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2012 (Sophomore)
· Appeared in 27 games, making 11 starts, 10 at shortstop and one at second base
· First career start came in season opener at No. 16 Clemson (Feb. 17)
· Recorded first career RBI on a sac fly to tie the score vs. the Tigers
· Roped first extra-base hit (double) at Clemson (Feb. 18)
· Ripped a pinch hit RBI single vs. Tulane (April 15)
· Played summer baseball for the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League
2011 (Freshman)
· A valuable late inning substitution, seeing action in 22 games all off the bench
· Entered 14 times as a pinch runner
· Scored a total of five runs
· Posted one hit in five at bats
· Lone hit came at Southern Miss on May 7
· Scored a run against UCF at the C-USA Tournament on May 26
High School
· Finished his high school career playing for coach Derek Avery at Sandwich High School
· Ranked among the top prospects in the 2010 signing class by PGCrosschecker.com, a service of Perfect Game USA
· A two-time Illinois all-state selection
· Named all-area and all-conference after hitting .477 during his senior year in 2010
· An academic all-conference honoree
· Played his first three years of prep baseball at Aurora Christian High School
· A 2009 Rawlings Preseason High School All-American
· Hit better than .400 with an on-base percentage better than .600 in each of his three seasons at Aurora Christian
· An all-area and all-conference selection at Aurora Christian
· Voted his team's MVP as a freshman and a junior
· Also a recipient of his team's Silver Slugger Award as the top hitter
· Played summer baseball for the Illinois Sparks
· Competed in the 2009 World Wood Bat Association National Championship as a member of the Midwest Stars
· Played for Cangelosi Baseball in the 2009 Fall WWBA World Championship
· Played for Team Illinois in the Midwest Classic Invitational and attended the 2009 Perfect Game National Showcase
· Also an all-state performer in football as a wide receiver at Aurora Christian
Personal
Matthew Joseph Morse ... June 9, 1991 ... parents are John and Mary Morse ... has one sister ... majoring in business marketing.
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