2003: Named to the 2003 NCAA DII World Series All-Tournament Team...Hit .321 with a team-high 11 HRs...Ranked third on the squad with 45 RBI...Collected 51 hits while starting 54 games in right field...Hit safely in 9-of-11 postseason games...Went 5-10 with three doubles, four RBI and one run scored in DII World Series...Drove in three runs in a game seven times...Went 3-4 with a career-high four RBI versus Oakland City (4/27/03).

2002: Played in 38 games, starting in 39...Recorded 19 hits, including four doubles and a triple...Added 15 RBI and 16 walks...Was 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts.

2001: Redshirted.

High School: Prepped at Fraser High School...Named to All-Academic Team three times...Led team to district championship his junior year.

Personal: Born 10/31/81 in Mt. Clemens, Mich....Son of Joseph and Katherine Mertes...Enjoys relaxing up north with his family.