Bates College

2023: NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Named to the NESCAC Spring All-Sportsmanship Team.... Saw action in 26 games, starting 18 for the Bobcats.... Pitched and played first base for Bates.... Made six appearances in the circle with one start.... Went 2-1 with a 3.82 ERA in 11 innings pitched.... Earned the save with an inning of scoreless ball in a 4-3 win over Wisconsin-Platteville (March 20).... Earned the win with three innings of one-run ball, striking out three in a 12-4 victory over Keuka College (March 21).... Earned the win with four innings pitched, striking out three and allowing just one run on four hits in a 9-1 victory over Lawrence (March 24).... As a hitter, Merisotis finished the year with a slash line of .222/.250/.333, going 12-54 at the plate with six runs scored, a home run, and seven RBIs.... Singled, drove in two runs, and stole a base in a 9-5 win over Carleton (March 20).... Singled, scored a run, and drove in a run against Elmhurst (March 25).... Went 2-3 with a run scored in a 5-0 win over Wesleyan (April 8).... Went 1-2 with a double at Colby (April 12).... Tallied a pair of hits, including her first collegiate home run, in a doubleheader at Amherst (April 16).... Went 1-3 with a double in a 7-1 win over Thomas College (April 26).... Went 3-7 with a double and three RBIs in a doubleheader at Trinity (May 6).... Went 1-3 in the NESCAC semifinals against Williams (May 13).

2022: NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Pitched and hit for the Bobcats in her first collegiate season in an injury-shortened campaign.... Made two appearances in the circle, tossing five and a third innings of two-run ball on the year.... Went 1-6 at the plate with an RBI and a walk.... Drove in a run at Emerson (March 17).... Went 1-3 with a walk against Carleton College (March 21).... Threw an inning and two thirds of shutout ball, striking out two, at the University of Southern Maine (May 2).

Minor: Mathematics

Personal: 2019 graduate of Coventry High School (Conn.), competing in softball and volleyball.... NCCC All Conference, 2x Class S State Champion (Volleyball).

Favorite TV show: Gilmore Girls
Vacation spot: Bar Harbor, Maine
Athletic teams: University of Alabama football and softball, New York Yankees
Hobbies: photography, playing with my dogs
Career aspirations: Doctor (radiologist)
Why Bates? I chose Bates because when I walked onto campus it felt like home and I knew this was the place I wanted to be.