Dani Morgan

2021 CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM
2021 ALL-ACC THIRD TEAM
2018 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION
2021 ACC Post Graduate Scholarship Recipient
2021 PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM
2021 ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
2020 PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM
2020 SOFTBALL AMERICA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
2020 SOFTBALL AMERICA PRESEASON TOP 100 (No. 18)
2019 NFCA SOUTHEAST ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM
2019 ACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2019 ALL-ACC ACADEMIC TEAM
2019 ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
2018 ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
2017 ALL-ACC ACADEMIC TEAM
2017 ACC TOURNAMENT MVP
2017 ACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2017 ALL-ACC FRESHMAN TEAM
2017 ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

Finished her career having played in 266 games, the ninth most in Florida State history…finished eighth in program history with 157 RBI and fourth in program history with 28 hit by pitches.

Played in 60 games with 59 starts, all in centerfield during her final season at Florida State…she finished the season with a .256 batting average (41-for-160) with four doubles, one triple. Three home runs and 30 RBI…Morgan also had 12 walks and scored 28 runs on the season…she finished the season 14-for-16 on stolen bases and with a .985 fielding percentage with 61 putouts and four assists…had six multi RBI games…in three games against Georgia tech (2/18-19) she recorded six hits and six RBI with only one extra-base hit… she went 2-for-3 with four RBI in game one, 2-for-4  with two runs scored in game two and 2-for-3 with two RBI in game three…in the final game of the Syracuse series (4/18) she went 2-for-4 with five RBI and two runs scored, both of her two hits were home runs…she recorded her third home run of the season to keep the Seminoles from being eliminated from the WCWS against Arizona (6/5), she hit a three run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs to give the Seminoles a 3-2 lead.

Played and started in 22 games of the shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing with a .262 batting average (17-for-65) with three home runs, 17 RBI, four walks, four stolen bases and 14 runs scored…her four sacrifice flies led the ACC and ranked fourth in the NCAA…was perfect defensively in the outfield with 16 putouts and one outfield assist…hit a game-tying grand slam against Montana Fouts in the bottom of the seventh inning on February 7 as FSU defeated No. 1 Alabama, 8-7, in eight innings…was 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored on February 8 against Detroit Mercy…hit an RBI single against No. 1 Alabama on February 8 as the Noles posted a 8-0 win in five innings against the
Crimson Tide…singled, drew a walk and stole a base against No. 1 Washington on February 14…had a sacrifice fly, singled and scored a run on February 16 against Liberty…hit a triple against No. 19 Baylor on February 29…singled and stole a base against Longwood on March 6…hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against Creighton on March 7 to give the Noles a 2-1 win…walked, was hit by a pitch and scored a pair of runs on March 8 against Detroit Mercy.

Had the best season of her career as a Seminole during her junior season and finished second on the team with a .377 batting average, along with 12 doubles, 14 home runs, 58 RBI, 39 runs scores, 10 walks, nine stolen bases and a .694 slugging percentage…was one of seven different Seminole players to have at least 10 HR on the season and one of six to record at least 40 RBI…she made 63 starts, all in the outfield, and was perfect in 72 defensive chances and added three outfield assists…opened the scoring with an RBI single in the bottom of the first against UNCW on February 8…hit an RBI single as part of a three-run first inning versus UNCG on February 9…went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and a run scored against Iowa State (Feb 9)…hit a solo home run vs. No. 3 Oklahoma on February 15…posted three hits, including a home run with two RBI and two runs scored against Minnesota (Feb 16)…had a single against No. 6 Tennessee on February 17, but her biggest impact in the game was to rob a potential game-tying three-run home run in left center in the fourth inning, as FSU went on to win 5-2…was 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored against Lipscomb on February 22…walked twice, singled and scored a run versus Samford (Feb 23)…hit a first-inning home run in back to back games – a two-run HR vs. Lipscomb on Feb 23 and a three-run blast on February 24 against Samford…singled and stole base versus Toledo on March 2…went 3-for-3 with three RBI on March 2 against Louisiana Tech…hit a home run, a triple and tied a career high with both three hits and three runs scored at UCF on March 4…hit a three-run home run on March 10 to give the Seminoles a 4-3 come-from-behind win at No. 12 Arizona…overall, batted 5-for-9 with a .889 slugging percentage and a .636 on-base percentage on the road in the three-game series against the Wildcats…posted an RBI single and stole a base versus Notre Dame on March 15…tied a career high with three hits, including a single, a double and a home run with four RBI against North Florida on March 20…hit a three-run home run and tallied four RBI in the first game of the NC State series on March 22…singled, stole a base and scored against the Wolfpack on March 24…set a career high with five RBI on March 29 at Virginia as she hit a double and a home run…hit a pair of doubles against the Cavaliers on March 30…drove in three RBI on a bases-loaded double in her only at bat against UVA on March 31…hit an RBI single on April 8 at Louisville…tied a career high with three hits, including a solo home run at UNC on April 14…record a pair of singles and drove in a run against the Tar Heels on April 15…walked, stole a base and scored a run on April 20 against Boston College…went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored against Duke on April 28…had two hits and two RBI, including a home run on May 3 at Syracuse…recorded three hits, including a home run with three RBI and two runs scored on May 9 against Georgia Tech…hit a single, stole a base and scored in the ACC semifinals versus Notre Dame on May 10…was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored against Bethune-Cookman on May 17…scored a pair of runs and added two singles on May 18 against USF in the NCAA Regionals…walked, hit a double and scored two runs versus South Carolina in the NCAA Regional final (May 19)…hit a double and scored a run on May 23 against No. 13 Oklahoma State in the first game of the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional.

