2019 Softball Roster
Morgan Newport
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- DeKalb
- Hometown:
- DeKalb, Ill.
2021: Started all 47 games for the Wildcats, including six starts in the circle and 11 relief appearances ... Set career-highs in batting average (.304), slugging percentage (.601) and OPS (.982) ... Led the team with 10 home-runs ... Tossed 57.1 innings with a 2.44 ERA ... Finished third in the Big Ten with 89 total bases ... Homered in seven of the 'Cats 10 weekend series in the regular season ... Had a team-long 12 game hitting streak from March 13-April 10, hitting .465 (20-for-43) over the stretch ... Had a team-high 13 multi-RBI games this season ... Hit a RBI-triple to help defeat Michigan State (2/26) ... Smoked a two-run single and walked against Rutgers (2/27) ... Went 2-for-3 with her first home run of the season to help defeat Indiana (3/11) ... Threw a scoreless inning of relief in a win over Indiana (3/11) ... Collected two hits, three RBI and two runs scored in a win over Ohio State (3/13) ... Crushed the game-winning, two-run triple with two outs in the seventh inning against Ohio State (3/14) ... Went 4-for-4 with a home run at the plate in an incredible outing against Wisconsin ... Tossed a complete game shutout and blasted her second homer of the day in the second game of the double header (3/27) ... Ripped a three-run homer, her third in four games, in a win over Maryland (4/2) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double in both games of a double header and tossed six shutout innings in game one against Maryland (4/3) ... Crushed a two-run double against Minnesota (4/9) ... Blasted a two-run homer in a win over Iowa (4/16). ... Picked up the win in five strong innings against Iowa (4/17) ... Tossed five solid innings, allowing two runs and striking out five, against Michigan (4/24) ... Crushed a walk-off, two-run homer to defeat Illinois, then homered again in the second game of the double-header (5/1) ... Fired a complete-game shutout in game one, then crushed a home run in game two of a doubleheader against Purdue (5/7) ... Blasted a home run to help defeat Nebraska (5/14) ... Went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer and tossed a complete game in the circle in her final game at Drysdale Field (5/16).
2020: Started 21 games in the field and made four appearances as a relief pitcher … Tied for second best in the Big Ten with 14 walks … Led the Wildcats in walks and with a .435 on-base percentage … Hit .269 (14-for-52) with two home runs, 14 RBI and four doubles overall … Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and struck out three batters against Tennessee (2/8) … Hit her first home run of the season against Arizona State (2/8) … Doubled after entering as a pinch hitter in a win against Portland State (2/9) ... Went 2-for-3 including a go-ahead, two-run single to take down No. 5 Florida State (2/15) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against No. 7 Florida (2/21)... Collected a career high six RBI thanks to a grand slam and a two-run double to help defeat Long Beach State (2/22) … Went a combined 4-for-5 in two games against Oklahoma (2/28-3/1) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2019: Started 59 games including 13 appearances as a pitcher … Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors … Finished third on the team in batting average (.284), hits (48), and doubles (10) … Led the team with a 1.04 earned run average in 33.2 innings pitched … Allowed only two earned runs in her final 30 innings pitched for a 0.60 earned run average … Second on the team in opponent batting average (.218) and WHIP, walks and hits per innings pitched, (1.01) ... Recorded two of the team’s four saves … Recorded a 13 game on-base streak (2/8-to-2/28) and an 18 game on-base streak (3/16-to-4/19) … Hit .443 over the team’s first 10 games ... Led off the seventh inning with a triple which led to the game’s only run in a 1-0 win over Louisville (2/9) … Allowed no earned runs in 2.1 innings while going 2-for-3 at the plate in a victory over Idaho State (2/10) ... Went 3-for-6 with a run scored at the plate, and allowed just one earned run in 5.0 innings of relief, including four strikeouts, in