2011 Baseball Roster
Roster
Daniel Merck
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cumming, Ga.
Summer 2010: Played for the New Bedford Bay Soxin the New England Collegiate Baseball League ... Batted .268 in 38games played ... Collected 38 hits, six doubles, a team-high fourtriples, one home run and 14 RBI ... Had a solid .342 on basepercentage ... Led the league in triples ... Scored 24runs.
2010 at Gardner-Webb: Had a breakout season at secondbase ... Was one of the league's best performers at his position... Led team with a .372 batting average and 27 stolen bases in 52starts ... Scored 48 runs, led the team with 21 doubles, legged outfour triples and belted two home runs ... Added 38 RBI, whichranked fourth on the team ... Manned the leadoff spot for much ofthe season ... Had 23 multi-hit games ... Had six different gameswith at least two stolen bases ... Went 4-for-4 with a pair ofsteals vs. Niagara (2/27) ... Was 3-for-3 with an RBI double atClemson (3/11) ... Went 3-for-5 with a double vs. Valpo (3/13) ...Was 4-for-4 with four runs scored, two doubles and a steal vs.Harvard (3/15) ... Went 3-for-5 with two doubles at East Carolina(3/16) ... Had a 3-for-5 effort at Presbyterian (3/26) with adouble ... Went 3-for-4 with three runs and a career-high foursteals vs. North Carolina A&T in Cherryville, N.C. (3/30) ...Went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI vs. Wofford (4/28) ...Went 3-for-5 with two RBI in a win at Appalachian State(5/5).
Junior College: Played one season at Chattanooga (Tenn.)State ... Batted .407 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs,14 steals and 46 runs batted in ... Scored 50 runs and had 66 basehits ... One of the top hitters in the region during the 2009season.
2008 at Georgia State: Played freshman seasonat Georgia State in the CAA ... Played in 32 games and had 13starts ... Batted .280 with a .439 on base percentage.
High School: Played at Forsyth Central under Coach JeffHeusing ... A two-time All-Forsyth County selection, earning thathonor as a junior and senior ... An All-Region choice as a senior... Team MVP and gold glove award winner as a senior.
