Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks

2024

• Started in all 49 games she played in as a junior
• Over 131 at bats, she collected 37 hits including nine doubles and 10 home runs
• Drove in 42 RBIs
• Posted a .282 AVG, .997 OPS and .580 SLG

GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE (2021-2023)

• GCAA Conference Champion, National Tournament Appearance; .321 BA, 60 RBI, 7 HR (2022)
• GCAA Player of the Year (2023)
• NJCAA 3rd Team All-American (2023)
• NFCA 2nd Team All-Region South (2023)
• GCAA All-Tournament Team (2023)
• GCAA All-Academic Team (2023)
• NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete (2023)
• 37-18 (W/L), .469 BA,78 RBI (school record), 15 HR (tying GMC record) (2023)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Attended Oconee County High School where she graduated in 2021
• Golden Glove Award, 2nd Team All-Region, State Tournament Appearance (5th place) (2018)
• Golden Glove Award, 1st Team All-Region, State Tournament Appearance (3rd place) (2019)
• Golden Helmet Award/Highest GPA, 1st Team All-Region, Region Champions, State Tournament Appearance (4th place) (2020)
• 1st Round State Playoffs (2017)

PERSONAL

• Born on November 15th, 2002 to Jason and Ashley Mercer
• Majoring in Physical Education with a concentration in Teaching
• Her mother, Ashley Mercer, played basketball at Georgia Southwestern

What are your goals for the upcoming season? 
"I want to win conference player of the year. I want our team to win the conference championship, and I want to break a school record this season."

Why did you choose SWU? 
"I chose SWU because of the small campus, and because of what the softball coaches are trying to build in the softball program. SWU has the major that I am wanting to pursue, and I felt cared for the second that I came onto the campus."

What is your favorite thing about SWU? 
"My favorite thing about SWU is that I am able to be personal with my professors which helps me to perform better in class, and I am not just a number in a class to my professors. They care whether or not I succeed in a class."

Why is your sport important to you? 
"My sport is important to me because it has taught me how to work hard to reach my goals as well as how to be a team player. Most of my values have come from playing this sport. My most fond memories come from playing softball with my teammates, and I could not imagine my life with softball not a part of it." 

Who is your greatest influence in life? Why? 
"My greatest influence in life would be my dad. He is one of the most important people in my life, and I look to him for advice on many different things. He has helped to shape me into the person I am today and influences almost all of the decisions that I make."

Where do you want to be in 5 years? 
"In five years, I want to be teaching as a Physical Education teacher at a high school, and I want to be the head coach of a high school softball team as well. I want to also have completed my master's degree by this time."

Who is your favorite athlete? 
"Bailey Hemphill."

What is your favorite food? 
"Pizza."