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Jersey Number 34
Will Mercer
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Strake Jesuit
Bio
The asterisk next to 2020 and 2021 season bios indicate the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020 to 2021 due to this ruling
Career Honors & Accolades
- 2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
- 2023 ACC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2025 (Redshirt Senior)
- Appeared in three games, while battling injuries
- Yielded pair of earned runs over two innings
- Tallied two walks and three strikeouts
2024 (Redshirt Senior)
- Redshirted to preserve eligibility
2023 (Redshirt Junior – Notre Dame)
- Made co-team-high 17 appearances
- Totaled 3-1 ledger with 2.43 ERA and three saves
- Mounted 14 walks and 37 strikeouts across 33.1 innings
- Held opposing hitters to .185 average
- Tossed two scoreless and punched out four batters in season debut at Lipscomb (2/19)
- Awarded win after 2.1 innings in relief at UAB (3/4)
- Retired all five batters faced, highlighted by three punchouts to earn save at Wake Forest (3/19)
- Posted two-inning save against Louisville (3/26)
- Collected five strikeouts in two frames to log win at Pitt (4/6)
- Set down side in order to lock down save against NC State (5/4)
- Pitched co-season-long three scoreless, striking out trio of batters vs. NC State (5/6)
- Did not allow earned run over co-season-high three innings in 5-2 victory over Akron (5/12)
- Struck out season-best six batters across 2.2 frames at Northwestern (5/16)
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore – Notre Dame)
- Appeared in 13 contests, earning three starts
- Amassed 2-1 mark with 4.18 ERA and one save
- Recorded nine walks and 24 strikeouts in 23.2 innings
- Tallied six-out save in season debut at Minnesota (3/6)
- Threw three scoreless frames, striking out co-season-best four at Florida State (4/2)
- Logged three shutdown innings in first start of campaign vs. Clemson (4/10)
- Punched out three batters over 3.1 scoreless against Pitt (5/14)
- Registered 3.2 shutdown frames, totaling four strikeouts in College World Series vs. Texas A&M (6/21)
2021 (Redshirt Freshman – Notre Dame)*
- Pitched in 18 games, making 11 starts
- Mounted 4-3 record with 4.92 ERA and two saves
- Recorded 19 walks and 44 strikeouts across 56.2 innings
- Logged first career save with two scoreless at Clemson (3/6)
- Struck out season-high five batters over three shutout frames in winning effort vs. Valparaiso (3/23)
- Posted four scoreless in 4-1 victory at Pitt (4/3)
- Locked down three-inning save at Virginia Tech (5/22)
- Totaled five shutdown frames to collect win against Virginia Tech (5/26)
- Tossed career-long seven innings in NCAA Regional vs. Connecticut (6/5)
2020 (Redshirt Freshman – Notre Dame)*
- Earned four starts in shortened 2020 college baseball season
- Went 1-0 with 5.93 ERA
- Notched three walks and 12 strikeouts over 13.2 innings
- Registered three strikeouts across three frames in first career start at UAB (2/16)
- Secured first career win with five scoreless at Presbyterian (3/1)
2019 (Freshman – Notre Dame)
- Redshirted to preserve eligibility
High School
- Three-year letterwinner at Strake Jesuit College Prep
- Garnered All-District Honors as senior
- Owned 2.12 ERA during final campaign
Personal
- Son of Mike and Betsy Mercer
- Has older brother, Jack
- Brother, Jack, played baseball at Rhodes
- Received undergraduate degree in finance at Notre Dame
- Earned master’s in business analytics at Notre Dame
