2021 Softball Roster
Batesole, Morgan
Jersey Number 26
Morgan Batesole
- Position:
- INF
- Hometown:
- Walnut Creek, Calif.
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Northgate HS
- B/T:
- R/R
- Club Team:
- Sorcerer Softball
Bio
Career Highlights
ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Mar. 2, 2021)
AS A SENIOR (2021)
Appeared and started in all 46 games … Fifth on the team with a .252 batting average … Finished tied for fourth on team in hits (33), second in doubles (7), tied for first in triples (3), tied for fifth in home runs (4), fourth in walks (13) and second in stolen bases (8) … Recorded a .443 slugging percentage and .340 on-base percentage, good for fourth and fifth on the squad, respectively … Totaled eight multi-hit games on the year … Went 7-for-14 with seven hits, two doubles, two homers, six RBI and a 1.071 slugging percentage in four games against Toledo and Mercer en-route to ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors.
AS A JUNIOR (2020)
Appeared and started in all 20 games at third base … Finished the season with a .244 batting average and a .333 slugging percentage … In 45 at-bats, recorded 11 hits (T-5th on team), two doubles (T-3rd on team), one triple (T-2nd on team), four RBIs and drew three walks … Registered a .639 OPS … Delivered the game-winning hit against Michigan State on Feb. 14, hitting a two-out single up the middle to give Pitt the 3-2 victory … 2020 campaign cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019)
Played in 45 games while starting 43 primarily at third base … Recorded a season-high three hits while adding an RBI against Ole Miss … Blasted a three-run long ball in a win against Boston College … Collected a career-high five assists in games against Nicholls State and Penn State … Finished the year with a .230 batting average and .313 on-base percentage to go along with 23 hits, 14 runs, 12 RBI, 12 walks, three home runs and three doubles … Compiled 66 assists and 41 putouts in the field.
AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
Part of the first team to win the ACC Coastal Division in 2018 ... Played in 31 games and started three, seeing most of her playing time as a pinch hitter or pinch runner ... Drove in the game-tying run with a pinch-hit double against Marshall ... Had a season-high three putouts against Kent State ... Finished the season with nine runs and one hit in seven at-bats.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Four-year starter for the Broncos ... Named DVAL All-League Second-Team as a freshman after hitting .458 with 21 RBIs and led the league in doubles with 14 ... Selected to the DVAL All-League First-Team as a sophomore and junior ... Batted .437 as a senior, smacking nine doubles, three triples and five home runs and driving in 30 runs while scoring 21 times ... Stole 47 bases over her four-year career, including 16 as a senior ... Accrued a .438 career average with a .494 on-base percentage throughout her high school career.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Mike and Michelle Batesole ... Has a brother, Markus.
ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Mar. 2, 2021)
AS A SENIOR (2021)
Appeared and started in all 46 games … Fifth on the team with a .252 batting average … Finished tied for fourth on team in hits (33), second in doubles (7), tied for first in triples (3), tied for fifth in home runs (4), fourth in walks (13) and second in stolen bases (8) … Recorded a .443 slugging percentage and .340 on-base percentage, good for fourth and fifth on the squad, respectively … Totaled eight multi-hit games on the year … Went 7-for-14 with seven hits, two doubles, two homers, six RBI and a 1.071 slugging percentage in four games against Toledo and Mercer en-route to ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors.
AS A JUNIOR (2020)
Appeared and started in all 20 games at third base … Finished the season with a .244 batting average and a .333 slugging percentage … In 45 at-bats, recorded 11 hits (T-5th on team), two doubles (T-3rd on team), one triple (T-2nd on team), four RBIs and drew three walks … Registered a .639 OPS … Delivered the game-winning hit against Michigan State on Feb. 14, hitting a two-out single up the middle to give Pitt the 3-2 victory … 2020 campaign cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019)
Played in 45 games while starting 43 primarily at third base … Recorded a season-high three hits while adding an RBI against Ole Miss … Blasted a three-run long ball in a win against Boston College … Collected a career-high five assists in games against Nicholls State and Penn State … Finished the year with a .230 batting average and .313 on-base percentage to go along with 23 hits, 14 runs, 12 RBI, 12 walks, three home runs and three doubles … Compiled 66 assists and 41 putouts in the field.
AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
Part of the first team to win the ACC Coastal Division in 2018 ... Played in 31 games and started three, seeing most of her playing time as a pinch hitter or pinch runner ... Drove in the game-tying run with a pinch-hit double against Marshall ... Had a season-high three putouts against Kent State ... Finished the season with nine runs and one hit in seven at-bats.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Four-year starter for the Broncos ... Named DVAL All-League Second-Team as a freshman after hitting .458 with 21 RBIs and led the league in doubles with 14 ... Selected to the DVAL All-League First-Team as a sophomore and junior ... Batted .437 as a senior, smacking nine doubles, three triples and five home runs and driving in 30 runs while scoring 21 times ... Stole 47 bases over her four-year career, including 16 as a senior ... Accrued a .438 career average with a .494 on-base percentage throughout her high school career.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Mike and Michelle Batesole ... Has a brother, Markus.
Highlights | Pitt vs. Virginia Tech
Friday, April 18
Highlights | Pitt at Penn State
Tuesday, April 15
Highlights | Pitt vs. Duke
Saturday, April 12
Cami Compson Home Run Highlight
Tuesday, May 21
