Sam Mersing

Position:
RHP
Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 200
Hometown:
McKees Rocks, Pa.
High School:
Montour

Career: Appeared in 62 contests in his four years at Pitt … made 20 starts … owned a career record of 13-10 with an ERA of 4.92 … threw 173.2 career innings … struck out 140 batters in four seasons.

2017: Was a force out of the bullpen for the Panthers in his final season … threw a bullpen-high 50.2 innings, owning a record of 3-2 with a 3.20 ERA … surrendered just 18 runs off 53 hits, allowing nine walks compared to 42 strikeouts … held opponents to a .261 average … recorded three saves on the season, second most on the team … made his debut in the season opener against Delaware, going 2.1 innings, allowing one run off five hits, without surrendering a walk and fanning four … tossed 0.1 innings of perfect work against Ohio State … allowed one run off two hits, fanning one in the second game of the doubleheader with Siena … appeared in 3.0 innings in game two against USC Upstate, allowing one run off four hits, striking out two … tossed 1.0 inning at Louisville … was handed his first loss of the season in game one of the doubleheader with Notre Dame … threw 4.1 innings, allowing two runs off six hits, fanning four … helped Pitt to a series sweep of Virginia Tech, going 1.0 inning in the opener, allowing one run off one hit and a walk … threw 5.0 innings of scoreless relief at Duke on April 1, fanning a season-best six batters … also appeared in the finale at Duke, throwing 0.2 innings of perfect work … appeared in two games at Virginia … threw a season-high 5.2 innings in the first game of a doubleheader against Miami, allowing one run off three hits, walking two and tying a season-best six strikeouts … threw 1.0 inning of clean work against Kent state on April 19, fanning a pair … pitched in all three outings against nationally ranked North Carolina … tossed 1.0 inning against SIU Edwardsville on April 29 and 2.0 innings against Maryland Eastern Shore on May 2 … threw 2.0 innings of work, allowing two runs off three hits and a walk, fanning three against Georgia Tech in the opener … concluded the weekend in Atlanta, going 1.2 innings, allowing an unearned run off two hits, fanning one … threw 1.2 innings of scoreless, one-hit work against Youngstown State, striking out two … threw 5.1 innings against NC State on May 13 … surrendered just one run off three hits and two walks, striking out a pair … pitched in all three outings at Wake Forest … earned the win in game two, going 1.1 innings without allowing a run or hit, walking one and striking out three.

2016: Served primarily as Pitt’s mid-week starter in his junior season … appeared in 12 games, earning the start in 11 contests … pitched to a record of 5-3 … tossed a total of 56.2 innings, allowing 73 hits, 39 earned runs and 20 walks … recorded 42 strikeouts … opened the year on Feb. 20 with a start against Toledo … went 5.1 innings to earn the win, recording seven strikeouts, while allowing just one just one earned run off four hits and a walk … moved to 2-0 on Feb. 26 at Grambling State … allowed one earned run off seven hits and two walks, striking out six … appeared in relief for 3.0 innings at New Orleans and 1.2 innings at North Carolina … returned to the starting rotation at Kent State on March 16 … pitched 5.0 innings, allowing four runs off eight hits and one walk, fanning four to move to 3-1 … earned another victory over Kent State on March 30 … tossed 7.1 innings, allowing three runs off eight hits and one walk, striking out four … captured a win at West Virginia on April 12 … tossed 6.0 innings of scoreless work, surrendering just three hits and one walk, while striking out seven … threw 7.0 innings of efficient work in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore on May 4 … went 7.0 innings, allowing two runs off four hits and two walks, adding six strikeouts … concluded the season with starts against Penn State (May 11) and West Virginia (May 17) at home.

2015: Made his season debut and second career start against Niagara in game two, taking a perfect game into the fourth inning, striking out six and allowing only two hits and two earned runs in 5.1 innings … made his second start of the season against Akron, pitching 3.0 innings … earned the win at Youngstown State, pitching 5.0 innings with five strikeouts, allowing just two runs off two hits … was handed his first loss of the season after allowing four runs in 5.0 innings against West Virginia … pitched a career-long 6.0 innings, striking out five and giving up just one run on three hits against Youngstown State … had a no-hitter that lasted 6.2 innings and pitched a career-long 8.2 innings against Kent State, allowing just one run on two hits, while striking out a personal-best seven batters … made his first relief appearance of the season in the finale at No. 13 Florida State … received a no decision at Penn State after striking out five and allowing four runs, three earned, in 5.2 innings … in the finale against Georgia Tech, pitched 4.0 innings and recorded three strikeouts … gave up no runs in 4.0 innings of relief in the Virginia Tech series.

2014: Made 13 appearances, including one start as a freshman … finished the year with a 2-2 record … registered a 5.12 ERA over 19.1 innings pitched threw a perfect inning with a strikeout in his first career appearance against Butler … threw a career-high 3.2 innings against Presbyterian, striking out a career-best seven batters … threw 3.0 innings of shutout relief in a win at Youngstown State.

High School: Played four years at Montour High School in McKees Rocks, Pa. … finished his high school career with a record of 17-7 and an ERA lower than 2.00 …was named to the WPIAL Class AAA All-Section team all four years … graduated with high honors … was a member of the Allegheny Pirates for two seasons.

Personal: Born Nov. 19, 1994 … son of Louis and Julie Mersing … has one older sister, Kelsey.