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Meet Jonathan Merritt 
AS A FRESHMAN (2007)
Played and started in 54 games ... named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team ... led the team with his .364 batting average in C-USA play ... hit .294 overall for the year with 32 RBI ... ranked third on the club and tied for ninth in C-USA with 13 stolen bases ... ranked eighth in the league in fielding double plays with 39 ... his 154 assists ranked him eighth in Conference USA ... hit two home runs and legged out one triple while doubling seven times ... had 14 multiple-hit games, including two four-hit performances, while also posting multiple RBI eight times ... was a .556 (5-for-9) hitter with one RBI in ninth inning at bats for the year ... led the club with his .355 batting average in the month of April ... spent the summer playing with the Eau Claire (Wisc.) Express where he hit .214 with 10 stolen bases ... went 4-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored against No. 29 East Carolina on May 17 ... was 2-for-6 with three RBI, a home run and two runs scored at Troy May 8 ... provided the game-winning home run with an 11th inning blast at Tulane May 4, a game in which he was 2-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored in addition to his first career homer ... was 2-for-4 with a double against third-ranked Rice April 27 ... put together a season-long nine-game hit streak from April 6-April 21, a stretch that included six multiple-hit games ... was dominant in the team's series against Memphis, going 7-for-13 with four runs scored, two RBI and two doubles ... started his nine-game hit streak with a 4-for-5 effort with two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base at Houston April 6 ... went 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in his first-ever Conference USA game against UCF March 30 ... against Samford on March 27, Merritt was 2-for-4 with three RBI ... responsible for two of the team's three hits at No. 16 Alabama on Feb. 28 ... had two stolen bases in a 1-for-2 showing against Central Michigan Feb. 17 ... spoke to students at Lee Elementary as part of UAB's Blazer Classroom Connection program ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... awarded C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal.
DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year player under head coach Alan Adair ... was tabbed one of the nation's top prospects, being ranked the 215th-best player in the high school class of 2006 by Perfect Game ... earned all-county recognition as a junior after hitting .302 with 22 stolen bases and a .512 on-base percentage ... was named to the All-Tournament Prospect Team at the Perfect Game National Underclass Showcase in Ft. Myers, Fla. ... maintained a perfect GPA of 4.0 throughout high school and was awarded the 2005 Georgia Certificate of Merit at the conclusion of his junior year.
PERSONAL
Jonathan Mark Merritt ... born January 13, 1988 ... parents are Mark and Jackie Merritt ... has two siblings, Alex and Shannon ... major is undecided.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2007.... .294 54-54 187 31 55 7 1 2 32 70 .374 17 0 45 6 .346 4 3 13-16 117 154 20 .931
TOTAL... .294 54-54 187 31 55 7 1 2 32 70 .374 17 0 45 6 .346 4 3 13-16 117 154 20 .931
