Career Highlights:
2013 (JUNIOR): Started all 60 games for A&M during her junior campaign … Hit .315 (51-of-162) with 16 home runs and 55 RBI … Scored 34 runs to go along with eight doubles and led the team by drawing 32 walks … 14 multi-hit, 12 multi-RBI and three multi-home run games, while posting eight games with three or more RBI … Drove in 24 runs in the month of February … Went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in the season-opener against Long Beach State (Feb. 8) … Followed up the season-opener with a 3-for-4 performance with two homers and five RBI … Tied a season-high in hits with a 3-for-3 performance at Tennessee, including two RBI (March 23) … Invited to the USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Camp … Named to the NFCA All-South Region First Team.
2012 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 50 games and started in 45, 25 of which at first base…Logged 23 RBIs, nine home runs and 28 walks…Had a batting average of .383 in conference play, the highest on the team…Recorded a slugging percentage of .573 and an on base percentage of .435, both of which were third highest on the team…Recorded six fielding double plays, a tie for the highest on the team…Had 13 fielding putouts against Northwestern (Feb. 12) and 4 RBIs versus both Texas (April 28) and Boise State (May 12)…Also scored two home runs against Texas (April 28)…Logged eight multiple hit games and four multiple RBI games.
2011 (FRESHMAN): Plated 24 runs in her rookie season on 25 hits, including three doubles and eight home runs … Scored 14 runs and drew 20 walks … Started in 43 of 50 games played … Went a season-best 2-for-2 against Louisiana Tech (March 13) and again vs. Colorado State (March 19) … Was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI vs. Mississippi Valley State (March 12) and 2-for-3 with two home runs against Baylor (March 27).
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC BACKGROUND: Three-year varsity letterwinner in both softball and basketball at College Park High School … Two-time first team all-district honoree … Recorded the highest batting average in the district for three consecutive seasons … Named an Under-Armour All-American … Voted MVP and Best Offensive Player by her team … Played travel ball for the Impact Gold and finished in the top 10 in numerous premier tournaments nationwide … Was a three-time all-district honoree and the 2008-09 District 15-5A Offensive Player of the year in basketball … Also for basketball, was named an all-state player, first-team all-region, and was recognized in ESPN RISE Magazine … Three-time Academic All-District selection in both softball and basketball and also lettered two years in track where she brok the school record in shot put … Tied for first in the shot put at the 5A State Track Meet as a senior in 2010.
PERSONAL: Nicole McKenzie Morgan was born December 30, 1991 in The Woodlands, Texas … Daughter of Karen and Kevin Morgan of The Woodlands, Texas … Has an older sister, Taylor (24) … Mom Karen was an All-American diver and dad Kevin Was an All-American swimmer, both at Michigan … Chose A&M because it “offers a veterinarian school and it feels like home there. When I went on my unofficial visit, the team made me feel like a part of their family and Coach Evans was so welcoming.” … An animal science major who plans to train animals at zoos and parks after graduation.