High Point University Athletics

2023: Appeared in nine games in relief ... pitched 7.1 innings of work striking out six ... two strikeouts in one inning pitched against N.C. A&T (4/18).

2022: Appeared in 16 games, making 12 starts ... struck out 62 batters over 69 innings ... collected three wins and one save ... had two quality starts, one coming on Mar. 5 against College of Charleston when he threw six shutout innings in a win.

2021: Tallied 13 appearances, making six starts on the mound … pitched HPU’s lone complete game of the season in an 11-2 win over Winthrop (4/30), scattering five hits and two walks to go along with five strikeouts … tallied career-high six strikeouts vs. Presbyterian College (5/15) ... named Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week for games played between April 26-May 2 after tossing a complete game at Winthrop.

Prior to HPU: Won a District Championship at McLean High School ... Earned all-district honorable mention as a freshman ... First team All-District and second team All-Region junior year.

Personal: Theodore Grant Merritt was born May 26, 2001 … Son of Mark and Jayne Merritt … Has brother Mark and sisters Kaitlyn and Kayla … Majoring in Business Administration.