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Jersey Number 19
Morgan Bell
- Position:
- INF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Braselton, GA
- High School:
- Mill Creek HS
Career MSU Records
- 5th in fielding percentage (.989)
Season MSU Records
- T-9th in home runs (10, 2018)
Honors/Awards
- 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2016 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2018 (Senior)
- Appeared in 56 contests, making 54 starts primarily as a designated player
- Also earned starts at first base and in the outfield
- Held a .275 average at the plate with 41 hits and scored 26 runs
- Ranked second on the squad with a .550 slugging percentage with help of nine doubles, a triple, and 10 home runs, which ranked second on the squad
- Drew 14 walks and five hit by pitched to hold a .351 on-base percentage over senior campaign
- Knocked three sacrifice flies over the season, which ranked 10th in the SEC
- Drove in the game-winning run in the eight with an RBI single to left field to lift MSU to a 3-2 victory over Southeastern Louisiana (2/20)
- Slugged a career-high two doubles on March 7 versus Boston College, plating two runs for her third multi-RBI game of the season
- With a sacrifice fly and the second grand slam of her career, drove in a career-high five runs versus Illinois on March 9, becoming just the 11th Bulldog in program history with multiple grand slams over their career
- Tied Mississippi State’s program record with the third grand slam of her career and her second of the season with a bases-loaded bomb at Memphis on March 14 and matched her career-high with five RBI in the contest
- Opened senior weekend with a career-high three hits versus Tennessee on May 4
- Knocked two home runs in the series against the Volunteers to tie Mississippi State’s senior home run record with 10
- Knocked the game-winning double to clinch a 2-0 victory over #13 Texas A&M (5/9) in the SEC Tournament, MSU’s first win in the tournament since 2005
2017 (Junior)
- Appeared in 45 games and made a career-high 36 starts (24 at 1B, 12 at DP)
- Served as a pinch hitter on five occasions over her junior season
- Recorded 10 RBIs and ranked fourth on the team with three home runs, matching her career best
- Two of her three blast were game-winning shots, including a solo blast against North Florida (Feb. 24) and a two-run bomb against South Carolina (April 9)
- Added four doubles and a triple to bring her hit total to a career-best 21 over the season
- Drew a career-best 11 walks to help record a .325 on-base percentage
- Also scored a career-high 21 runsÂ
- Matched her career-high with two runs scored at Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 25)Â
- Drove in the game-winning run in MSU’s walk-off win over Louisiana Tech on March 24Â
- Also turned in her lone multi-hit game of season against the Lady Techsters going 2-for-4
- Slugged her first-career triple against Alabama State on March 2
- Drove in a season-high two runs with help of a two-run bomb against South Carolina (April 9)
2016 (Sophomore)
- Made appearances in 26 games, with 19 coming as a starter (16 at 1B, 2 at RF, 1 at DH)
- Also used as a pinch hitter in six games throughout the season
- Turned in 14 RBIs and tied for second on the team with three home runs, including one grand slam
- Tallied three multi-RBI games
- Started the season on a three-game hitting streak, highlighted by a 1 for 4 showing against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 13) that saw her capture MSU’s lone grand slam of the season and the 32nd in school history
- Hit three-run homers in back-to-back games against SIU-Edwardsville (Feb. 20) and Samford (Feb. 21)
- Her three-run blast against Samford marked her first-career walk-off homer, sealing a 5-2 Bulldog victory in eight innings
2015 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 45 games on the season with 20 of those appearances having come in a starting role
- In the field, saw time at first base, third base and right field
- Was also used as a pinch hitter in 19 games
- Hit .250 on the year with 19 hits in 76 at bats and 12 RBI
- Scored six runs and raked four doubles and one homer
- Amassed a .321 on-base percentage and a .342 slugging percentage
- Made her debut against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 5) with a start at first base
- Notched her first RBI on a fielder’s choice vs. Middle Tennessee (Feb. 6)
- Recorded her first collegiate hit against Saint Louis (Feb. 7) in her second career start by going 1-for-2 with a walk (Feb. 7)
- Recorded her first collegiate home run with a three-run shot at Southeastern Louisiana (March 17)
- Had a stellar SEC series against Ole Miss when she went 6-for-8 with three runs, four RBIs and a double (March 20 & 21)
- Delivered a two-run double that provided the winning run in a seven-run seventh inning at Ole Miss (March 20)
- Recorded a career-high three hits and three RBIs with a run scored in a 3-for-3 performance in the first game of the doubleheader at Ole Miss (March 21)
High School
- A four-year letterwinner for Mill Creek High School and was one of the 2013 Gwinnett Daily Post Super Six Softball selections
- An Atlanta native who plays varsity softball in the fall due to the Georgia High School Athletic Association schedule, helped Mill Creek claim the No. 3 seed for the Class AAAAAA state tournament as a senior
- As a senior, hit .415 with 10 home runs, 10 doubles and a .508 on-base percentage
- Claimed the Georgia All-State Game home run derby title after final campaign
- As a junior in the fall of 2012, hit .374 with five home runs and 45 runs batted in while helping the Hawks to a 23-15-1 record
- Added 26 runs scored and a .952 fielding percentage from primarily third base in
earning Gwinnett Daily Post First-Team All-County and first-team all-region selections - The program finished in the elite eight at the state tournament
- As a sophomore at Mill Creek, batted .326 with a trio of long balls and 26 RBI while earning All-Region 7-AAAAA Honorable Mention squad accolades
- The Hawks finished second in the state during her sophomore campaign
Personal
- Born Morgan Rae Bell on January 3, 1996 in Lawrenceville, Ga.
- The daughter of Mike and Amy Bell
- Has two sisters, Emma and Lauren
- Majoring in both management and marketing.
Career Highs
- At-Bats: 5, vs. Georgia State (Feb. 12, 2017)
- Runs: 2, 4x, last at Memphis (March 14, 2018)
- Hits: 3, twice, last vs. Tennessee (May 4, 2018)
- RBI: 5, twice, last at Memphis (March 14, 2018)
- Doubles: 2, vs. Boston College (March 7, 2018)
- Triples: 1, twice, last vs. Central Arkansas (March 21, 2018)
- Home Runs: 1, 17x, last vs. Tennessee (May 5, 2018)
- Walks: 2, twice, last vs. Texas A&M (April 7, 2018)
- Putouts: 13, vs. Samford (Feb. 21, 2017)
- Assists: 2, vs. Houston (Feb. 14, 2017)
- Hitting Streak: 5 games, twice, last March 11, 2018 vs. UMass Lowell to March 17, 2018 at Missouri
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