appearances and one start at the mound … Secured two hits in 10 at-bats … Against ULM, he went 1-for-4 and grabbed one run and RBI … Earned two walks in the second matchup against ULM … Collected first win against UAB with two strikeouts … Topped off with four strikeouts in a game at Jacksonville State and Alabama … Pitched 33.1 innings for a 5.4 ERA and an opposing batting average of .256
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Pearl River Community College (2021-2022)
Played two seasons at Pearl River Community College… Winning the MACCC championship in 2021 and was a division two world series champion in 2022… Hit 12 home runs with 20 doubles, including 42 RBIs in his second season with 21 stolen bases over two years
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High School
An honor student at Petal high school… Played catcher, shortstop, and pitched… Senior year he hit .346 with a home run and two doubles… Was 2-0 on the mound with a 2.62 ERA
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Personal
Full name is Matt Henderson Mercer… Born Sep. 19, 2001 … Son of Katie and Sawn Mercer… Has one sister, Anna… Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
Made six appearances out of the bullpen, pitching 7.1 innings... Held a 7.36 ERA and struck out three hitters... Pitched two scoreless innings in season debut against SIU-Edwardsville on February 16... Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings with a season-high two strikeouts against Jacksonville State on April 17... Made 12 appearances as a position player, logging three at-bats and scoring two runsÂ
Junior (2023)
Competed in seven games with two starts against ULM as a batter, while making 22 appearances and one start at the mound … Secured two hits in 10 at-bats … Against ULM, he went 1-for-4 and grabbed one run and RBI … Earned two walks in the second matchup against ULM … Collected first win against UAB with two strikeouts … Topped off with four strikeouts in a game at Jacksonville State and Alabama … Pitched 33.1 innings for a 5.4 ERA and an opposing batting average of .256
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Pearl River Community College (2021-2022)
Played two seasons at Pearl River Community College… Winning the MACCC championship in 2021 and was a division two world series champion in 2022… Hit 12 home runs with 20 doubles, including 42 RBIs in his second season with 21 stolen bases over two years
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High School
An honor student at Petal high school… Played catcher, shortstop, and pitched… Senior year he hit .346 with a home run and two doubles… Was 2-0 on the mound with a 2.62 ERA
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Personal
Full name is Matt Henderson Mercer… Born Sep. 19, 2001 … Son of Katie and Sawn Mercer… Has one sister, Anna… Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
Troy vs. ULM (Full Highlights)
Saturday, November 01
Men's Basketball Positional Preview - The Frontcourt
Friday, October 31
Men's Basketball Positional Preview - The Backcourt
Friday, October 31
Women's Basketball Positional Preview - Freshmen
Thursday, October 30
