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Jovanni Merced
43 Jovanni Merced
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    195
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Springfield, Mass.
  • High School:
    Putnam Vocational Tech
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Major:
    Construction Management
  • app
    6
  • gs
    2
  • w
    0
  • l
    0
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    11.0
  • era
    13.09
  • whip
    2.45
  • k
    7

Bio

2023: Saw action in six games for the Green and Gold, posting an ERA of 13.09 with seven strikeouts over 11 innings of work. Gave up one earned run on one hit with a season-best four K's in a 4-3 setback to Penn St. Abington (3/8) before giving up two earned runs on four hits and two strikeouts in a 10-3 loss to Emerson (3/21). Click here for season statistics.

2022: Appeared in 11 games for the Green and Gold during his rookie season, posting an ERA of 5.32 with 21 strikeout over 22 innings of work, en-route to an overall record of 2-3 with one save. Notched his first collegiate save in a 6-4 win over Lesley (4/12) before allowing three runs on three hits with two K's in 4.2 innings of work to pick up his first collegiate win in a 7-4 triumph over Worcester State (4/27). Click here for season statistics.

High School: 2021 graduate of the Putnam Vocational Technical Academy. Member of the baseball team. Named Co-op Student of the Year.

Personal: Son of Maria Collazo. Majoring in Engineering Technology at the University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
May 5 at Framingham St. W, 11-10
May 6 Framingham St. L, 13-10
May 6 Framingham St. L, 4-1
May 11 vs. Westfield St. W, 14-8
May 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7
May 12 vs. Mass. Maritime L, 7-5
  Overall Conf
Games 6 2
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 6 2
Games started 2 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 11.0 1.0
Hits 15 2
Runs 19 5
Earned Runs 16 4
Walks 12 3
Strikeouts 7 -
Strikeouts per Game 5.73 .00
Doubles Allowed 5 -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 2.45 5.00
Home Runs Allows 2 -
At Bats Against 47 5
Batting Average Against .319 .400
Earned Run Average 13.09 36.00
Wild pitches 3 1
Hit Batters 1 1
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 3 1
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 1 0
Put Outs 1 0
Assists 0 0
Errors 0 0
Fielding Percentage 1.000 -
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 5 2
Runners Caught Stealing 1 -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .167 -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 25 vs. Colby-Sawyer   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Clark University   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Gordon W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Gordon W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St. Brandywine W, 10-9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 5 at Carthage W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 4-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Medaille W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Drew W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Anna Maria L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Dean W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Dean W, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Emerson L, 10-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 26 Thomas (ME)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Thomas (ME)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Westfield St. W, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Westfield St. L, 21-8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 4 Keene St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Salem St. L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Salem St. L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Salem St. W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Lesley W, 10-9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 14 Mass. Maritime L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Mass. Maritime W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Mass. Maritime L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Worcester St. W, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Bridgewater St. L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Worcester St. L, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Worcester St. W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 MCLA W, 14-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at MCLA L, 17-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 28 at MCLA W, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Anna Maria   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Amherst L, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 at Framingham St. W, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Framingham St. L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Framingham St. L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. Westfield St. W, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 12 vs. Mass. Maritime L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 25 vs. Colby-Sawyer   - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Clark University   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Gordon W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Gordon W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St. Brandywine W, 10-9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 5 at Carthage W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Medaille W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Drew W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Anna Maria L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Dean W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Dean W, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Emerson L, 10-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 26 Thomas (ME)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Thomas (ME)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Westfield St. W, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Westfield St. L, 21-8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 4 Keene St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Salem St. L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Salem St. L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Salem St. W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Lesley W, 10-9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 14 Mass. Maritime L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Mass. Maritime W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Mass. Maritime L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Worcester St. W, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Bridgewater St. L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Worcester St. L, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Worcester St. W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 MCLA W, 14-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at MCLA L, 17-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 28 at MCLA W, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Anna Maria   - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Amherst L, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 at Framingham St. W, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Framingham St. L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Framingham St. L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. Westfield St. W, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
May 12 vs. Mass. Maritime L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 25 vs. Colby-Sawyer   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Clark University   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Gordon W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Gordon W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St. Brandywine W, 10-9 1 0 0 0 2.0 4 5 5 22.50 3.50 3 1 -
Mar 5 at Carthage W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 4.0 1 2 1 2.25 1.25 4 4 -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Medaille W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Drew W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Anna Maria L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Dean W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Dean W, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Emerson L, 10-3 0 0 0 0 3.2 4 3 2 4.91 1.36 1 2 1
Mar 26 Thomas (ME)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Thomas (ME)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Westfield St. W, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Westfield St. L, 21-8 0 0 0 0 0.0 - 1 1 INF - 3 - -
Apr 4 Keene St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Salem St. L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Salem St. L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Salem St. W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Lesley W, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0.1 4 4 4 108.00 15.00 1 - 1
Apr 14 Mass. Maritime L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Mass. Maritime W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Mass. Maritime L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Worcester St. W, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Bridgewater St. L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Worcester St. L, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Worcester St. W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 MCLA W, 14-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at MCLA L, 17-1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 4 3 27.00 2.00 - - -
Apr 28 at MCLA W, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Anna Maria   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Amherst L, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 at Framingham St. W, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Framingham St. L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Framingham St. L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. Westfield St. W, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 12 vs. Mass. Maritime L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 25 vs. Colby-Sawyer   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Clark University   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Gordon W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. Gordon W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St. Brandywine W, 10-9 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 5 at Carthage W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 4-3 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 1.000 - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Medaille W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Drew W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Anna Maria L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Dean W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Dean W, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Emerson L, 10-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Mar 26 Thomas (ME)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Thomas (ME)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Westfield St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Westfield St. W, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Westfield St. L, 21-8 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Keene St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Salem St. L, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Salem St. L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Salem St. W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Lesley W, 10-9 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Mass. Maritime L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Mass. Maritime W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Mass. Maritime L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Worcester St. W, 11-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Bridgewater St. L, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Worcester St. L, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Worcester St. W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 MCLA W, 14-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at MCLA L, 17-1 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Apr 28 at MCLA W, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Anna Maria   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Amherst L, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 at Framingham St. W, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Framingham St. L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 Framingham St. L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 vs. Westfield St. W, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 12 vs. Mass. Maritime L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2021-22 11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2022-23 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 26 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2021-22 11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2022-23 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2023-24 9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 26 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2021-22 11 1 2 3 1 - 22.0 23 18 13 15 21 8.59 1 5.32 1.73
2022-23 6 2 0 0 0 - 11.0 15 19 16 12 7 5.73 2 13.09 2.45
2023-24 9 0 1 0 0 - 16.2 19 17 13 7 12 6.48 1 7.02 1.56
Total 26 3 3 3 1 - 49.2 57 54 42 34 40 7.25 4 7.61 1.83

