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Overview - A highly talented defensive player, Merricks has earned the starting job in center field ... Has made great strides as a hitter this fall.
1999 (Summer) - Played center field for the Fairbanks Goldpanners of the Alaskan Baseball League ... Hit .211 in 30 games for the third place 'Panners.
1999 (As A Sophomore) - Started 41 games, all in center field ... Got the opportunity to start in center for the first time vs. Cal, 2/26, when Matt Pearl went down with a nagging ankle injury ... Quickly became the permanent centerfielder with his outstanding defensive play and strong arm ... Hit ninth 40 times and eighth once ... Led the team in sac hits (5).
Notes:Robbed opponents of two home runs and made numerous acrobatic plays to deny extra-base hits ... String of 31 consecutive errorless games broken with a throwing error vs. CS Fullerton, 4/27 ... That was the only error he committed all year ... Led the team in sac bunts (5) ... Hit .444 (8-18) during five-game hitting streak, which included three consecutive two-hit games ... Had first collegiate game-winning hit vs. Washington State, 4/25 ... Slapped a single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the tenth to give the Bruins a 6-5 victory over the Cougars and a series sweep ... Hit first collegiate home run and was 3-4 with two RBI on national television vs. Stanford, 5/15 ... Was 3-5 with a 2B and two runs vs. Oklahoma State at the '99 Wichita Regional, 5/28 ... Hit .333 (25-75) over the last 25 games of the season ... Won UCLA's "Blue Ball" award, given to the outstanding defensive player at the year-end banquet (shared with Jack Santora) ... Had 12 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games.
1998 (As A Freshman) - Served as a short reliever and as a pinch hitter ... Appeared in four games as a hitter/outfielder and in eight games as a pitcher.
Notes: Pitched 0.2 scoreless innings vs. top-ranked Stanford on 2/22 ... Did not allow an earned run in two innings on 3/17 vs. San Diego State ... Collected his first collegiate hit on 4/13 vs. Hawaii-Hilo ... Singled home two runs on 5/06 vs. UC Santa Barbara.
1997 Summer - Pitched and played in the outfield for the Camarillo American Legion Team under coach David Soliz ... Batted .450 and had a four-hit game ... Helped lead his team to a first place finish.
Channel Islands HS (Oxnard, CA) - Lettered in baseball for four years under coach Al Tarazon, in basketball for four years under coach Gary Abraham and in football for three years under coach Joel Gershon ... Baseball: Batted .441 (.500 in league play) with 20 stolen bases his senior season ... Earned first-team All-League honors ... Played in the Area Code Games ... Basketball: Earned All-CIF honors and helped lead his team to a 21-5 record ... Football: Named MVP of his team's offense.
Personal -Also recruited by Arizona State, Loyola Marymount, and San Francisco ... Favorite baseball player is Andruw Jones ... His parents are Charles and Terry Merricks ... Has two younger brothers, Matthew and Martin ... Full name is Charles Marion Merricks II ... Born on Dec. 6, 1978, in Oxnard, Calif. ... Majoring in Sociology.
CAREER STATISTICS
| YR | AVG | G-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | HBP | BB | SO | GDP | OB% | SH | SF | SB-SBA | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 1998 | .500 | 4-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | .277 | 44-41 | 141 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 48 | .340 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 5 | .360 | 5 | 1 | 0-3 | 81 | 3 | 1 | .988 |
| Totals | .283 | 48-45 | 145 | 20 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 50 | .345 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 5 | .370 | 5 | 1 | 0-3 | 82 | 4 | 1 | .989 |
CAREER STATISTICS
| YR | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | O/AVG | WP | HBP | BK | PK | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 1998 | 15.00 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 59 | .317 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 15.00 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 59 | .317 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
