2019 Softball Roster
Neal, Morgan
Jersey Number 17
Morgan Neal
- Position:
- Infield
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Springdale, Ark.
- High School:
- Har-Ber HS
Bio
Career at Tulsa: A four-year letterwinner who hit .308 with 110 runs, 38 doubles, four triples, six homers and 110 RBIs in 230 career games ... her 230 games played rank seventh in program history ... her 38 doubles are tied for sixth all-time at TU, while she also ranks eighth with 217 hits and ninth on the career RBI list.
Senior (2019): Second-team American Athletic Conference ... saw action in 57 games with 56 starts at second base and hit .302 with a career-high 17 doubles, a triple, homer and team-leading 31 RBIs ... her 17 doubles also led the American Athletic Conference ... posted a .423 slugging percentage and a .376 on-base percentage ... had a .261 batting average with four doubles, a triple, a homer and 10 RBIs during conference play ... hit .429 with a double and RBI in four games during the NCAA Stillwater Regional ... totaled 14 multi-hit games and led the team with nine multi-RBI outings ... was twice named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week ... had a hit, three walks and scored three runs in a win over Memphis (3/30) ... had a season-best three hits four times and had a season-high three RBIs in a win at South Alabama (2/16).
Junior (2018): American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team ... started all 59 games at second base and set career bests in several offensive categories with a .339 batting average, 63 hits, 34 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, a homer and 34 RBIs ... her 34 RBIs and 12 doubles each ranked second on the team ... second on the team with 19 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... batted .317 with three doubles and nine RBIs with a team-high 10 walks during conference play ... also had a team-best .414 on-base percentage during league action ... posted a career-high three RBIs against McNeese State (2/10) ... also tied a school-record with two triples in the win over Oklahoma State (3/21).
Sophomore (2017): American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team ... started all 58 games at second base and hit .288 with 17 runs, four doubles, a homer and 23 RBIs ... also was second on the team with 20 walks that helped produce a .363 on-base percentage ... had a season-high three hits four times, including in wins over Cal State Northridge (2/11), McNeese State (2/24), Arkansas (3/15) and East Carolina (4/28) ... posted 11 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in The American Tournament win over Memphis (5/12) ... drove in a pair of runs six times, including three times in a four-game stretch against Incarnate Word (3/3), Saint Francis (3/3) and UT Arlington (3/4) ... hit .455 (5-for-11) with two doubles and a run scored in four games at the NCAA Norman Regional.
Freshman (2016): American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team … appeared in 56 games and started 55, including 47 at second base … hit .300 on 48 hits with 28 runs scored, five doubles, a triple, three home runs, 22 RBIs, a .400 slugging percentage and a .385 on-base percentage … had five games with multiple hits and three with multiple RBIs … tripled and drove in a run vs. Wright State (2/12) … went 2-for-3 and scored a run against North Dakota (2/19) … went 2-for-3 with a RBI, run scored, and a walk vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/20) … recorded her first career home run vs. Iowa (3/5) … scored three times and went 1-for-2 at the plate with two walks vs. Stanford (3/12) … had a season-high four hits on five plate appearances with a RBI and run scored against USF (4/23) … went 3-for-3 with two RBIs vs. Memphis (4/30; G1) … named to the American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team after going 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in the semifinals vs. UCF (5/13) and 1-for-1 with a home run in the championship game vs. USF (5/14).
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Har-Ber High School … a second-team All-America selection by Flo Softball, and listed as a Top-100 player nationally by Flo Softball … a four-time Arkansas all-state and all-conference selection … earned all-tournament honors at the state championships in 2012 and 2015 … as a senior, hit .505 with 35 RBIs, three home runs, 12 doubles, seven triples and 23 walks … as a junior, hit .469 with five home runs, 12 doubles and seven triples … as a sophomore, hit .518 with four homers, five triples and 12 doubles … as a freshman, hit .467 with two homers, five doubles and nine triples … played with Tulsa Elite.
Personal: Born Morgan Brooke Neal on December 6, 1996, in Poteau, Okla. … daughter of Michael Neal and Regina Smith … has one brother, Bryce, who played baseball in college … began playing softball at age 7 … biggest sports thrill was winning the conference championship in 2016 … favorite professional athlete is Derek Jeter … hobbies include watching Netflix and swimming … favorite local restaurant is Brookside By Day and favorite food is bacon … favorite movie is Big Daddy, favorite TV show is “One Tree Hill” and favorite actress is Melissa McCarthy … major is business marketing.