Versatile player in the outfield and played in 59 games with 41 starts as a sophomore as she helped the Seminoles win the 2018 NCAA National Championship…set a Women’s College World Series record with seven stolen bases in the tournament and aided FSU to set the team record in SBs at the WCWS with 15…posted a .232 batting average and had five doubles, two triples, 16 RBI and 23 runs scored…added 11 walks and 16 stolen bases…was perfect in all 49 defensive chances in the outfield this season…walked, stole a base and scored a run on opening day against Portland State on February 9…drove in two RBI on February 10 against Texas State…hit a double and scored a run against No. 20 Minnesota on February 17…was 2-for-3 from the plate with two RBI and two runs scored on the road at South Alabama on Feb 21…batted a combined 4-for-7 with a double and three runs scored on March 10 in a doubleheader at North Florida…hit a sacrifice fly against Troy to close out a 9-1 victory in six innings on March 21…walked and hit a single at Georgia Tech (March 31)…scored a run as a pinch runner on April 14 at Boston College…pinch-ran, stole a base and scored the game’s final run in FSU’s 8-0 win in five innings over Louisville on April 22…tied a season high with two hits and two runs scored, along with an RBI and a stolen base against Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament on May 11…singled and scored a run on May 18 against Jacksonville State in the opening game of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional…brought in a run on a sacrifice fly in the NCAA Regional Final game against Jacksonville State on May 20…hit an RBI double in game one of the NCAA Super Regional against No. 11 LSU on May 25…recorded an RBI single and stole two bases in the first game of the 2018 WCWS on May 31 again No. 3 UCLA…batted 2-for-3 with two RBI and two stolen bases in an elimination game against No. 7 Georgia on June 2…hit a double, stole a base and scored a run on June 3 against UCLA to help the Seminoles reach the WCWS Championship Series…hit a single and had two walks and two stolen bases in the finals against No. 5 Washington on June 4-5 to help the Noles earn the 2018 NCAA National Championship.

Played in 62 games with 58 starts as a freshman, including 52 in left field as the Seminoles reached the NCAA Super Regionals for the fifth consecutive season…for the season, she recorded a .318 batting average (55-for-173) with 11 doubles, four triples, five home runs, 36 RBI and 42 runs scored…she ranked second on the team with 12 hit-by-pitches…earned All-ACC Freshman Team honors after batting .364 in conference play with four doubles, three triples, 16 RBI and 22 runs scored…continued her success against the ACC in the conference tournament, receiving MVP honors after going 6-for-8 from the plate with a triple, two home runs, five RBI and five runs scored as Florida State won its fourth straight ACC Championship and 15th overall in school history…was hit by a pitch in her first collegiate plate appearance vs. Lipscomb on Feb 10…had a pinch-hit RBI single against Furman on February 10…hit the first home run of her career against Furman on February 11, ending the game with a three-run HR in the sixth inning…was walked, hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored a run against Marshall (Feb 12)…drove in the first run of the game against Florida A&M (Feb 15) with a sacrifice fly…went 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base against Northwestern on Feb 18…scored two runs and hit a double against Stanford on February 23…batted 2-for-3 from the plate with one RBI and a stolen base against No. 6 UCLA on February 26…was hit by a pitch and drove in a run against No. 14 Michigan (Feb. 26)…had a career-high three hits, including a double, two RBI and a run scored in FSU’s 13-8 win over Georgia Tech on March 4…ended the game with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning against GT on March 4…tied a career high with three hits and a run scored in game two of the doubleheader at Virginia Tech on March 10…walked twice and scored two runs at Florida Gulf Coast (3/15)…set a career high with three runs scored as she batted 2-for-2 with an RBI against Notre Dame on March 18…was hit by two pitches, scored two runs and had an RBI in FSU’s 16-0 win over Notre Dame (3/19)…drove in two runs with a single and a walk at Virginia on March 24…hit her second home run of the season at UVA on March 25…came off the bench and was a home run short of the cycle, hitting a single, double and a triple, along with two RBI in FSU’s 12-4 win against Pitt (4/1)…hit two triples as part of a 3-for-5 day at the plate at Syracuse on April 8, driving in two RBI and scoring three runs in FSU’s 18-9 win…went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the first game of the doubleheader at Syracuse on April 9…had two hits, including a two-RBI double at Troy on April 18…went 2-for-3 with a double at Louisville on April 23…batted 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI against Virginia on May 11 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament…went 3-for-3 with a home run against Notre Dame in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament (5/12)…hit a double against Princeton in the opening round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (5/19)…batted 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI in the regional championship game against No. 25 Georgia on May 21.

Graduated from East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Ga….moved south after living in Illinois and attending the first three years of high school at Lincoln Way West in New Lenox, Ill…earned All-Conference and All-Area accolades every season at Lincoln Way West, including All-State Third Team honors as a junior in 2014-15…named an Southeast Region All-American and earned a spot on the All-County team while at East Coweta, finishing her senior year with a .413 batting average, 30 RBIs and 38 runs scored…participated with the New Lenox Lightning travel team and was on the 18U Gold team coached by Jim Abbott…also played basketball, earning All-Conference and All-Area awards for her talents on the court throughout high school and scored over 1,200 points in her career…was a member of the student council, Mu Alpha Theta and the Principal’s Cabinet and also earned a spot on the Honor Roll…chose Florida State over offers from Alabama and Michigan, among others…mentions that FSU was the only school where she felt like home the moment she stepped on campus.