2017: Played in 51 games, earning 43 starts … Had five homers and 27 RBI while slugging .425 … Posted two hits, drove in one and scored twice in the season-opening victory over Lincoln Memorial … Blasted two hits, including a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth, while driving in two, in the series finale victory over LMU … Singled in a run in the series-opening victory over Shepherd … Doubled in a run and scored in the win over the Rams … Notched two hits, had one RBI and scored once in the series opener at Mount Olive … Went three-for-four with one RBI and a run scored in the series finale victory at Mount Olive … Singled in the series-opening victory over Young Harris ... Drove in a run in the win over the Mountain Lions … Blasted a three-run homer while driving in four runs and scoring three times in the series finale win over Young Harris … Had a hit in the series-opening victory at Armstrong State … Scored a run in the win over the Pirates … Scored a run in the series finale win at Armstrong State … Singled, walked and scored in the win over Saint Rose … Smashed a solo homer in the series-opening win over No. 1 Nova Southeastern … Singled in the win over the Sharks … Scored a run in the series finale against No. 1 Nova Southeastern … Scored a run in the second game of the series at Columbus state … Singled in a run in the victory at Lander … Had an RBI in the win over Emmanuel … Pounded out two hits, including a two-run homer, in the victory over the Jaguars … Singled in the series finale victory over Augusta … Singled in a run in the win at Newberry … Tallied two hits, including a triple, while driving in two and scoring twice in the series-opening victory over Francis Marion … Singled against the Patriots … Scored a run in the series finale victory over FMU … Garnered two hits and drove in one in the series-opening victory at Montevallo … Crossed home in the win against the Falcons … Launched a solo homer in the series finale victory at Montevallo … Garnered two hits, drove in two and scored twice in the win over Chowan … Singled in a run and scored in the win over the Hawks … Singled and scored in the victory over Wingate … Had a pair of hits, including a double, and drove in one in the win over Catawba.
2016: Saw time in 56 games, earning 54 stats … Posted a .302 batting average … Rattled off 65 hits, including 16 for extra bases … Had a .405 slugging percentage and a .416 on-base average … Went three-for-three with a pair of doubles and scored once in the win over Lincoln Memorial … Drove in a run in the win over LMU … Singled in the win over Emmanuel … Singled and scored in the series-opening win over Armstrong State … Singled, walked three times and scored twice in the victory over the Pirates … Had a hit and scored a run in the win over Wingate … Singled in the series-opening win over Lander … Posted two hits, including a double, while driving in two and scoring once in a win over the Bearcats … Scored a pair of runs in the series finale victory over Lander … Singled and scored twice in the series opener against Georgia College … Registered three hits in the win at Georgia College … Doubled, drove in two and scored twice in the win over Paine … Had two hits, including a double, while scoring a run against Georgia Southwestern … Doubled and drove in two in the win over the Hurricanes … Singled and scored in the series finale win over Georgia Southwestern … Drove in a run and scored once in the win over Chowan … Singled and drove in one in the win over the Hawks … Had a base hit in the win over the Patriots … Registered two hits and scored twice in the victory at Francis Marion … Pounded out three hits, including a homer, drove in two and scored twice in the win over Emmanuel … Tallied three hits, drove in one and scored twice in the win over the Nighthawks … Singled and scored in the series finale victory over the Nighthawks … Had a pair of hits and crossed home twice in the win over Paine … Singled in a run in the series-opening win over Montevallo … Posted a pair of hits and scored against the Falcons … Doubled and scored in the win over Montevallo … Singled in a run in the series-opening win at UNC Pembroke … Had a base hit in the second win against the Braves … Drove in a run in the series finale victory over UNC Pembroke … Had a pair of hits and scored twice in the win at Newberry … Registered two hits and scored once at Augusta … Had three hits against the Jaguars … Picked up a base hit in the series finale against Augusta … Singled and drove in a run against Newberry … Posted a pair of hits in the win over Florida Southern … Recorded two base hits, including a double, in the victory over the Moccasins … Doubled, singled, drove in one and scored twice against Florida Southern … Scored a run at Catawba … Doubled in a run and scored in the series-opening victory at Flagler … Crossed home plate against the Saints … Launched a solo homer in the series finale at Flagler … Drove in five runs after smacking three hits, including a homer and a double, and scored three times in the victory over Southern Wesleyan … Garnered two hits in the win over Catawba … Walked three times and scored each time in the PBC Tournament game against Montevallo … Singled in a run in the PBC Tournament game against Flagler … Had a base hit and scored in the PBC Tournament win over Lander … Belted out two hits and drove in one in the NCAA Tournament victory over the Pioneers.
Previous School: Attended Maine and Florence Darlington Tech.
High School: Attended Archbishop Stepinac H.S. ... Two-time honorable mention All-American ... Rated a Top 500 Player by Perfect Game as a junior ... Garnered all-league, all-state, all-region and was team MVP as a senior.
Personal: Skylar Mercado was born Apr. 28, 1995 in Bronx, N.Y. ... Son of Steve and Joviana Mercado ... Has a younger brother, Austin ... Majoring in communication.
