UNC Wilmington Athletics

2017 Season: Second-Team NCCSIA All-State selection who started all 56 games as the Seahawks' centerfielder ... ranked fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association with 42 runs scored ... led CAA by being hit by a pitch 10 times ... tied for fourth in the CAA with 25 walks ... posted a .258 batting average with team-high seven home runs and 23 runs batted in ... recorded eight multi-hit games ... hit safely in nine consecutive games from Mar. 22-Apr. 2 ... named CAA Player-of-the-Week on Apr. 3 after guiding Seahawks to series win over Elon ... hit .500 (6-for-12) with four runs scored and two home runs against the Phoenix ... went 4-for-5 in 13-inning victory over Campbell on Mar. 22 with two stolen bases ... helped UNCW defeat North Texas on Feb. 24 with 2-for-3 performance along with two runs scored and two RBI ... drove in three runs in 2-for-4 effort against Charleston Southern on Feb. 18 ... posted season-high four RBI in second game of doubleheader sweep over East Carolina on Mar. 29 ... did not commit an error in 43 chances ... recipient of CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.

2016 Season: Second-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection as a junior who started 49-of-50 games ... only UNCW player to appear in all 50 contests ... Seahawks' second-leading hitter with .299 average ... second on the team with 43 hits, including eight doubles, and 21 runs batted in ... stole six bases in nine attempts ... ranked fourth in the CAA by being hit by a pitch eight times ... third on the team with 10 multi-hit games ... tied school record with five hits against Elon in 15-inning victory ... went 5-for-6 in victory with a double and a run batted in ... helped Seahawks to extra-inning win over Virginia with 3-for-6 effort and two runs scored ... also had 3-for-4 performance in win at East Carolin with two runs batted in and a run scored ... blasted two-run home run at Hofstra to lead UNCW to 5-3 victory ... drove in four runs with two hits against N.C. Central ... posted .952 fielding percentage with just three errors in 62 chances ... honored as team's Colonel Blaha Offensive Player-of-the-Year ... recipient of CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.

2015 Season: Saw action in 39 games as a sophomore with 34 starts … played primarily in the outfield … posted a .237 batting average with a home run and eight runs batted in … also scored 12 runs while contributing a double and a triple … went 4-for-4 with a double against Presbyterian on Mar. 15 … had two hits against South Carolina on Mar. 31 … drove in two runs with a hit against Elon in first game of doubleheader on May 1 … stole seven bases in eight attempts.

2014 Season: Appeared in 51 games as a freshman while starting 49 times ... posted a .206 batting average with 26 hits, including 11 extra-base hits ... tallied six doubles with team-high three triples and two home runs ... stole five bases in seven attempts ... recorded season-high three hits with three runs batted in against UMBC ... also hit first home run of college career in 4-3 victory over the Retrievers along with a double and a triple ... drove in two runs with two hits at Drexel in 10-2 win.

At Western Alamance High School: Two-time NCHSCA Class 3A State Player of the Year (2012 & 2013) … two-time Region 5 Player of the Year (2012 & 2013) ... also earned all-state, all-district and all-conference honors as a junior and senior … led Western Alamance to three straight Mid-State Conference Tournament Championships and a runner-up finish in the 2012 N.C. East Regional ... set new Mid-State Conference record for batting average (.616) as a senior … also finished with 42 runs scored, 20 runs batted in, .973 slugging percentage and was perfect in 22 stolen base attempts … posted .433 batting average with 39 hits and 23 runs batted in during junior season ... led West Squad to Gold Medal in 2013 PowerAde East-West Senior All-Star Showcase … earned Bronze Medal at 2012 PowerAde State Games with Region 5 team.

Club: Played for NC Thunder, pacing team in batting average, on-base percentage, stolen bases and runs scored during her final three seasons ... also played for Diamond Thunder N.C., guiding team to ASA 14U State Championship ... participated in ASA/USA Nationals with Diamond Thunder N.C.

Personal: Full Name: Merritt Malone Wilkinson … born in Burlington, N.C. … daughter of Cathy and Dave Wilkinson … majoring in University Studies.