Xander Mercurius

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-10
Weight:
186
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.

2026: USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp Invitee … Appeared in 20 games on the mound, making five starts … recorded a 5.76 ERA over 54.2 innings pitched … held opponents to a .252 batting average and ranked fourth on the team with 64 strikeouts … earned his lone save of the season against Oral Roberts (4/21) with three perfect innings, allowing no hits, no earned runs and no walks while striking out two … led the Sooners with 17 strikeouts over 11.1 innings pitched at the CWS … set career highs with 7.1 innings pitched and nine strikeouts, earning his first career victory in a win over Georgia in the CWS semifinals (6/15) … threw 4.0 innings of one-run ball at Kansas (6/7) at the 2026 NCAA Lawrence Super Regional, surrendering just three hits while striking out six and walking two … tossed 5.2 innings and struck out eight against No. 2 Georgia Tech (5/30) in the 2026 NCAA Atlanta Regional … struck out a then-career high seven in a 6.0 IP showing vs. Alabama (4/2), allowing three runs on four hits and one walk … struck out four in back-to-back relief appearances at LSU (3/19) and vs. Texas A&M (3/13) … made his collegiate debut on opening day, throwing one relief inning and striking out one vs. Texas Tech (2/13).

High School
A right-handed pitcher from Durango High School in Las Vegas, Nev. … earned Nevada 4A Player of the Year and Prep Baseball Player of the Year honors as a senior … helped lead Durango to the Nevada 4A state championship as a junior … rated as the No. 1 right-handed pitcher and No. 4 overall prospect in Nevada and the No. 83 right-handed pitcher nationally in the 2025 class by Perfect Game … also lettered in football.

Personal
Son of Neil and Christina Mercurius … has two siblings, Felicia and LJ ... brother, LJ, also plays for the Sooners … intended major is health and exercise science.