the circle against Louisville (2/15) ... Went 1-for-2 and hit a two-run homer to help defeat North Carolina (2/15) ... Allowed one earned-run in 3.0 innings with three strikeouts in the circle and went 2-for-3 and scored the game-winning run in extra-innings against Duke (2/22) … Allowed no earned runs in 2.2 innings of relief work against No. 3 Oklahoma (3/8) ... Reached base three times, including recording the eventual game-winning RBI on a single to help defeat Grand Canyon (3/9) ... Reached base twice, including a two-RBI single, while also scoring once and pitching two scoreless innings to close out Toledo (3/16) ... Crushed a two-run homer to further the lead over Indiana (3/16) ... Collected two hits, a RBI, and a run scored against DePaul to extend her hitting streak to six games (3/27) ... Pitched 3.0 innings and only allowed one run versus Loyola, also drew a walk at the plate and scored to extend her on-base streak to 10 games (4/3) ... Reached base seven times and scored twice over the course of the series against Nebraska (4/5-7) ... Crushed a two-run home run against Wisconsin, while also striking out four over 2.1 IP to earn the save (4/13) ... Picked up a two inning save and struck out three in a win over Illinois (4/23) ... Went 4-for-4 to help win an NCAA Regional elimination game against Southern Illinois (5/18) … Drove in two of the team’s four runs to help clinch the NCAA Regional Championship in a 4-3 win over Louisville (5/19).
2018: Appeared in 45 games with 25 starts in the circle, 11 starts as the designated player, seven relief appearances and two pinch hitting assignments ... NFCA All-Region third-team selection ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Pitched 3.0 innings of scoreless relief against South Dakota to earn the win (2/11) ... Twice threw 4.2 innings in relief at the ACC/B1G Challenge, first against Louisville (2/16) and again versus N.C. State (2/18) ... Tossed 4.0 innings of scoreless relief with four strikeouts to get the win as part of an extra-inning, three-way combined shutout against San Diego State (2/23) ... Fired a complete-game victory over St. John’s (2/25) ... Had a career game in a win over Portland State (3/3), going 3-for-3 at the plate with four RBIs while entering the circle and pitching 1.1 innings of perfect relief for a save ... Fired the first shutout of career in style, blanking No. 11 Alabama with a three-hitter on March 4 ... Followed that up with a two-hit shutout against Iowa State, fanning a season-high five batters (3/9) ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs as the designated player in a run-rule win over Penn State (3/9) ... Finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs, a double and her first-career home run in a victory at Houston (3/10) ... Picked up both wins in a March 17 doubleheader at the Hoosier Classic, first throwing 3.0 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief to top UIC before going the distance with a season-high six Ks to beat Indiana ... Earned a complete-game victory over Minnesota (3/23) ... Finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, two RBIs and a run, including blasting a walk-off single in the eighth inning to beat Minnesota (3/24) ... Picked up the win in that contest by pitching the eighth in relief ... Collected three hits during a doubleheader at Illinois (3/28), including going 2-for-5 in the nightcap ... Matched her then-career-high with seven strikeouts in a three-hit complete-game victory over Loyola (Chicago) (4/25) ... Ended up 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run in a win over Iowa (4/29) ... Threw 4.0 innings for a win while going 2-for-3 with a run at DePaul (5/2) ... Struck out a career-high nine in a complete-game win at Wisconsin (5/5) ... Threw the 51st no-hitter in school history while going 2-for-3 at the plate in an 11-0 (5) run-rule over Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal round (5/12), earning a Big Ten All-Tournament team berth ... Started all four games at the NCAA Athens Regional in the circle, going 3.1 scoreless in an elimination game against California (5/19) ... Was a perfect 1-for-1 with two walks in the NCAA Regional title game against No. 7 Georgia (5/20).
