Merris Schroder

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Kristen Taylor

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Bat/Throw:
L/R
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Cy-Fair HS

Accolades

2017 Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Team

Senior (2019)

Has started 68 games
Went 2-for-3 with 4 RBIs in the season opener against Murray State (Feb. 8), hitting a double and a home run
Led off the fifth inning with a solo home run against South Florida (Feb. 15)
Hit a triple to lead off the second inning against No. 9 Arizona (Feb. 16), scoring the first run in the eventual 6-1 win
Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Missouri State (Feb. 22), including a second-inning solo home run
Hit her fourth home run of the season against Saint Francis (March 2)
Scored three runs and hit a two-run triple as part of Alabama's game two comeback win over Missouri (March 8)
Had a trio of two-hit performances at the Rainbow Wahine Classic, driving in a pair of runs in each game including home runs against SIUE (March 13) and Hawaii (March 15)
Hit a home run in back-to-back games at Texas A&M (March 22-23), the latter coming as part of a 2-for-3 day with three RBIs
Went 2-for-3 in game one vs. Mississippi State (March 29), scoring the game-winning run in extra innings
Tallied four RBIs over the first two games against Georgia (April 13-14), including a pair of home runs
Scored twice in the regional finale against Arizona State (May 19), including a solo home run for the Tide's first run of the game
Hit a two-run home run in the opening game against Texas (May 23)
Slugged a three-run home run against Florida (June 1) at the Women's College World Series

Junior (2018)

Appeared in 53 games, including 42 starts
Hit an inside-the-park home run against Lamar (Feb. 9), just the sixth in program history and first since 2013
Blasted a solo home run as part of back-to-back home runs with Claire Jenkins against Southern Miss (Feb. 16)
Scored twice in a 2-for-4 performance against BYU (March 2)
Tallied a pair of hits and scored a run against Boston College (March 9)
Stole two bases against both Boston College (March 9) and Fordham (March 10)
Earned a hit in all three games vs. Ole Miss (March 23-25), including doubles in games one and two
Stretched her hitting streak to seven games with hits in all three games at Kentucky (March 31-April 1), including a 2-for-2 day with a home run in game one
Hit an RBI single and scored twice in the 4-0 win over Tennessee (April 23)
Had two hits and drove in the final run in Alabama's 6-4 win over Auburn (May 9) at the SEC Tournament
Hit a two-run home run in the NCAA regional championship vs. Oregon State (May 20), the final two runs in the eventual 6-0 victory
Scored a run and stole two bases in the opening game of the Seattle Super Regional against Washington (May 25)

Sophomore (2017)

Appeared in 56 games, including 45 starts
Hit .303 with 37 hits, 13 for extra bases, 24 RBIs and 21 walks
Earned an 18-game hit streak from Feb. 18-March 12, the sixth-longest in program history and longest for any Tide player since Kayla Braud in 2013
Earned at least one hit in each of her first four games played
Went 2-2 in the opening game against Towson (Feb. 10)
Went 2-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs against Youngstown State (Feb. 11)
Earned a hit in each of the three games at Louisiana (Feb. 18-19), including two doubles
Hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning against UCF (Feb. 24)
Went 2-4 against Texas Tech (Feb. 24), including fifth-inning solo home run
Drove in two runs in the second game against Texas Tech (Feb. 25) on an RBI single and a bases-loaded walk
Named to the Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament team
Earned a hit in all five games at the Easton Crimson Classic, including multi-hit performances against Jacksonville (March 3) and Stanford (March 4) with three RBIs in each game
Named to the Easton Crimson Classic All-Tournament team
Extended her hitting streak to 15 games with an RBI single against Loyola (March 7) and a double against Valparaiso (March 8)
Went 5-8 over the Arkansas series (March 10-12), earning at least one hit and one RBI in each game to extend her hitting streak to 18 games
Ended her hitting streak at 18 games with an 0-2 outing against Winthrop (March 15)
Scored twice in the run-rule win over Mississippi State (March 17)
Blasted a late two-run home run in the game two win over Missouri (April 1)
Scored twice and drove in a run on an RBI triple against UAB (April 11)

Freshman (2016)

Appeared in 43 games, including 15 starts
Had 12 hits in 55 at-bats and nine walks, scoring 16 runs
Earned her first career hit at UAB (Feb. 16), a seventh-inning single
Drew a bases-loaded walk against Jacksonville State (March 2) for her first career RBI
Knocked in a pinch-hit RBI triple against ULM (March 4)
Drew a walk and later scored against NDSU (March 4)
Scored twice and hit an RBI double against Samford (March 8)
Hit an RBI double in the win over DePaul (March 19) and later came around to score
Drove in two runs on a first-inning single and stole two bases against Alcorn State (March 22)
Drew a walk and scored a run in a pinch-hit appearance in game three vs. Missouri (March 28)
Scored twice in the win over Southern Miss (April 12)
Hit her first career home run in game two at Texas A&M (April 16), a two-run shot that was part of a 2-4 day at the plate
Earned a hit and scored a run in the final two games of the series at South Carolina (April 30-May 1)
Scored the game-winning run as a pinch runner on an RBI single by Demi Turner in game one of the Super Regional against Washington (May 27)

Prep Highlights

Attended Cy-Fair High School in Cypress, Texas
Was the team's offensive MVP as a junior and senior after earning First Team All-State and district MVP honors both seasons
First Team All-District as a freshman in 2012 and was named Cy-Fair High School's rookie of the year
Academic All-District all four years at Cy-Fair High School
Played club softball with the Cy-Fair Intruders, who won the Triple Crown Southwest Nationals and placed second at the Colorado Fireworks Tournament in 2015