Andre Mercurio is in his first season with Stanford baseball after being hired as the volunteer assistant prior to the 2022 season.
Mercurio comes to Stanford after spending the last two years as a volunteer assistant coach with San José State. Prior to his time with the Spartans, Mercurio played four seasons with the Florence Y'alls of the Frontier League. The Vallejo, Calif. native joined the Y'alls after graduating from SJSU in 2015, and ultimately returned to the team for nine games in 2021 while coaching with San José State.
Mercurio, a 2013 All-WAC selection while patrolling center field for the Spartans, was named a San José State Scholar-Athlete in addition to receiving 2012 Academic All-WAC honors.
As a sophomore, Mercurio hit .315 with a team-best 74 hits, four triples, 22 RBIs and 38 runs scored. Through four seasons with the Spartans, Mercurio batted .284 with 114 runs scored, 27 doubles, nine triples, two home runs and 74 RBIs. On the base paths, Mercurio swiped 25 bases in 39 attempts over his collegiate career.
Mercurio graduated from SJSU with a bachelor's degree in communication studies and was a member of San José State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
On the professional level, Mercurio played in 246 games for the Y'alls, batting .293 with six homers and 51 RBIs during the 2017 season to help lead Florence to a division pennant and a berth in the Frontier League Championship. Through five seasons of professional baseball, Mercurio batted .282 with 12 home runs and 114 RBIs.
Mercurio graduated from Serra High School in 2011 and was first team All-League and All-County as both a junior and senior while competing for the Padres.
