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Rockhurst University Athletics

2026 Baseball Roster

53 Jacob Merithew

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Independence, Mo.
  • Highschool Fort Osage

Biography

Previous College: University of Central Missouri, 2021-25... MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)

2024 (UCM): Made four appearances (2 starts)... posted 0-1 records with a 7.11 ERA, allowing five earned runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and five walks in 6.1 innings.

2023 (UCM): Made 10 appearances (1 start)... posted 1-0 record with a 7.30 ERA, allowing 10 earned runs on eight hits with 16 strikeouts and eight walks in 12.1 innings.

2022 (UCM): Made 13 appearances (11 starts)... posted 2-0 record with a 6.11 ERA, surrendering 24 earned runs on 34 hits with 31 strikeouts and 18 walks in 35.1 innings... had career-high nine strikeouts in a career-best 5.1 innings of work vs. Washburn in the MIAA Baseball Championship.

2021 (UCM): Redshirted.

High School: Lettered three years in baseball and cross country... 3x Scholar Athlete... set single-season strikeout record with 57 strikeouts... earned Second Team All-Conference honors in 2018 and assisted team to a conference championship in 2019... earned All-Conference cross country recognition in 2018.

Major: History

Parents: Marilee Grace and Benjamin Merithew