THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2026: Played and started all 52 games... The lions biggest asset from the previous season... Second team All-ASUN selection... Merritt crushed 15 home runs and eight doubles on 56 hits... Led the team in home runs and RBI... Second on the team in batting average with .357... 18 multiple hit games and 12 multiple RBI games... Had a nine game hitting streak ending Feb. 28... Had a 3-3 game against Ole Miss April 14... Three total grand slams... A five RBI day against Oakland March 4 with two home runs... Another two home run day against Austin Peay April 14... Merritt held down first base with a .990 fielding percentage, 298 put outs and only three errors.

PREVIOUS: Played her freshman season at Miami Ohio in 2025 ... Played in 51 games with 50 starts ... Batted .267 with five homers and 26 RBI ... Helped lead Miami to a 36-26 record and a 20-7 record in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) ... Won both the regular season and conference tournament championships in the MAC ... Had the biggest hit of her career in the MAC Tournament Championship against No. 2 Ohio, smashing a three-run homer that later led to a 6-0 win ... Hit her first career home run against Arizona State ... Recorded eight multi-hit games for the Redhawks ... Had a three-hit game against Northern Illinois ... Turned in a .989 fielding percentage as a primary starter at first base ... Finished off seven double plays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee ... Coached by Kelli Smith ... Played first base for the Raiders ... Won four consecutive state championships, finishing off a nine-game championship streak for the school her senior season that dated back to 2015 ... Led her team to a 107-16-1 record over four seasons ... Was an All-State and All-East Region player all four seasons ... Best of Preps in 2022 and 2024 ... Batted .496 with a .906 slugging percentage, 11 home runs, 52 RBI and a fielding percentage of .996 ... Graduated in 2024.

PERSONAL: Birthday is Sept. 8 ... Hometown is Chattanooga, Tennessee ... Daughter of Ginger and Ed Merritt ... Has two siblings, Sabrina and Sara ... Majoring in kinesiology.