2019 Softball Roster
Morgan Gardner
- Hometown:
- Armada, Mich.
- Class:
- Junior
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- High School:
- Romeo HS
2021: Named to National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region Third Team … appeared and started in 46 games … ranked second on the team in batting average (.345), hits (48) and total bases (tie, 66) and third in home runs (tie, 4) and runs scored (27) … posted a .475 slugging percentage … recorded 14 multi-hit games … was 3-for-4, including a home run, with four RBIs at Bowling Green (3/20) … had three RBIs on 2-of-5 hitting with a home run against Buffalo (4/23) … went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and scored two runs vs. Ohio (5/15) … in her final game in maroon and gold, scored the winning run in 8-7 come-from-behind victory over Ohio on Senior Day (5/16).
2020: Started all 19 games … led the team with eight runs scored … ranked second on the team in RBI (7) and fourth in hits (11) and total bases (19) … had four multi-hit games … hit a two-run home run to give CMU an early lead against Georgia (2/22) … went 2-for-4, included a solo home run, with two RBI in the win over St. Bonaventure (3/7) … went 2-for-3 against Iowa (3/7) … was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in 4-0 win over Merrimack College (3/12).
2019: Appeared in 50 games, all of them starts, at shortstop … combined with second baseman Rachel Vieira to combine solid keystone combination … hit .228 with 15 RBI … had six multi-hit games … had two hits vs. Pitt (2/9) … had two hits with two RBI vs. Utah State (2/15) … had two hits and two RBI vs. Boston College (3/2) … posted back-to-back two-hit games vs. Western Michigan (4/2) and vs. Ohio (4/5) … recorded two RBI vs. Ohio (4/6) … finished with three hits in a doubleheader vs. Northern Illinois (4/19).
2018: Started at shortstop in all 48 games … middle-of-the-lineup hitter was fourth on the team with 18 RBI … had two hits vs. Appalachian State (2/9) … posted an RBI double vs. Mercer (2/10) … had an RBI triple vs. Wright State (3/3) … had a two-run single vs. College of Charleston (3/4) … recorded two hits and two RBI vs. Ohio (3/23) … registered three RBI vs. Buffalo (4/7) … had two hits vs. Western Michigan (4/11) … had two hits vs. Toledo (5/9) in MAC Tournament game.
2017: Saw action in 36 games, making 32 starts primarily at shortstop … recorded five multi-hit games … posted five multi-RBI games, including one three RBI contest … batted .350 (7-of-20) against left-handed pitchers … was one of seven Chippewas to record double-digit RBI … notched first collegiate hit with an RBI in a 7-5 loss to Lamar (2/11) … crushed a three-run homer in an 8-5 loss to No. 19 Texas A&M (2/11) … garnered two hits in a 11-0 win against UMass (2/18) … recorded a two-RBI double in a 10-2 five-inning win against Hartford (3/3) … went 2-of-4 in a 5-0 shutout against Villanova (3/3) … posted a triple in a 3-0 victory against Syracuse (3/4) … totaled two hits and scored twice in a 10-2 win vs. Butler (3/8) … recorded a career-high six putouts in a 6-2 win against Michigan State (4/26) … posted a four-game hitting streak, going 5-of-11 (.455) (5/7-5/12) … went 2-of-3 with two RBI in a 5-4 win against Eastern Michigan (5/7) … recorded at least one hit during the MAC Tournament (5/10-5/12).
