Brittney Morse

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SIOUX FALLS, SD: Brittney Morse watches her home run clear the fence (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

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Position:
Catcher/Utility
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Hometown:
Houston, Texas

Honors and Awards

NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team (2018)
Summit League Player of the Year (2018)
All-Summit League First Team (2018)
All-Summit League Second Team (2017)
Summit League Player of the Month (April 2018)
Two-time Summit League Player of the Week (2/13/17, 4/9/18)

2018: Started all 55 games, splitting time between catcher (29) and designated player (26) … hit .396 on the season, going 74 for 187 at the plate … tied for team-lead in home runs (10) and was second in doubles (15) … broke Summit League and school record for runs batted in (61) … mashed .636 in slugging and posted a .436 on-base percentage with 12 walks and two hit-by-pitches … led team with 24 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI performances … had one of three four-hit performances by a Jackrabbit, going 4 for 4 with a pair of doubles and four runs batted in against UMKC (3/24) … had five RBIs with a home run against South Dakota (4/7) to help SDSU clinch the series … hit two home runs against Dakota State (4/24) … finished the year with a .993 fielding percentage, converting 125 putouts and nine assists with only one error behind the dish.

2017: Appeared in 52 games and started 46 for the season, with 30 appearances as a designated hitter, 15 at catcher and one at first base … hit .247 (38 for 154) with nine doubles and a team-leading seven home runs … drove in 26 and scored 13 runs … worked seven walks and was hit by three pitches … posted .442 slugging and .293 on-base percentages … put together eight multi-hit games, including a three-hit performance against Drake (2/12) … had multi-RBI performances, including three three-RBI contests against Montana (2/10), North Florida (2/18) and Creighton (3/18) … blast two home runs against Toledo (2/11) … had six home runs in the opening nine games of the season.

Before SDSU: Transferred from Texas A&M Corpus Christi and has two years of eligibility remaining … named Second Team All-Southland Conference post- and preseason as a sophomore in 2016 … earned the Islanders’ “Clutch Player” award … named conference Hitter of the Week (April 27) … started 46 games and appeared in 47 contests … hit .349 on the year with 21 extra base hits … broke school record for single-season home runs (12), RBI (42) and slugging percentage (.651) … second all-time in school history with 97 total bases … as a freshman, started 46 of 47 games while hitting .291 at the plate and earning Third Team All-Conference honors … blasted eight home runs for the season and had 43 total hits, including nine doubles to go with 26 RBI and a .514 slugging percentage … named to Dean’s List as a freshman … graduated from George Ranch High School (Richmond, Texas) in 2014 … named All-State and All-District as a freshman … named All-District and team’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born November 2, 1995 in Yuma, Ariz. … daughter of Brian and Danyell Morse … has one sister, Mary Beth … majoring in agricultural science.