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2021-22 11 6 2 4 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
2022-23 6 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 5 1 .167 - -
2023-24 9 5 2 3 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Total 26 12 5 7 0 1.000 - 9 1 .100 - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Month March 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month March 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Event Total 6 2 0 0 0 - 11.0 15 19 16 12 7 5.73 2 13.09 2.45
Conference 2 0 0 0 0 - 1.0 2 5 4 3 - .00 - 36.00 5.00
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 2 0 0 0 0 - 0.1 4 5 5 4 - .00 1 135.00 24.00
Away 2 0 0 0 0 - 4.2 6 7 5 1 2 3.86 1 9.64 1.50
Neutral 2 2 0 0 0 - 6.0 5 7 6 7 5 7.50 - 9.00 2.00
Result Wins 2 1 0 0 0 - 2.1 8 9 9 4 1 3.86 1 34.71 5.14
Losses 4 1 0 0 0 - 8.2 7 10 7 8 6 6.23 1 7.27 1.73
Month March 3 2 0 0 0 - 9.2 9 10 8 8 7 6.52 1 7.45 1.76
April 3 0 0 0 0 - 1.1 6 9 8 4 - .00 1 54.00 7.50

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 6 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 5 1 .167 - -
Conference 2 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Away 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 5 - - - -
Neutral 2 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 1.000 - -
Result Wins 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 5 1 .167 - -
Month March 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 3 1 .250 - -
April 3 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -

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