Jorden Merry Class: Junior Hometown: Pasco, Wash. High School: Pasco HS Last College: Lower Columbia CC Height / Weight: 6-1 / 187 Position: RHP Experience: 1V B/T: R/R

Personal
Born in Richland, Wash. ... parents are Ron and Belinda Merry ... has an older sister, Krystal, and a younger brother, Jared ... majoring in psychology at the UW.

Washington
2007 (Sophomore) - Spent the vast majority of the season in the Huskies' starting rotation, making 14 starts and two relief appearances ... started out the year on a hot streak ... at one point was 4-1 with a 1.60 earned run average, and then 5-1 with a 2.21 ERA ... had a stretch of 22.2 consecutive scoreless innings broken up on March 17, but still picked up the win in a 2-1 victory that day over Cal State Northridge ... gave up only two runs over 5.1 innings in first outing Feb. 17 at Cal Poly, but suffered the loss ... got the win Feb. 24 vs. St. John's, allowing three runs on five hits over 6.0 innings ... worked the first 7.0 innings of the Huskies' 1-0 win over UC Irvine, the first 1-0 game in the 10-year history of hitter-friendly Husky Ballpark ... in that game, gave up only three hits and one walk while striking out a season-high seven ... worked 7.1 scoreless innings, allowing only two hits, for the victory in an 8-0 win over Pacific March 10 ... despite having the scoreless innings streak broken, gave up only one run on four hits over 8.0 innings for the win March 17 vs. Cal State Northridge ... picked up a win March 24 at Washington State, giving up four runs on eight hits over 7.0 innings ... suffered consecutive losses to Arizona State and UCLA before working 6.0 shutout frames in a start vs. eventual Big West champion UC Riverside ... gave up four hits and fanned four in the win over the Highlanders ... played summer ball for the Anchorage (Alaska) Glacier Pilots ... went 2-2 with a 2.88 ERA for the Pilots, allowing 36 hits and 12 walks while striking out 37 in 50.0 innings.

Lower Columbia Community College
Played one season at Lower Columbia, playing for coach Kelly Smith ... earned all-league after leading the NWAACC with a school-record 0.51 earned run average ... went 7-0 with three saves, allowing only 26 hits, three earned runs and seven walks while striking out 66 in 53 innings ... helped team to 43-8 record and runner-up finish in NWAACC tournament.

Pasco High School
Played three varsity seasons under coach Aaron Schooler, captaining the Bulldogs as a senior ... as a senior, went 5-4 with a 2.16 ERA, allowing jut 19 walks and striking out 75 in 55 innings ... first-team All-Big Nine and second-team all-state as a senior.

JORDEN MERRY'S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS:

Year  ERA   W-L   G/GS CG ShO Sv   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  2B 3B HR  Avg. WP HB BK
2007  5.38  6-8  16/14  0  0  0  77.0  85  47  46  26  52  19  2  7  .284  1  4  2