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Kasey Merck
Kasey Merck

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Keller, Texas
High School:
Keller
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 191
Position:
RHP
Birthdate:
12/02/1991
Experience:
2L
B/T:
R/R

04/15/2013

Forty-seven student-athletes honored for academic achievement

26 named Super Scholar-Athletes, 21 tabbed Scholar-Athletes

08/03/2012

UTA baseball players enjoy strong summers

Matt Shortall, John Beck and J.M. Twitchell make summer league All-Star teams.

05/02/2012

BSB: Mavs drop second straight to Dallas Baptist

UT Arlington returns to Southland Conference play with a weekend home series against Sam Houston.

04/25/2012

BSB: Mavericks fall on the road at Baylor

UT Arlington finishes the season 4-1 against the Big 12 Conference.

03/25/2012

BSB: Mavericks get swept at Southeastern Louisiana

UT Arlington drops to 13-11 and 3-6 in the Southland Conference.

2012

  • Made 12 appearances, including nine starts, on the year
  • Carried a 1-3 record with a 5.82 ERA during the season
  • Picked up the win over nationally-ranked Oklahoma on Feb. 29 by holding the Sooners to no runs on five hits in 6.0 innings
  • Matched his season-best wih four strikeouts in a five-inning start at Lamar on Mar. 18

2011

  • Appeared in 18 games, making one start
  • Recorded a 2-1 record with a 4.50 ERA in 38.0 innings pitched
  • Held opponents to a .262 batting average and struck out 21
  • Allowed one hit and struck out three in 5.1 scoreless innings against Houston (2/20)
  • Struck out two and gave up one earned run in a 1.1 win over Louisiana Tech (3/16)
  • Struck out three in 4.0 scoreless innings against Texas A&M (3/30)
  • Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings against Dallas Baptist (4/5)
  • Struck out four and allowed one earned run in 1.2 innings against McNeese State
  • Threw 2.0 scoreless innings against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (5/6)

High School

  • A two-year varsity letterwinner at Keller High School for head coach Rob Stramp
  • Named All-District and Preseason Phiten Southwest All-American as a senior
  • Missed the majority of senior season with a broken finger
  • Pitched five innings, striking out eight while also batting .471
  • Threw two no-hitters for the Summer D-Bat Mustangs
  • Batted .340 with 21 RBI as a junior outfielder
  • Led team to District 5-5A runner-up in junior and senior seasons

Personal

  • Son of Danny and Kathy Merck
  • Has two brothers, Kaleb and Kyler
  • Brother Kaleb pitched for TCU
  • Born Dec. 2, 1991
  • Undeclared major
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