The junior led USF with a team-high .320 batting average and a .418 on-base percentage in 2016
TAMPA, DEC. 21, 2016 – University of South Florida shortstop Kevin Merrell was named preseason all-conference by the American Athletic Conference on Wednesday.
The junior shortstop from Odessa, Fla. has led USF in batting average each of the last two seasons (.346 in 2015, .320 in 2016). Merrell also posted a team-high .418 on-base percentage in 2016 and his 16 stolen bases ranked eighth in The American.
“Kevin has worked very hard in his time here,” said USF head baseball coach Mark Kingston.