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Griffin Merritt Season 2022

Pos.OF
Weight215 lbs
Height6-2
YearRedshirt Junior
HometownCincinnati, Ohio
B/TR/R
2022 Season: Made 51 starts in 52 games ... batted .315 with an OBP of .382 ... led the American Athletic Conference with 19 home runs ... led the team with 17 doubles, 53 RBI and 139 total bases ... single-season slugging percentage of .695 ranked 9th in school history ... hit a home run in three straight games to begin the season at FGCU (2/18-2/19) ... made 100th collegiate start at Indiana (3/8) ... hit a first-pitch, pinch-hit grand slam against Saint Joseph's (3/19) ... picked up 100th career RBI with a solo home run against Indiana (4/20) ... had two multi-homer games; at Wichita State (4/14) and vs Tulane in the AAC Tournament (5/24) ... Preseason All-AAC ... landed on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll (4/18) after hitting .389 (7-18) with 7 runs, 8 RBI, a double, 3 HR and 3 walks ... First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American ... First Team All-AAC ... 2022 AAC Player of the Year.

2021 Season: Played in 52 games with 51 starts ... batted .274 with 190 trips to the plate and an on-base percentage of .362 ... recorded 61 RBIs, 11 doubles, 2 triples, and 10 home runs ...  carded a 4-for-4 performance against St. Louis with 3 RBIs and 2 home runs (3/27) ... played in his 100th career game against Tulane (5/22) ... made the AAC Weekly honor roll (3/29) after hitting .533 (8-15) with five runs, a triple, two home runs, three runs batted in and 16 total bases as the Bearcats went 3-1 that week ... earned Second Team All-AAC.

2020 Season: Played in 13 games with 12 starts … hit .333 with 14 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple and 3 home runs … scored 14 runs, with 8 walks, 11 RBIs while slugging .667 … went 2-3 with a double and 3 RBI’s vs. Oakland (3/1) ... season ended early due to COVID-19.

2019 Season: American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … played in 37 games with 26 starts… hit .210 with 21 hits, 3 doubles, and 2 home runs … scored 11 runs, with 9 walks, 12 RBIs while slugging .300 … went 2-for-5 with 2 runs scored and hit first career homerun at UConn (4/7) … went 3-for-4 with two runs scored vs. UCF (4/13) ... turned in a 2-for-5 performance at Miami (5/7) ... his second homerun of the year came at Memphis (5/11)

Prior to UC: Played three years of varsity at La Salle High School ... as a junior was named preseason all-state, Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention and second team all-league ... was also a standout quarterback at La Salle where he was a three-time state champion, holds school records, was the Penn Station Athlete of the Month in October 2017 and LaRosa's Athlete of the Week in October 2017 ... played club baseball for the Cincy Flames, who won the Top Gun World Series championship and the Summer Classic Championship ... also was a member of PBR Future Games Team Ohio.

Personal:  Born December 6, 1999 ... parents are Patrick and Jennifer ... has a younger brother, Nathan ... plans to major in natural science (pre-medicine) and wants to attend medical school.
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Junior
2021

INF
6-2 / 205 lbs
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Sophomore
2020

Infield
6-2 / 225 lbs
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Freshman
2019

INF
6-2 / 205 lbs