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Morgan Russell C • 5-7 • JR.-2L • R-R • EDMOND, OKLA. (SANTA FE HS)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010) Made 51 appearances and checked in with 42 starts at catcher ... Batted .230 (23-for-100) with a home run and drove home all 14 of her RBIs after March 5 ... Her 280 putouts ranked 10th in the SEC ... Mowed down five runners attempting to steal and limited LSU’s opponents only totaled 34 stolen bases for the season ... Knocked a two-run double as a pinch hitter against South Alabama (March 5) ... Went 2-for-2 with two RBIs against Syracuse (March 7) ... Pieced together a four-game hitting streak (March 20-31) started by a tworun double during the Auburn series opener (March 20) ... Ripped a RBI-single through the left side for a 2-1 walkoff win to open the Mississippi State series (April 10) ... Coaxed a bases loaded walk in the first inning of the series opener versus No. 8 Georgia (April 29) ... Provided a 1-for-2 effort with two RBIs in LSU’s 3-0 game two victory at No. 18 Tennessee (May 8) ... Connected for her first career home run and smashed a RBI-single during LSU’s 9-1 semifinal with over No. 5 Florida (May 14) at the SEC Tournament ... Was 1-for-8 at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (May 21-22) ... Garnered a season-best 11 putouts against No. 20 Texas A&M (May 22).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2009) Saw action in 47 games and made 43 starts at catcher ... Recorded double digit putouts on five occasions, including a career-best 13 against No. 5 Texas A&M (Feb. 13) and game one at Mississippi State (March 21) ... Scored her first career run after drawing a walk in season opener against UAB (Feb. 5) ... Notched her first career hit on a two-run single against Texas State (Feb. 21) ... Knocked a bases clearing double to put finishing touches on an 11-0 victory over UAB (Feb. 22) ... Scored game-winning run on a wild pitch in seventh inning of 4-3 win over Baylor (March 11) ... Turned in her first multi-hit effort with a 2-for-3 performance at No. 8 Georgia (March 14) ... Went 2-for-4 in series finale against No. 13 Tennessee (April 5) ... Started all four NCAA Tempe Regional games … Knocked hits in victories over Cal State Fullerton (May 15) and No. 9 Arizona State (May 16).
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner for Rhonda Lawson at Edmond Sante Fe High School in Oklahoma … Team won four regional championships and was a four-time state finalist appearing in the 2006 state championship game … Named All-Edmond Co-Player of the Year, All-Region and All-State as a senior after batting .402 with 22 doubles and 27 RBIs … Three-time All-Edmond and AllConference pick … Played in Oklahoma Coaches Association All-Star Game … Member of Principal and Superintendent Honor Rolls … Played club softball with the Oklahoma Ultimate Gold.
PERSONAL Full name is Morgan Shea Russell … Daughter of Brad and Angela Russell … Has one sister, Chelsea (23) and one brother, Garrett (14) … Father, Brad, played baseball at Oklahoma State (1978-79) … Majoring in elementary education … Born on Nov. 24, 1989 in Austin, Texas.
RUSSELL’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR AVG GP-GS AB 2009 .146 47-43 89 2010 .230 51-42 100 TOTALS .190 98-85 189
INTRO
R 6 2 8
ONLY ONE LSU
H 2B 13 2 23 5 36 7
TIGERS
3B 0 0 0
HR RBI 0 5 1 14 1 19
TB 15 31 46
SLG% BB .169 11 .310 7 .243 18
COACHES
REVIEW
HBP 2 7 9
HISTORY
SO 18 12 30
GDP 1 0 1
RECORDS
OB% .255 .319 .289
SF SH 0 3 2 5 2 8
LSU
MEDIA
SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 0-0 266 15 5 .983 0-0 280 15 5 .983 0-0 546 30 10 .983
2011 LSU SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
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