Morgan Howe Season 2018

Player Accolades
• 2019 First Team All-American
• 2019 All-Pac-12 First Team
• 2019 NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team
• 2018 All-Pac-12 Second Team 
• 2017 NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team (at Fresno State)
• 2017 All-MW First Team (at Fresno State)
• 2017 MW Scholar-Athlete (at Fresno State)
• 2017 Academic All-MW (at Fresno State)
• 2016 Academic All-MW (at Fresno State)

2019 (Senior at ASU)

• Morgan's 61 RBIs throughout the season led the ASU offense. She recorded 19 multi-RBI games. The 61 RBIs rank 8th of all time in Sun Devil history and 16th nationally for 2019. 
• She was one of seven players to start in all 55 games. This was her second consecutive season starting in every game for ASU.
• She was awarded PAC-12 Player of the Week on April 29th after the Sun Devils swept Stanford. Morgan contributed seven hits in her 10 at-bats, including a grand slam in the final game of the series. 
• Her .497 on-base percentage led the Sun Devils offense. 
• Morgan's .400 batting average ranked second on the team in 2019, as did her 51 runs, and 16 doubles 
• Finished 5th all time in Sun Devil history for career batting average with .380.

2018 (Junior at ASU) 

• Elected all Pac-12 Second Team and NFCA All-Region Second Team honors which makes for her second consecutive year receiving the honor.
• The Junior outfielder was a spark for ASU plate, leading the squad in RBIs (42), ranked second in batting average (.361) and second in hits (69).
• In her seven games of postseason action, Howe received a hit in six of the seven games as she went 11-for-24 with eight RBI.
• Started in all 59 games she appeared in.
• During back-to-back games against Georgetown and Minnesota  (3/7-3/9), Howe blasted a pair of home runs for her second time in the 2018 season.
• Started off the season with an incredible 10 game hitting streak, boosting her average to .581 which was tops on the team in that time.
• Provided one of her most impressive performances in postseason play, posting a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate with two RBIs in a win against South Carolina (5/25).

 
2017 (Sophomore at Fresno State) 

• Named to the 2017 NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team and All-Mountain West First Team.
• Appeared in 57 games, starting 52, in right field.
• Led the team with a .418 batting average (33rd in NCAA), .494 on-base percentage (49th in NCAA), .621 slugging percentage, 64 hits, 19 multi-hit games and 95 total bases, mostly from the third spot in the lineup.
• Recorded 16 extra-base hits, including six home runs, three triples and seven doubles.
• Notched 40 RBIs, 11 multi-RBI games, 28 runs scored and 21 walks.
• Had 38 putouts, including a season-best four against San Jose State on April 21, and three outfield assists. 
• Recorded a team-best 12-game hitting streak to end the regular season (April 21-May 13) and had a seven-game hitting streak March 11-21. 
• Hit .469 (40-for-81) with runners on base and .465 (29-for-43) with runners in scoring position.
• Recorded six three-hit games on the season.  

2016 (Freshman at Fresno State) 

• Served as the team’s top reserve hitter.
• Started 12 games as the designated hitter, two in right field and one at first base. 
• Pinch-hit in 30-of-46 game appearances, registering 26 hits in 70 at-bats and scoring seven runs
• Drove in 23 runs, drew 12 walks and was hit by a pitch three times.
• Accounted for six doubles on the season and logged her first career home run on March 29 versus Boise State.
• Defensively contributed 14 putouts, including a season game-high 10 versus Princeton on March 19.

Prior to Fresno State:
Four-year varsity letter as an outfielder at Westview High School in San Diego, Calif. ... hit over .500 from the left side and topped .600 in on-base percentage during her final two seasons ... registered 87 career RBIs, including a season-high 32 in 2014 ... helped the Wolverines to a winning record during all four seasons … qualified for the CIF Open Division playoffs in 2015 after a finalist finish in 2014 ... named the 2015 Palomar League Player of the Year and earned Cal Hi Sports All-State second-team honors ... was a two-time first-team All-CIF San Diego section and All-Palomar League recipient ... earned the varsity Golden Bat Award and was named Most Outstanding Hitter in 2013, '14 and '15 ... competed with the Ozone Gold and SoCal Breakers (12U-18U) since 2009.
 

Personal: 
The daughter of Robert and Thuy Howe, Morgan has two younger siblings ... Howe started her playing career at Fresno State, but made the difficult decision to transfer to ASU to play under her former coaches ... When not on the field, Morgan loves spending time at the beach and watching movies ... Howe also enjoys dining out, spending time with animals and going to theme parks.