Birth Date: | Jan. 31, 1985 |
Height: | 5-8 |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Topeka, KS |
High School: | Washburn Rural |
Position: | 3B |
Major: | American History & Literature |
Bats/Throws: | R/R |
Parents: | Ken and Marla Morse |
Career Notes:
Closed out her Emory career ranked in a number of career
categories ... Played in a total of 155 games (tied for 8th on
Emory's career annals), 153 as a starter ... Finished with a career
batting average of .371 (7th all-time at Emory) .. In addition, she
finished fourth all-time on the school's career RBIs list (128),
sixth in hits (172), eighth in both runs scored (102) and slugging
percentage (.503), tied for second in home runs (12) and ninth in
doubles (23).
Senior (2007):
A tri-captain on the 2007 team, she batted .336, good for
the No. 5 spot on the team and 21st among UAA players ... A starter
in all 40 games she saw action in, Morse finished with 34 RBIs,
good for the No. 2 spot on the team ... Third on the team in
at-bats (119) and fourth in hits (40) ... Earned second-team berths
to both the All-UAA and All-Atlantic Region Team ... Recorded 11
multi-hit contests including three three-hit outings ... Finished
with three home runs, one of which came against Brandeis in the
opening game of the UAA Tournament ... Enjoyed a productive
doubleheader in the regular-season finale at Piedmont College,
picking up four hits in five trips to the plate while knocking in
five runs ... Was chosen as a First-Team ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-American with a 3.89 GPA ... Academic All-District
First Team as well ... Was the female of Emory's 2006-07 Aliberti
Award presented to a varsity athlete who demonstrates continued
athletic improvement, persevere in their academic studies and show
profound loyalty to Emory athletics.
Junior (2006):
Morse garnered numerous athletic and academic honors
during the 2006 season. The third baseman and co-captain was
named to the all-Atlantic Region second team, and the
all-University Athletic Association first team for her
contributions on the field. Morse, a junior, was also named
to the ESPN The Magazine Academic all-America third team,
and the Academic all-District first team. Morse led the
Eagles in batting average (.416), homeruns (5) and runs batted in
(41). She finished second on the team in both doubles (10)
and runs scored (36). Morse started all 47 games for the
Eagles during the year.
Sophomore (2005):
Morse was named to the all-conference first team for the
first time and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America third
team. The third baseman batted .400 with a .650 slugging percentage
in eight conference games, including a home run March 11 against
Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). For the season Morse was in
the top four on the team in most offensive categories, including
batting average, on base percentage, runs, RBI, home runs and total
bases. Morse started all 38 games, had 13 multi-hit games, and made
only three errors in the field for a .968 fielding percentage. She
was first in the nation for most hit by pitches (13) as a batter.
Morse was one of just three sophomores honored among 33 selections
to the Academic All-America teams. She had a 3.98 GPA as an
American History and Literature major.
Freshman (2004):
Morse batted .349 on the year-tied for fifth on the team
and tied for the best of any freshman-and registered 19 RBI, which
also was fifth on the team. She hit safely in six of her first
seven games as a collegian, including a 3-for-4 performance with
three RBI against Savannah College of Art and Design, (Ga.) Feb.
28.
Career Statistics:
Year | G-GS | R | HR | RBI | AVG | SB-ATT |
2004 | 30-28 | 11 | 0 | 19 | .349 | 4-5 |
2005 | 38-38 | 27 | 4 | 34 | .366 | 0-0 |
2006 | 47-47 | 36 | 5 | 41 | .416 | 2-2 |
2007 | 40-40 | 28 | 3 | 34 | .336 | 0-0 |
TOTAL | 155-153 | 102 | 12 | 128 | .371 | 6-7 |
Prior to Emory:
Played for Washburn Rural High School where her team won
the Centennial League Championship twice, won the Sub-State
Championship twice, and had a third place State Championship
finish...Was named to the All-City team three times...Named to the
All-Conference team three teams...Named to the All-State team...Was
Offensive MVP for the team twice...Named team's Most Inspirational
Player...Earned National Student Athlete of the Day Award...Named
to Who's Who in High School Sports.
Played travel ball for the Kansas Blazers and Manhattan Attack...Attack were ranked first in the nation by USSSA...Blazers were third in the Class A State Championships.
Quote:
"At Emory I have the opportunity to be an athlete on a
nationally competitive team as well as a student in an outstanding
academic institution. I value my teammates, coaches and the Emory
community tremendously and I am very thankful to be a part of such
a great university."