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Jovanni Merced
43 Jovanni Merced
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    190
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Springfield, Mass.
  • High School:
    Putnam Vocational Tech
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Major:
    Engineering Technology
  • app
    11
  • gs
    1
  • w
    2
  • l
    3
  • sv
    1
  • ip
    22.0
  • era
    5.32
  • whip
    1.73
  • k
    21

Bio

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
Apr 29 MCLA W, 13-12
Apr 30 at MCLA L, 7-5
Apr 30 at MCLA W, 21-6
May 6 at Framingham St. L, 8-4
May 7 Framingham St. W, 8-7
May 7 Framingham St. L, 8-1
  Overall Conf
Games 11 7
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 11 7
Games started 1 0
Wins 2 2
Losses 3 1
Saves 1 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 22.0 14.0
Hits 23 14
Runs 18 9
Earned Runs 13 6
Walks 15 9
Strikeouts 21 12
Strikeouts per Game 8.59 7.71
Doubles Allowed 5 2
Triples Allowed 2 2
WHIP 1.73 1.64
Home Runs Allows 1 -
At Bats Against 90 55
Batting Average Against .256 .255
Earned Run Average 5.32 3.86
Wild pitches 5 1
Hit Batters 2 2
Balks 1 1
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 2 1
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 2 2
Total Chances 6 5
Put Outs 2 2
Assists 4 3
Errors 0 0
Fielding Percentage 1.000 1.000
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 1 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
Mar 4 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 15-11 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. St. Vincent L, 22-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 11-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 7 vs. John Carroll L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Gordon W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Gordon L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Oberlin   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Cornell College L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Anna Maria L, 9-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 18 at Wentworth L, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Wentworth L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at Dean   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Gordon W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Lesley L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at WPI L, 17-7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 26 Plymouth St. L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Plymouth St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Colby-Sawyer W, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Westfield St. L, 4-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 2 at Westfield St. L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Westfield St. L, 10-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 5 at Keene St. L, 15-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Salem St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Salem St. W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Salem St. W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Lesley W, 6-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 14 at Mass. Maritime L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Mass. Maritime L, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Mass. Maritime L, 11-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 18 Worcester St. L, 11-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Bridgewater St. L, 7-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 23 Bridgewater St. L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Worcester St. L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Worcester St. W, 7-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 29 MCLA W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MCLA L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MCLA W, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Framingham St. W, 8-7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 7 Framingham St. L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 4 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 15-11 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. St. Vincent L, 22-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 11-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 7 vs. John Carroll L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Gordon W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Gordon L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Oberlin   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Cornell College L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Anna Maria L, 9-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 18 at Wentworth L, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Wentworth L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at Dean   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Gordon W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Lesley L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at WPI L, 17-7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 26 Plymouth St. L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Plymouth St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Colby-Sawyer W, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Westfield St. L, 4-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 2 at Westfield St. L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Westfield St. L, 10-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 5 at Keene St. L, 15-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Salem St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Salem St. W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Salem St. W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Lesley W, 6-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 14 at Mass. Maritime L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Mass. Maritime L, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Mass. Maritime L, 11-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 18 Worcester St. L, 11-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Bridgewater St. L, 7-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 23 Bridgewater St. L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Worcester St. L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Worcester St. W, 7-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 29 MCLA W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MCLA L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MCLA W, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Framingham St. W, 8-7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 7 Framingham St. L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 4 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 15-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. St. Vincent L, 22-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 11-4 1 0 1 0 3.0 7 7 5 15.00 3.33 3 5 -
Mar 7 vs. John Carroll L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Gordon W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Gordon L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Oberlin   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Cornell College L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Anna Maria L, 9-3 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 - - 0.00 2.00 1 1 -
Mar 18 at Wentworth L, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Wentworth L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at Dean   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Gordon W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Lesley L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at WPI L, 17-7 0 0 1 0 3.0 1 2 2 6.00 1.00 2 3 1
Mar 26 Plymouth St. L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Plymouth St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Colby-Sawyer W, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Westfield St. L, 4-2 0 0 1 0 2.0 4 2 1 4.50 2.00 - 1 -
Apr 2 at Westfield St. L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Westfield St. L, 10-5 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 2 2 27.00 4.50 - - -
Apr 5 at Keene St. L, 15-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Salem St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Salem St. W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Salem St. W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Lesley W, 6-4 0 0 0 1 1.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 14 at Mass. Maritime L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Mass. Maritime L, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Mass. Maritime L, 11-1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 - - 0.00 1.00 - 2 -
Apr 18 Worcester St. L, 11-6 0 0 0 0 1.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Bridgewater St. L, 7-0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 - - 0.00 .60 - 4 -
Apr 23 Bridgewater St. L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Worcester St. L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Worcester St. W, 7-4 0 1 0 0 4.2 3 3 2 3.86 2.14 7 2 -
Apr 29 MCLA W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MCLA L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MCLA W, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Framingham St. W, 8-7 0 1 0 0 3.0 2 2 1 3.00 1.33 2 3 -
May 7 Framingham St. L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 4 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 15-11 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. St. Vincent L, 22-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 11-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. John Carroll L, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Gordon W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Gordon L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Oberlin   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Cornell College L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at Anna Maria L, 9-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Wentworth L, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at Wentworth L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at Dean   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Gordon W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Lesley L, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at WPI L, 17-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Plymouth St. L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Plymouth St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Colby-Sawyer W, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Westfield St. L, 4-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Westfield St. L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Westfield St. L, 10-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Keene St. L, 15-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Salem St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Salem St. W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Salem St. W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 Lesley W, 6-4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Mass. Maritime L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Mass. Maritime L, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Mass. Maritime L, 11-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Worcester St. L, 11-6 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Bridgewater St. L, 7-0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 23 Bridgewater St. L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Worcester St. L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Worcester St. W, 7-4 4 2 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 29 MCLA W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MCLA L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MCLA W, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Framingham St. W, 8-7 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 7 Framingham St. L, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -

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 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 25 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 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 25 - - - 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 8 0 1 0 0 - 15.2 18 17 13 7 12 6.89 1 7.47 1.60
Total 25 3 3 3 1 - 48.2 56 54 42 34 40 7.40 4 7.77 1.85

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 8 5 2 3 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Total 25 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 11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Month March 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 7 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 11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month March 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 7 - - - 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 11 1 2 3 1 - 22.0 23 18 13 15 21 8.59 1 5.32 1.73
Conference 7 0 2 1 0 - 14.0 14 9 6 9 12 7.71 - 3.86 1.64
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 6 0 1 1 1 - 9.2 8 4 2 2 10 9.31 - 1.86 1.03
Away 4 0 1 1 0 - 9.1 8 7 6 10 6 5.79 1 5.79 1.93
Neutral 1 1 0 1 0 - 3.0 7 7 5 3 5 15.00 - 15.00 3.33
Result Wins 3 0 2 0 1 - 8.2 5 5 3 9 5 5.19 - 3.12 1.62
Losses 8 1 0 3 0 - 13.1 18 13 10 6 16 10.80 1 6.75 1.80
Month March 3 1 0 2 0 - 7.0 9 9 7 6 9 11.57 1 9.00 2.14
April 7 0 1 1 1 - 12.0 12 7 5 7 9 6.75 - 3.75 1.58
May 1 0 1 0 0 - 3.0 2 2 1 2 3 9.00 - 3.00 1.33

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 11 6 2 4 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Conference 7 5 2 3 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Away 4 4 2 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Neutral 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 6 2 4 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Losses 8 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Month March 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
April 7 5 2 3 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
May 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -

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