2017: Appeared in 33 games with six starts in the circle, five starts as the designated player, 22 relief appearances, two pinch hit appearances and one pinch running assignment ... First two collegiate outings came against ranked foes No. 21 Baylor (2/10) and No. 10 Arizona (2/11) ... Earned her first-collegiate start at No. 3 Florida State (2/18) ... Went 5.1 innings in a start against No. 24 Pittsburgh (2/19) while finishing 2-for-2 at the plate with a triple, a run and a walk ... Chucked 4.0 innings of relief to earn her first-collegiate win in a run-rule victory over N.C. State (2/25) ... Drove in a run, walked and stole a base at the plate against Houston (2/26) ... Picked up two wins and a save—all in relief—at the Judi Garman Classic (3/3-3/5) ... Started with 2.0 perfect innings against No. 23 California for her first collegiate save (3/3) ... Later that day, tossed 6.2 innings of relief and scattered 10 hits to allow NU to come back from a 4-1 deficit to defeat South Carolina ... Also picked up the victory in relief against Fresno State, pitching 4.0 innings of one-run ball while walking and scoring a run offensively (3/4) ... Threw six innings in the circle to earn a win and went 1-for-2 with a run at the plate against Grand Canyon (3/18) ... Got a win in relief over Long Beach State with 4.1 stellar frames of relief, allowing no runs and just two hits with four Ks (3/19) ... Recorded the final out at Saint Mary’s with the tying run on second base for her second save of the year (3/21) ... Reached base as a pinch hitter against No. 22 Wisconsin (3/26), eventually scoring a run ... Fired a complete-game win over Loyola (Chicago), striking out a season-best seven batters (4/12) ... Entered with two outs in the first inning against Purdue, stranded two inherited runners and went the rest of the way for a victory (4/23) ... Struck out a batter to leave the bases loaded in a relief appearance against No. 2 Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament (5/12).
Career Highs:
At-Bats...............................................................6, vs. Louisville (2/15/19)
Hits............................................................4 (2x), vs. Wisconsin (3/27/21)
Runs..........................................................................3, vs. Tulsa (3/9/19)
RBI.......................................................... 6, vs. Long Beach St. (2/22/20)
Doubles...................................................2, vs. Southern Illinois (5/18/19)
Triples.......................................................1 (4x), vs. Ohio State (3/14/21)
Home Runs....................................................1 (15x), vs. Purdue (5/7/21)
Total Bases..............................................9, vs. Southern Illinois (5/18/19)
Walks.....................................................3 (2x), vs. Virginia Tech (2/16/20)
Stolen Bases......................................................1 (2x), vs. Iowa (3/31/19)
Innings Pitched.......................................7.0 (11x), vs. Nebraska (5/16/21)
Strikeouts............................................................9, vs. Wisconsin (5/5/18)
Fewest Hits Allowed (min. 5.0 IP) .............0, vs. Michigan State (5/12/18)
Fewest Runs Allowed (min. 5.0 IP)...................0 (6x), vs. Purdue (5/7/21)
High School: A 2015 Illinois Class 4A All-State selection, two-time Daily Chronicle Softball Player of the Year and three-time Daily Chronicle All-Area first team choice … Named to the 2015 Chicago Sun-Times Top 100 Softball Players list … Three-time first-team All-Northern IL Big XII Conference … School’s all-time RBI leader with 85 in just three varsity seasons … In 2015, hit .517 and slugged .697 while compiling a 1.36 ERA with 179 strikeouts in the circle … Has never hit worse than .411 in a season … A proven leader, is a three-year captain of the DeKalb HS softball team and a one-year captain of the volleyball team … Tossed a no-hitter in 2015 and three three perfect innings of relief in a Class 4A Sectional semifinal game in 2013 … Has played eight years of club with the Wasco Diamonds … Club won the 16U PGF Midwest championship and earned four other top-10 finishes, including in 18U ASA/USA competition … Also competed in volleyball, earning Academic All-Conference honors in that sport twice … President and Vice-President of the DeKalb HS Athletic Council … National Honor Society and English National Honor Society member … DeKalb High Honors in every year of her high school career.
Personal: Born Morgan P. Newport … Daughter of Scott and Victoria Newport … Mother played college softball at St. Joseph’s College … Aunt, Alexandra Flemal, was an NU cheerleader from 1992-95 … Major is Biological Sciences.
