18 Sarah Morse
18 - Sarah Morse
Birth Date: Jan. 31, 1985
Height: 5-8
Year: Jr.
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."