Senior (2019): Second-team American Athletic Conference ... saw action in 57 games with 56 starts at second base and hit .302 with a career-high 17 doubles, a triple, homer and team-leading 31 RBIs ... her 17 doubles also led the American Athletic Conference ... posted a .423 slugging percentage and a .376 on-base percentage ... had a .261 batting average with four doubles, a triple, a homer and 10 RBIs during conference play ... hit .429 with a double and RBI in four games during the NCAA Stillwater Regional ... totaled 14 multi-hit games and led the team with nine multi-RBI outings ... was twice named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week ... had a hit, three walks and scored three runs in a win over Memphis (3/30) ... had a season-best three hits four times and had a season-high three RBIs in a win at South Alabama (2/16).
Junior (2018): American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team ... started all 59 games at second base and set career bests in several offensive categories with a .339 batting average, 63 hits, 34 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, a homer and 34 RBIs ... her 34 RBIs and 12 doubles each ranked second on the team ... second on the team with 19 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... batted .317 with three doubles and nine RBIs with a team-high 10 walks during conference play ... also had a team-best .414 on-base percentage during league action ... posted a career-high three RBIs against McNeese State (2/10) ... also tied a school-record with two triples in the win over Oklahoma State (3/21).
Sophomore (2017): American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team ... started all 58 games at second base and hit .288 with 17 runs, four doubles, a homer and 23 RBIs ... also was second on the team with 20 walks that helped produce a .363 on-base percentage ... had a season-high three hits four times, including in wins over Cal State Northridge (2/11), McNeese State (2/24), Arkansas (3/15) and East Carolina (4/28) ... posted 11 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in The American Tournament win over Memphis (5/12) ... drove in a pair of runs six times, including three times in a four-game stretch against Incarnate Word (3/3), Saint Francis (3/3) and UT Arlington (3/4) ... hit .455 (5-for-11) with two doubles and a run scored in four games at the NCAA Norman Regional.
Freshman (2016): American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team … appeared in 56 games and started 55, including 47 at second base … hit .300 on 48 hits with 28 runs scored, five doubles, a triple, three home runs, 22 RBIs, a .400 slugging percentage and a .385 on-base percentage … had five games with multiple hits and three with multiple RBIs … tripled and drove in a run vs. Wright State (2/12) … went 2-for-3 and scored a run against North Dakota (2/19) … went 2-for-3 with a RBI, run scored, and a walk vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/20) … recorded her first career home run vs. Iowa (3/5) … scored three times and went 1-for-2 at the plate with two walks vs. Stanford (3/12) … had a season-high four hits on five plate appearances with a RBI and run scored against USF (4/23) … went 3-for-3 with two RBIs vs. Memphis (4/30; G1) … named to the American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team after going 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in the semifinals vs. UCF (5/13) and 1-for-1 with a home run in the championship game vs. USF (5/14).
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Har-Ber High School … a second-team All-America selection by Flo Softball, and listed as a Top-100 player nationally by Flo Softball … a four-time Arkansas all-state and all-conference selection … earned all-tournament honors at the state championships in 2012 and 2015 … as a senior, hit .505 with 35 RBIs, three home runs, 12 doubles, seven triples and 23 walks … as a junior, hit .469 with five home runs, 12 doubles and seven triples … as a sophomore, hit .518 with four homers, five triples and 12 doubles … as a freshman, hit .467 with two homers, five doubles and nine triples … played with Tulsa Elite.
Personal: Born Morgan Brooke Neal on December 6, 1996, in Poteau, Okla. … daughter of Michael Neal and Regina Smith … has one brother, Bryce, who played baseball in college … began playing softball at age 7 … biggest sports thrill was winning the conference championship in 2016 … favorite professional athlete is Derek Jeter … hobbies include watching Netflix and swimming … favorite local restaurant is Brookside By Day and favorite food is bacon … favorite movie is Big Daddy, favorite TV show is “One Tree Hill” and favorite actress is Melissa McCarthy … major is business marketing.
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