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Kyle Merkle

44 Kyle Merkle

44 Kyle Merkle

  • Position:
    Infielder
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    245
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Brandon, Fla.
  • Previous School:
    Bloomingdale Senior HS

Summary

Biography

2023: Appeared in 34 games with 19 starts serving as the designated hitter in 13 games and first baseman in six games… tallied 14 hits with four doubles and five homers… scored six runs and knocked in 12 runs… had season-high two hits against Davidson (April 4) and WCU (May 9)… tallied homers in league games against Asheville and Campbell in two separate games… added homers in non-conference against Davidson and WCU… picked up doubles against Campbell, Gardner-Webb, ETSU and Radford…

2022: Appeared in 12 games with three starts… made two starts as the Blue Hose designated hitter and a start at first base… connected on a two-run homer as a pinch-hitter at Wofford (May 11)… added a sacrifice fly against USC Upstate (Mar. 19)…

2021: Played in 41 games with 27 starts including 19 at first base… added eight starts as the Blue Hose designated hitter… hit .248 with seven doubles and four home runs… scored 13 runs and knocked in 17 runs… had nine multi-hit games and a pair of games with multiple RBI contests… hit first home run of the season at Radford (March 20)… hit a two-run home run against USC Upstate (May 1)… had a three hit game with double and home run against High Point (May 15)… added a ninth inning home run that helped propel PC to a victory over Winthrop (May 20) which would clinch a tournament spot… added an RBI double during Big South Championship against Campbell (May 29)… named to league’s all-tournament team

2020: Played in 14 games while making 10 starts as nine of those were made at first base… had eight hits with a double and a pair of home runs while knocking in seven runs on the season… hit his first career home run against Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 16)… hit a two-run home run against South Carolina (Feb. 19)… had an RBI single in PC’s 6-3 win over Brown (Feb. 21)… had two hits against Monmouth (Feb. 22)… added an RBI against Manhattan (Feb. 23)… had two hits and a pair of RBI’s against Notre Dame (Feb. 28)…

Before PC: Lettered at Bloomingdale Senior High School… was named a 2018 Rawlings Preseason Underclassman All-American… hit .268 with six home runs and a .480 slugging percentage… district runners up and regional qualifiers during the 2017 season… district champions and regional qualifiers during the 2018 season… played for Ostingers Baseball Academy in club ball… president of the Bloomingdale High School National Honor Society… Member of Bloomingdale’s National English Honor Society… Member of Bloomingdale’s Rho Kappa… mother, Abi, played basketball and softball at Pasco Hernandino Community College…

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2020Freshman

    First Base
    6'6" 249 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2021Sophomore

    First Base
    6'6" 235 lbs
    32
  • 44

    2022Junior

    Infielder
    6'6" 245 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2023Senior

    Infielder
    6'6" 245 lbs
    44