Jovanni Merced

Jovanni Merced
21 Jovanni Merced
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    210
  • Hometown:
    Springfield, MA
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Putnam Vocational Tech
  • Major:
    Construction Management
  • gp
    9
  • avg
    -
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    0
  • r
    0
  • sb
    -
Bio

Accolades: MASCAC Winter/Spring All-Academic Team: 2024, 

2024: Appeared in nine contests for Fitchburg State, registering an ERA of 7.02 with 12 K's over 16.2 innings pitched with a record of 1-0. Posted four K's with three hits allowed in a 9-4 triumph over Worcester State (4/15) before striking out three over 2.1 innings of work in a 16-3 setback to Worcester State (4/23). Click here for season statistics.

2023: Saw action in six games for the Green and Gold, posting an ERA of 13.09 with seven strikeouts over 11 innings of work. Gave up one earned run on one hit with a season-best four K's in a 4-3 setback to Penn St. Abington (3/8) before giving up two earned runs on four hits and two strikeouts in a 10-3 loss to Emerson (3/21). Click here for season statistics.

2022: Appeared in 11 games for the Green and Gold during his rookie season, posting an ERA of 5.32 with 21 strikeout over 22 innings of work, en-route to an overall record of 2-3 with one save. Notched his first collegiate save in a 6-4 win over Lesley (4/12) before allowing three runs on three hits with two K's in 4.2 innings of work to pick up his first collegiate win in a 7-4 triumph over Worcester State (4/27). Click here for season statistics.

High School: 2021 graduate of the Putnam Vocational Technical Academy. Member of the baseball team. Named Co-op Student of the Year.

