2022 Softball Roster

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27 Baylee Morton

  • Position catcher
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Monroe, N.C.
  • High School Parkwood

Biography

2021: Started in all 46 games for the Mountaineers in 2021… Named the Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/23) after hitting four home runs over five games, scoring seven runs and knocking in 10 RBIs, with a 1.357 slugging percentage… Finished the season ranked first on the team in home runs with eight, RBIs with 28 and walks with 35… Posted a .220 batting average over 118 at bats with four doubles and 23 runs scored… Posted a .458 slugging percentage and a .436 on base percentage… Ended the season with a .979 fielding percentage behind the plate.. Matched a career high with five RBIs against Charlotte (2/16), with three hits, including two home runs… Also scored a season-high three runs against Charlotte… Had the game-winning hit to clinch the series sweep against ULM (4/11).

2020: Made a splash in 2020, making the start in all 22 games… Ended the year with a .578 slugging percentage and a .281 batting average… Had a team-high five home runs, along with one triple and five doubles… Posted a team-high 19 RBI in her 64 at bats.. Her 18 hits were tied for second on the team and she also scored 10 runs… She earned a team-high 12 walks and had the highest on base percentage on the team with a .403… Had a season-high two home runs against Charlotte (Feb. 8) and scored a season-high two runs in the win over Charlotte (Feb. 9)... Knocked in a season-high four runs in the 2-1 win over Saint Josephs (Feb. 15)... Season was cut short due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

2019: Started in all 53 games she appeared in this season for the Mountaineers from behind the plate ... threw out 13 runners tied for second in the Sun Belt this season ... was second on the team for most doubles hit with eight ... against UT Arlington on April 28, she set a new App State record for most home runs in a single game with three. 

2018: Morton posted an outstanding first season as a Mountaineer as a competitive player behind the plate … started 44 games and appeared in 48 total … threw out 15 runners to lead the Sun Belt in the regular season … also led the Sun Belt in runners picked off (4) … finished with a .205 batting average scoring 11 runs and totaling 23 RBI (second best on the team) … hit 7 homers (tied for second highest on the team) with 4 doubles and 20 walks … Morton stood out against Georgia Southern crushing three homers in a doubleheader against the Eagles … launched her first home run at Norfolk State.

High School: Attended Parkwood High School in Monroe, N.C. ... earned softball all-conference as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior ... awarded softball Most Valuable Player as a freshman ... earned basketball all-conference for three years ... awarded Most Valuable Player on the basketball team as a senior ... scored over 1,000 career points on the basketball team ... played travel softball for Team NC (Holmes).

Personal: Daughter of Patrick and Lisa Morton ... born on Feb. 27, 1999 ... plans to major in health and physical education.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2018Freshman

    catcher
    5'10"
    12
  • 27

    2019Sophomore

    catcher
    5'10"
    27
  • 27

    2020Junior

    catcher
    5'10"
    27
  • 27

    2021Senior

    catcher
    5'10"
    27
  • 27

    2022Graduate Student

    catcher
    5'10"
    27