The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Roster
Dawson Merryman
- Position:
- Right-handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, Texas
- High School:
- Greenwood
- Major:
- Undeclared
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)
Made seven relief appearances and shared the team lead with three wins and a 3-0 record...recorded a 1.74 ERA in 10.1 innings and help opponents to an .091 batting average against...struck out 10 batters and walked only two...allowed just three hits during the season...pitched four hitless innings of relief to pick up the win over Cal State Fullerton on March 8...tossed 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts and picked up the win against Cal State Fullerton on March 6...pitched a perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts against Arizona...first win of the season was against Boise State on Feb. 23…first appearance on the mound this season was at Rice on Feb. 16.
AS A FRESHMAN (MIDLAND COLLEGE)
The Western Junior College Athletic Conference's Most Valuable Pitcher as a freshman in 2019…garnered first-team all-conference honors for Midland College…posted an 8-6 record and a 3.02 ERA with six complete games in 14 starts last season…struck out 97 batters in 80.1 innings pitched...in summer ball, named to the Cape Cod League All-Star Game representing the Chatham Anglers...finished the summer with a 3.52 ERA, a 2-0 record and four saves in 15 appearances.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the district Most Valuable Player as a senior in 2018…went 7-3 with an 0.37 ERA and 92 strikeouts…named the Midland Reporter-Telegram's Inaugural High School Baseball Player of the Year for the 2018 season.
PERSONAL
Son of Eddie and Angie Merryman…has one brother Payden.