Personal: Son of Maria Collazo. Majoring in Construction Management at the University. Member of the Dean's List.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 9 5
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 26 Westfield St. L, 12-5
Apr 27 at Westfield St. W, 3-2
Apr 27 at Westfield St. L, 5-4
May 3 Framingham St. W, 16-8
May 4 at Framingham St. L, 8-4
May 4 at Framingham St. W, 14-5
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 25 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Minn.-Morris W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Benedictine (IL) L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. MSOE W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 15-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 14 vs. Suffolk L, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Southern Me. L, 14-9 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 16 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 17-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 9-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 26 at Anna Maria W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Salem St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. L, 8-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 2 at Keene St. L, 7-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 12-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Worcester St. W, 9-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 16 New England Col. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 MCLA W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 16-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Westfield St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 16-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. W, 14-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Feb 25 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 7-5 - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-3 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 16-5 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 12-8 - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Minn.-Morris W, 8-6 - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Benedictine (IL) L, 13-1 - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. MSOE W, 3-2 - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 6-5 - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 15-4 1 0 0 - -
Mar 14 vs. Suffolk L, 12-10 - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Southern Me. L, 14-9 1 0 0 - -
Mar 16 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 17-7 - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 3-2 - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 9-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 26 at Anna Maria W, 9-6 - - - - -
Mar 29 at Salem St. L, 12-5 - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. W, 8-6 - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. L, 8-5 1 0 0 - -
Apr 2 at Keene St. L, 7-4 1 0 0 - -
Apr 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 6-5 - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 10-7 - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 12-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-2 - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-3 - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - -
Apr 15 Worcester St. W, 9-4 1 0 0 - -
Apr 16 New England Col. - - - - -
Apr 19 MCLA W, 15-3 - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 15-1 - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 7-1 - - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 16-3 1 0 0 - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 7-6 - - - - -
Apr 26 Westfield St. L, 12-5 - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. W, 3-2 - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. L, 5-4 - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 16-8 - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. W, 14-5 1 0 0 - -
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Feb 25 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Minn.-Morris W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Benedictine (IL) L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. MSOE W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 15-4 0 0 2.2 3 1 1 3.38 3 10.13 - 1.13
Mar 14 vs. Suffolk L, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Southern Me. L, 14-9 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 4.50 1 4.50 - 1.00
Mar 16 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 17-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 9-1 0 0 0.1 - 1 1 27.00 0 .00 - 3.00
Mar 26 at Anna Maria W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Salem St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. L, 8-5 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 4.50 0 .00 - 1.00
Apr 2 at Keene St. L, 7-4 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 9.00 1 9.00 - 2.00
Apr 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 12-0 0 0 0.0 1 3 3 INF 0 .00 - -
Apr 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Worcester St. W, 9-4 1 0 5.1 3 2 2 3.38 4 6.75 1 .56
Apr 16 New England Col. - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 MCLA W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 16-3 0 0 2.1 5 7 3 11.57 3 11.57 - 3.86
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Westfield St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 16-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. W, 14-5 0 0 1.0 1 - - 0.00 0 .00 - 1.00
Game Log - Fielding
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Feb 25 at Anna Maria W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Elms L, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Minn.-Morris W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Benedictine (IL) L, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. MSOE W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Bowdoin L, 15-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Suffolk L, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Southern Me. L, 14-9 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 17-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Thomas (ME) L, 9-1 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 - - -
Mar 26 at Anna Maria W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Salem St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Salem St. L, 8-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Apr 2 at Keene St. L, 7-4 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 5 at Mass. Maritime L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Mass. Maritime L, 12-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Worcester St. W, 9-4 1 2 1 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 16 New England Col. - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 MCLA W, 15-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 15-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at MCLA W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 16-3 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 23 at Worcester St. L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Westfield St. L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Westfield St. L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Framingham St. W, 16-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Framingham St. W, 14-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Hitting
Statistic gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2021-22 11 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 6 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 9 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 13 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 39 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Base Running
Statistic gp r tb sb cs
2021-22 11 0 0 - -
2022-23 6 0 0 - -
2023-24 9 0 0 - -
2024-25 13 0 0 - -
Total 39 0 0 - -
Career Stats - Pitching
Statistic era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2021-22 5.32 2 3 11 1 1 22.0 23 18 13 15 21 8.59 1 1.73 111 5 2
2022-23 13.09 0 0 6 2 0 11.0 15 19 16 12 7 5.73 2 2.45 63 3 1
2023-24 7.02 1 0 9 0 0 16.2 19 17 13 7 12 6.48 1 1.56 80 4 3
2024-25 7.88 1 0 13 1 0 24.0 42 25 21 18 20 7.50 1 2.50 131 4 2
Total 7.70 4 3 39 4 1 73.2 99 79 63 52 60 7.33 5 2.05 385 16 8
Career Stats - Fielding
Statistic gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2021-22 11 6 2 4 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
2022-23 6 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - 5 1 .167 -
2023-24 9 5 2 3 0 - 1.000 - 3 - - -
2024-25 13 7 3 3 1 - .857 - 9 - - -
Total 39 19 8 10 1 - .947 - 18 1 .053 -
Split Stats - Hitting
Statistic gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 9 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
March 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
April 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Base Running
Statistic gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 9 0 0 - -
Conference 5 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 4 0 0 - -
Away 3 0 0 - -
Neutral 2 0 0 - -
Result
Wins 2 0 0 - -
Losses 7 0 0 - -
Month
March 3 0 0 - -
April 5 0 0 - -
May 1 0 0 - -
Split Stats - Pitching
Statistic era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 7.02 1 0 9 0 0 16.2 19 17 13 7 12 6.48 1 1.56 80 4 3
Conference 7.59 1 0 5 0 0 10.2 12 13 9 6 7 5.91 1 1.69 53 3 1
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 8.22 1 0 4 0 0 7.2 6 7 7 3 4 4.70 1 1.17 34 2 2
Away 8.31 0 0 3 0 0 4.1 8 8 4 4 4 8.31 - 2.77 27 1 1
Neutral 3.86 0 0 2 0 0 4.2 5 2 2 - 4 7.71 - 1.07 19 1 -
Result
Wins 2.84 1 0 2 0 0 6.1 4 2 2 - 4 5.68 1 .63 23 2 -
Losses 9.58 0 0 7 0 0 10.1 15 15 11 7 8 6.97 - 2.13 57 2 3
Month
March 5.40 0 0 3 0 0 5.0 5 3 3 1 4 7.20 - 1.20 23 1 2
April 8.44 1 0 5 0 0 10.2 13 14 10 6 8 6.75 1 1.78 53 2 1
May 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 - - - 0 .00 - 1.00 4 1 -
Split Stats - Fielding
Statistic gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 9 5 2 3 0 - 1.000 - 3 - - -
Conference 5 4 1 3 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 2 1 1 0 - 1.000 - 3 - - -
Away 3 3 1 2 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Neutral 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 2 1 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Losses 7 3 1 2 0 - 1.000 - 3 - - -
Month
March 3 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 - - -
April 5 5 2 3 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
May 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
News mentions
Baseball Swept By Lancers In Conference Twin Bill
Baseball Swept By Lancers In Conference Twin Bill

Worcester MA: The Fitchburg State Baseball team dropped a pair of Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) contests to the Lancers of Worcester State this afternoon from Kevin Lyons Diamond as the Falcons fell 16-3 in the opener before being edge, 7-6 in the nightcap.

Baseball Cruises Past Lancers
Baseball Cruises Past Lancers

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State baseball defeated Worcester State this afternoon in a conference matchup.

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