Corey Merrill

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
6-4
Weight:
235
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lutcher, La.
High School:
Lutcher

2016 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (3/7)
2016 College Sports Madness Preseason All-AAC Second Team
2016 Preseason All-American Athletic Conference Team
2015 American Athletic Conference All-Second Team
2015 College Sports Madness American Athletic Conference All-Second Team
2015 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (5/4)
2015 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (4/27)
2015 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (3/2)

Career: Appeared in 61 career games with 45 starts...went 15-17 with a 3.23 ERA, one complete game, and two saves in 295.0 career innings...allowed 261 hits and 127 runs (106 earned) while striking out 244 and walking 135...held opponents to a .241 batting average...was a part of seven combined shutouts, which ranks tied for second on the Tulane career list...started the fifth most games and threw the 10th most innings in Tulane history...has the sixth lowest opponent batting average in school history and is tied for sixth in most strikeouts looking with 77.

2017 (Senior): Appeared in 15 and started 14 games…went 6-5 with a 5.06 ERA in 85.1 innings…allowed 93 hits and 58 runs (48 earned) while striking out 67 and walking 46…held opponents to a .276 batting average…finished second in innings pitched and strike outs on the team…earned his first victory in the first game of a double header vs. Air Force (2/18) after throwing 7.0 innings with four strike outs while allowing six hits and three runs (two earned)…threw 7.0 shutout innings with five strike outs and two hits allowed in a win vs. Columbia (3/17)…allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits while tallying nine strike outs over 7.0 innings vs. Stetson (3/24)…tossed 7.0 innings with six strike outs and three runs for a victory vs. USF (3/31)…notched a win vs. UCONN (4/14) after allowing three hits and one run with six strike outs in 7.0 innings…tallied his third consecutive win after tossing 8.0 shutout innings with three hits allowed at Houston (4/21)…recorded a quality start vs. Houston (5/12) by allowing four runs (one earned) over 7.2 innings with a season-high 11 strike outs.

2016 (Junior): A Preseason All-American Athletic Conference Team selection … appeared in 15 games with five starts … went 4-1 with a 2.05 ERA and three saves in 52.2 innings … allowed 41 hits and 14 runs (12 earned) while striking out 63 and walking 19 … held opponents to a .220 batting average … was a part of three shutouts, tying for ninth in single-season Tulane history … led the team in saves, was fourth in strikeouts, tied for fourth in games finished (6), fifth in games started and tied for fifth in wins … got a no-decision in 6.0 innings of work vs. Illinois (2/19) on opening night … notched a career-best 12 strikeouts vs. Arizona (2/26) … tossed 8.0 innings while allowing just three hits and fanning six vs. Pepperdine (3/4) … tossed 7.0 innings with seven strikeouts for the win vs. Furman (3/11) … only threw 2.0 innings before lightning halted the game at Texas (3/18) … pitched 1.0 inning of relief against Cincinnati (4/17) … pitched 2.0 innings of relief at UCF (4/24), striking out one … picked up the save in 3.1 innings of work at USF (5/7), allowing one hit and striking out five … earned a save vs. Memphis (5/13), striking out two in 1.0 inning … also pitched 1.2 innings in the series finale vs. Memphis (5/15), striking out one … struck out eight in 4.2 innings of relief during the first game of a doubleheader at Houston (5/20) … fanned four in 3.0 innings for the win vs. Ole Miss during the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/4)…was a 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team member.

2015 (Sophomore): An All-Second Team American Athletic Conference member … named to the College Sports Madness American Athletic Conference All-Second Team … appeared in 17 games with 16 starts … went 5-6 with a 2.12 ERA in 102.0 innings with one complete game … allowed 80 hits, 32 runs and 24 earned runs while striking out 81 and walking 43 … held opponents to a .222 batting average … pitched in three combined shutouts … led the team in ERA, innings pitched, games started, opposing batting average and strikeouts … tied for the lead in The American in games started, while ranking third in ERA and innings pitched, fourth in opposing batting average, tied for fourth in fewest runs allowed and earned runs allowed and eighth in strikeouts … opponent batting average of .222 ranks seventh lowest in a single season in Tulane history … fanned five in 7.0 innings against San Francisco (2/20) … recorded his first-career victory in 7.0 innings of work against Creighton (2/27), allowing no runs and striking out seven … tossed a career-best 8.1 innings while striking out eight in a losing effort against Gonzaga (3/6) … posted seven strikeouts in back-to-back weeks against Xavier (3/13) and at UC Riverside (3/20) … pitched an 8.0-inning complete game at East Carolina (4/2), allowing three runs and striking out two … credited with the victory in 5.2 innings against UCF (4/17) while notching six strikeouts … fanned eight in 7.2 innings for the win at Cincinnati (4/24) … pitched 0.2 innings of relief in his lone relief appearance on the season against Southeastern Louisiana (4/28) … picked up the win against Houston (5/1) by allowing just one unearned run in 7.0 innings while striking out six … fanned seven in 7.0 innings against USF (5/8) … notched the win in 5.0 innings against Lehigh (5/30) with four strikeouts during the NCAA Baton Rouge Regionals.

2014 (Freshman): Appeared in 14 games with 10 starts … went 0-5 with a 3.60 ERA in 55.0 innings of work … allowed 47 hits and 23 runs - 22 earned - while walking 27 and striking out 33 … held opponents to a batting average of .235 … led all starters in batting average against (.235) … tied for second on the team in appearances (14) … third on the team in starts (10) and innings pitched (55.0) … made his collegiate debut in a 4.0-inning start against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/16), striking out three … fanned four in 4.0 innings of relief against Sacred Heart (3/3) … pitched 0.1 innings of relief at California (3/7) … struck out two in a 3.0-inning start against Louisiana-Lafayette (3/12) … picked up the loss at Southeastern Louisiana 93/18) in 2.2 innings of work … started against LSU (3/25), throwing 2.0 innings of one-hit ball … got the loss in a start at Louisiana-Lafayette (4/1), allowing four runs on six hits in 2.0 innings … struck out three in 2.0 innings of relief at Southeastern Louisiana (4/9) … pitched 2.2 innings of relief against Rice (4/11) … pitched four-straight weekend-opening contests of 7.0 innings or more starting at Charlotte (4/17), striking out four and allowing two runs in 7.1 innings … fanned five while allowing no runs and four hits in 7.0 innings against Wichita State (4/25) … struck out a career-high six while giving up three runs against Southern Miss (5/2) in 7.0 innings … pitched 7.0 innings of two-hit ball while allowing no runs at UAB (5/9) … threw 4.0 innings against FIU (5/15), striking out one.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in baseball at Lutcher High School in Lutcher, La. … pitched, played third base and shortstop for the Bulldogs … helped lead his team to a 29-4 record and the LHSAA State Championship during his senior year … posted a 4-1 record and a 0.70 ERA while also batting .390 during his senior campaign … earned First Team All-State honors during his senior year … named to the First Team All-District team during his sophomore, junior and senior years … also played summer ball for the Akadema Prospects … lettered three years in golf at Lutcher High School, and also qualified for the state tournament during his eighth grade year … lettered twice in swimming and once in basketball as a forward for the Bulldogs.

Personal: Has two older brothers and one old sister … major is health and wellness.