2026 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Started in 25 games in center field…Collected 21 hits, including three doubles and two homers, 12 RBI, 17 runs, 13 walks and four steals…Had five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games…In Big Ten play, recorded eight hits, including three doubles and a home run, six RBI, eight runs and two steals.
Game-By-Game: Desert Invitational (2/13-15): Drove in a run against Air Force…Singled and drew a walk against Grand Canyon…Added an RBI single against Kansas State. vs. Indiana State (2/27-3/1): Singled and scored a run in game one…Drew two walks, stole a base and scored a run in game three. St. John’s (3/4): Collected two hits, including an RBI single, and scored three runs…Added a stolen base. at Texas Tech (3/6-8): Recorded a single and scored a run in the series opener…Opened the second game with a leadoff homer, adding two singles and two runs…Had a single in the series finale. at Georgetown (3/10): Drove in a run. Iowa (3/13): Worked two walks and scored a run. at Purdue (3/20-22): Recorded three hits, including a solo homer and a three-run double, in game one…Had a double in game two…Singled, drove in three runs and stole a base in game three. St. Bonaventure (3/24): Had an RBI single among two hits. Bucknell (3/25): Singled and drew a walk. Illinois (3/27): Tallied two singles, a run and a steal. at Nebraska (4/4): Drew a walk and scored a run. at Ohio State (4/12): Collected a two-run double and scored a run.
2025 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Season: Played in 46 games, making 38 starts in the outfield…Recorded 31 hits, including four doubles, one triple, 12 RBI, 32 runs, 21 walks and eight steals. Posted a .987 fielding percentage…Had eight multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game…In conference games, collected 15 hits, one triple, seven RBI, 17 runs, 11 walks and two steals.
Game-by-Game: vs. Missouri (2/14): Notched two hits, including an RBI single, two runs and a steal. vs. Stetson (2/15): Recorded a double. at Longwood (2/22-23): Collected three hits, two runs, a steal and a walk in game one…Had an RBI double in game two…Had an RBI double among two hits, scored three runs, a steal and two walks. at William & Mary (3/2): Tallied two hits, a run and a steal. vs. FDU (3/4): Scored twice and added a steal. vs. Indiana (3/7-9): Tallied two hits, an RBI and scored two runs in the series opener…Added two hits and three runs in the series finale. at Georgetown (3/11-12): Collected a single and two runs in game one…Had two runs, two walks and a steal in game two. at Northwestern (3/14): Tallied two hits, two RBI and a steal. vs. St. Bonaventure (3/18): Notched two hits and a run. vs. Michigan State (3/22): Secured a triple and scored a run. at Michigan (3/28): Collected an RBI single, two runs and two walks. vs. Minnesota (4/5): Scored a run as a pinch-runner. vs. USC (4/13): Contributed an RBI on a hit by pitch and scored a run. vs. Purdue (4/18-19): Tallied an RBI single and scored a run in the series opener…Had a single and a walk in the second game. vs. Maryland (5/2-4): Collected a single in the series opener…Walked and scored a run in game two…Had an RBI single and scored a run in the series finale. at Rutgers (5/10): Scored a run as a pinch-runner. vs. Washington (5/21): Had an RBI single in the seventh. vs. Nebraska (5/24): Recorded a double.
Before PSU
Played two seasons at Boston College, making 52 appearances and 45 starts…Batted .258 with 40 hits, 27 RBI, 23 runs, 21 walks and 10 steals. 2024: Played in seven games, including two starts, before an injury ended his season…Redshirted season…Had one hit, one RBI, two runs and a walk…Notched an RBI single and scored a run against Ohio State (2/16)…Scored a run against UT Arlington (2/25). 2023: Appeared in 45 games, making 43 starts…Helped Boston College to an NCAA Regional appearance….Batted .260 with 39 hits, including three doubles and one homer, 26 RBI and 21 runs…Added 20 walks, 11 hit-by-pitches and 10 steals…Recorded eight multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games.
High School
Played at St. Joseph Regional High School…Was named Team MVP…Earned All-State and All-Press first team honors…Named Non-Public School All-State in 2022…Played travel ball for US Elite…Also played football…Tabbed Team MVP…Earned All-Press first-team honors and was a two-time state champion…Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Son of Anne Marie and Daniel Mercado…Has two brothers, Brock and Ty…Mother, Anne Marie, was an All-American, Eagle of the Year and is a member of the Boston College Athletics Hall of Fame after an outstanding career in Field Hockey and Softball….Intends to major in communications.