M.L. Morgan # 19
Outfield
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160
Junior
Dinwiddie
Petersburg, Va.

General: Speedy outfielder who will battle for a starting spot in the outfield for the Rams... Contact hitter who creates havoc on the basepaths.

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 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... 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... Majoring in marketing.


M.L. MORGAN - CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP-GS
AVG.
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLG%
BB
HBP
SO
OB%
SB-ATT
2007
32-5
.148
27
10
4
1
0
0
3
5
.185
4
0
12
.258
6-6
2008
33-23
.244
90
18
22
4
1
0
3
28
.311
7
3
22
.320
5-6
TOTALS
65-28
.222
117
28
26
5
1
0
6
33
.282
11
3
34
.305
11-12
 

 

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