Biography
2009 Collegiate Baseball Magazine Third Team All-American
2009 Horizon League All-Tournament Team
2009 Horizon League Player of the Year
2009 First Team All-Horizon League
2008 First Team All-Horizon League
2008 Horizon League All-Newcomer Team
Honors and Awards: Named 2009 Horizon League Player of the Year...earned Collegiate Baseball Magazine Third Team All-American Honors in 2009...selected to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team...earned 2009 First Team All-Horizon League at First Base...Named 2008 First Team All-Horizon League at Designated Hitter...garnered Horizon League All-Newcomer Team honors in 2008...was a two-time Horizon League Player of the Week (3/3/08 and 4/7/08).
2009: Started all 63 games to set the school record for a single season...collected 28 multi-hit games and 20 multi-RBI contests...posted six game-winning hits during the season - at Tulane (2/27), at #1 Georgia (3/24), at Cincinnati (3/31), versus Urbana (4/28), Dayton (5/5) and Cleveland State (5/15)...owned a season long 11-game hitting streak (2/22-3/13) and a ten-game hitting streak (4/11-4/26)...reached base safely in 60 or 63 games during the season...drove in an RBI in 37 games and scored a run in 36 games...scored a run in ten straight contests (4/28-5/11)...tied the school single season record for at-bats (255), doubles (26) and RBI's (74)...collected 91 hits to become third player in WSU history to collect 90+ hits in a season...started the final 41 games of the season at first base...collected two hits and drove in a pair of runs at #1 Texas A&M (2/21)...opened the series at Tulane (2/27) with a home run and a triple to go along with four RBI's and two runs scored...posted four hits - including a double and a triple - and scored a pair of runs in the final three games of the series at Tulane (2/28-3/1)...collected a hit in all four games at the UNC-Wilmington Round Robin (3/6-3/8)...doubled and drove in five RBI's in the finale versus UNC-Wilmington (3/8)...singled, walked twice and scored a run at Ohio (3/11)...collected two hits - including a double - scored once and drove in three RBI's in the home opener versus Oakland (3/13)...doubled for his only hit at Dayton (3/15)...collected eight hits with four doubles, scored three runs and drove in three RBI's in three-game series versus Youngstown State (3/20-3/21)...singled twice and drove in two RBI's at #1 Georgia (3/24)...drove in an RBI in each of the final two games of a three-game slate versus Butler (3/27-3/28)...doubled three times, drove in five runs and scored one at Cincinnati (3/31)...homered at Kentucky (4/1)...boasted four hits, drove in two runs and scored twice in a three game series versus LeMoyne (4/4-4/5)...posted four hits - including a pair of doubles - and collected three RBI's in a double-header at Milwaukee (4/11)...was six-for-ten with two doubles, two RBI's and six runs scored in the Joe Nuxhall Classic (4/14-4/15)...had one hit in each of the three games at Valparaiso (4/17-4/18)...collected five hits with a home run, two RBI's and four runs scored in a two-game series versus UIC (4/24)...went three-for-four with four RBI's, four runs scored and a home run versus Urbana (4/28)...posted six hits - three of those doubles - and scored five runs with three RBI's in a three-game set at UIC (5/1-5/2)...had four hits, four runs scored and five RBI's in two-game set at Youngstown State (5/8)...drove in a pair of runs in the first game of a double-header at Cleveland State (5/9)...boasted three hits - including a home run - and drove in three RBI's versus Toledo (5/11)...doubled and drove in three RBI's in series opener versus Cleveland State (5/15)...posted six hits, scored five runs and dorve in nine RBI's in five starts at the Horizon League Tournament (5/20-5/24)...hit two home runs - including a grand slam - against Milwaukee (5/21)...was two-for-five with an RBI and a run scored at the NCAA Fort Worth Regional against #25 Texas A&M (5/30).
2008: Started 49 games...appeared in games at catcher, first base, third base and designated hitter...collected 18 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games...posted three game winning hits - all against Cleveland State - on 4/5, 4/6 and 5/23...opened the season with a 13-game hitting streak...opened the season with a single and runs scored at Arkansas (2/22)...collected seven hits, five runs scored and six RBI's with two home runs in a series at Washington State (2/29-3/2)...drove in an RBI at The Citadel (3/8), versus Evansville (3/9), at Louisville (3/12) and versus Eastern Michigan (3/15)...scored three runs against UIC (3/29)...homered, scored twice and drove in three RBI's at Xavier (4/1)...was two-for-four with a double and four RBI's at Cleveland State (4/5)...doubled, homered and collected two RBI's against Urbana...drove in three RBI's, collected five hits and scored a run in a three game series at Butler (4/11-4/12)...was three-for-five at Dayton (4/16)...homered, drove in four RBI's, scored three times at UIC (4/20)...collected six hits - including two doubles - and drove in five RBI's in a three game series against Milwaukee (4/25-4/26)...drove in an RBI and scored a run against Dayton (4/30)...collected two hits in each game of a three game series at Youngstown State (5/2-5/4)...drove in three RBI's and homered versus Youngstown State (5/9)...homered in the second game of a series against NJIT (5/17)...collected a hit in the Horizon League Tournament opener with Milwaukee (5/22)...tripled and drove in two RBI's against Cleveland State (5/23) in the Horizon League Tournament...singled, walked and drove in an RBI against Valparaiso (5/23) at the Horizon League Tournament.
University of Dayton: Attended Dayton for three years as a member of their baseball program...appeared in 33 games during his freshman season...made 16 starts at first base for the Flyers...posted a .279 batting average with four doubles and 11 RBI's as a rookie...Redshirted during his sophomore season at Dayton...as a redshirt-sophomore appeared in 51 games with 50 starts for the Flyers...led the club with nine home runs, 40 RBI's, 339 putouts and a .505 slugging percentage...boasted a .317 batting average with 20 extra base hits and 31 runs scored...owns a career batting average of .307 with the Flyers...totaled 51 RBI's and 24 extra base hits during his time at UD.
Prep: Lettered all four years for the Grizzly Cubs...was selected as the team captain during his junior and senior seasons...garnered team MVP honors during his final two seasons with FCHS...named All-Johnson County and All-Mid State Conference during his junior and senior seasons...was honored with All-City, All-District, All-Region and All-State accolades during his senior season...played in the Indiana North/South All-State game as a senior...helped the Grizzly Cubs to back-to-back conference crowns and a 19-5 record his senior season...played for head coach Brian Luse and Jeff Mercer while at FCHS...also lettered three times in football.
Personal: Born Jeffery Daniel Mercer on July 29, 1985...the son of Jeff and Pam Mercer...has three brothers, Anthony, Daniel and Joe.
