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Jovanni Merced
21 Jovanni Merced
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    210
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Springfield, MA
  • High School:
    Putnam Vocational Tech
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Major:
    Construction Management
  • gp
    9
  • avg
    -
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    0
  • r
    0
  • sb
    -

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 Construction Management at the University. Member of the Dean's List.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 27 at Westfield St. W, 3-2
Apr 27 at Westfield St. L, 5-4
Apr 30 Saint Joseph (Conn.)
May 3 Framingham St. W, 16-8
May 4 at Framingham St. L, 8-4
May 4 at Framingham St. W, 14-5
  Overall Conf
Games 9 5
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 9 5
Games started 0 0
Wins 1 1
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 16.2 10.2
Hits 19 12
Runs 17 13
Earned Runs 13 9
Walks 7 6
Strikeouts 12 7
Strikeouts per Game 6.48 5.91
Doubles Allowed 5 3
Triples Allowed 1 -
WHIP 1.56 1.69
Home Runs Allows 1 1
At Bats Against 67 43
Batting Average Against .284 .279
Earned Run Average 7.02 7.59
Wild pitches 4 3
Hit Batters 3 1
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 3 3
Total Chances 5 4
Put Outs 2 1
Assists 3 3
Errors 0 0
Fielding Percentage 1.000 1.000
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 3 1
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 25 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Minn.-Morris W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Benedictine (IL) L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. MSOE W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 15-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Suffolk L, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Southern Me. L, 14-9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 17-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 9-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 26 at Anna Maria W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Salem St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. L, 8-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 2 at Keene St. L, 7-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 12-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Worcester St. W, 9-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 16 New England Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 MCLA W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 16-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Westfield St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Saint Joseph (Conn.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 16-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. W, 14-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 25 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Minn.-Morris W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Benedictine (IL) L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. MSOE W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 15-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 14 vs. Suffolk L, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Southern Me. L, 14-9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 16 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 17-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 9-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 26 at Anna Maria W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Salem St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. L, 8-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 2 at Keene St. L, 7-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 12-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Worcester St. W, 9-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 16 New England Col.   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 MCLA W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 16-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Westfield St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Saint Joseph (Conn.)   - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 16-8 - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. W, 14-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 25 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Minn.-Morris W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Benedictine (IL) L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. MSOE W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 15-4 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 1 1 3.38 1.13 - 3 -
Mar 14 vs. Suffolk L, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Southern Me. L, 14-9 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 4.50 1.00 - 1 -
Mar 16 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 17-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 9-1 0 0 0 0 0.1 - 1 1 27.00 3.00 1 - -
Mar 26 at Anna Maria W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Salem St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. L, 8-5 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 4.50 1.00 - - -
Apr 2 at Keene St. L, 7-4 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 9.00 2.00 - 1 -
Apr 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 12-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 3 3 INF - 2 - -
Apr 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Worcester St. W, 9-4 0 1 0 0 5.1 3 2 2 3.38 .56 - 4 1
Apr 16 New England Col.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 MCLA W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 16-3 0 0 0 0 2.1 5 7 3 11.57 3.86 4 3 -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Westfield St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Saint Joseph (Conn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 16-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. W, 14-5 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 - - 0.00 1.00 - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 25 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Minn.-Morris W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Benedictine (IL) L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. MSOE W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 15-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Suffolk L, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Southern Me. L, 14-9 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 17-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 9-1 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Mar 26 at Anna Maria W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Salem St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. L, 8-5 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 2 at Keene St. L, 7-4 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 12-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Worcester St. W, 9-4 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 16 New England Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 MCLA W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 16-3 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Westfield St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Saint Joseph (Conn.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 16-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. W, 14-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -

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 9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Month March 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
May 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month March 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 1 - - - 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 9 0 1 0 0 - 16.2 19 17 13 7 12 6.48 1 7.02 1.56
Conference 5 0 1 0 0 - 10.2 12 13 9 6 7 5.91 1 7.59 1.69
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 4 0 1 0 0 - 7.2 6 7 7 3 4 4.70 1 8.22 1.17
Away 3 0 0 0 0 - 4.1 8 8 4 4 4 8.31 - 8.31 2.77
Neutral 2 0 0 0 0 - 4.2 5 2 2 - 4 7.71 - 3.86 1.07
Result Wins 2 0 1 0 0 - 6.1 4 2 2 - 4 5.68 1 2.84 .63
Losses 7 0 0 0 0 - 10.1 15 15 11 7 8 6.97 - 9.58 2.13
Month March 3 0 0 0 0 - 5.0 5 3 3 1 4 7.20 - 5.40 1.20
April 5 0 1 0 0 - 10.2 13 14 10 6 8 6.75 1 8.44 1.78
May 1 0 0 0 0 - 1.0 1 - - - - .00 - 0.00 1.00

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 9 5 2 3 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Conference 5 4 1 3 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Away 3 3 1 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Neutral 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Losses 7 3 1 2 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Month March 3 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
April 5 5 2 3 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
May 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -

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