M.L. Morgan #19
Position: Outfielder
Height:5-11 Weight: 160
Class: Senior
Hometown: Petersburg, Va.
High School: Dinwiddie

GENERAL
●Speedy outfielder who will battle for a spot in the outfield for the Rams
●Contact hitter who creates havoc on the base paths

2009/JUNIOR
●Saw action in 32 games with 11 starts
●Hit .327 (18-of-55) with a .400 on-base percentage
●Scored nine runs and drove in nine more
●Drew six walks and finished 5-of-8 in stolen bases
●Had an RBI-single in a pinch hit appearance against Canisius (3/17)
●Came off the bench and went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI against Hofstra (4/4)
●Also went 2-for-2 and scored a run in a reserve role against James Madison (4/11)
●Started against 25th-ranked George Mason and went 3-for-5 at the plate (4/19)
●Went 7-for-10 with three runs, two RBI and a triple in a pair of starts against Northeastern (4/25-26)

2008/SOPHOMORE
●Started in 23 of his 33 appearances
●Finished the year with a .244 average and 18 runs scored
●Went 2-for-3 with triple at UVA (3/25)
●Scored two runs in 2-for-3 outing at William & Mary (4/19)
●Tallied two runs in 2-for-4 performance in road win over Hofstra (5/10)

2007/FRESHMAN
●Saw action in 32 games for the Black and Gold, starting five of those contests
●Used primarily as a pinch-runner off the bench going a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen bases
●Played crucial role in CAA Championship game as he was called upon in the 13th and drew a pivotal walk to lead Rams to a six-run inning
●Went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Virginia State (5/9)
●Stole three bases and went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against Fordham (2/24)

PRIOR TO VCU
●Played four years of baseball for the Dinwiddie High School Generals
●District champions his junior season
●Two-time first team All-District selection (junior and senior seasons)
●First team All-Region and All-Metro junior season
●Second team All-State his junior season
●Selected to the All-Academic team his junior and senior seasons

PERSONAL
●Son of Merrill Morgan Sr. and Sylvia Tegram
●Majoring in marketing at VCU
●Father, Merrill, played for the Rams in 1985 and is the head baseball coach at Virginia State
●Father hit .308 in his one season with the Rams
●Brother, Marcus, plays baseball for Virginia State

 

 

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