Oklahoma State University Athletics
2014 Cowgirl Softball Roster
Roster
Ari Morrison
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Northwood High School
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
Cowgirl Career
Entering her senior season, ranks 23rd in career batting average (.304) and 21st in on-base percentage (.356) ... ranks sixth in career steals with 33 and 11th in stolen-base percentage (.804) ... ranks 21st in sacrifice flies with three.
Last Fall
Batted .400 and scored three runs in five games ... started four games at second base ... went 2-for-3 with a double against Independence Community College.
as a junior in 2013
Started 21 games at second base for the Cowgirls ... missed 30 games due to a knee injury ... hit .323 in 65 at-bats ... recorded 21 hits with two doubles and a home run ... produced a .400 slugging percentage ... stole four bases on five attempts ... hit her only home run of the season April 6 at Iowa State ... went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI in her first start since her injury on March 30 against Texas Tech ... went 4-for-3 with a double and three RBIs against Iowa State on April 5 ... went 2-for-3 at Oklahoma on May 11.
as a sophomore in 2012
Was named second-team All-Midwest Region at second base ... started all 51 games at second base and was the leadoff hitter in 29 games ... she spent 20 games in the nine-hole of the lineup ... her 14 stolen bases tie for the 11th most in a single season in Cowgirl history ... batted .288 with 42 hits in a team-high 146 at-bats ... had a team-leading 21 runs scored and was 14-of-19 on stolen-base attempts, both team highs ... had two doubles and two triples, leading to a .329 slugging percentage ... drew 15 walks, contributing to a .362 on-base percentage ... reached base on 32 of 60 (53.3%) times when leading off an inning ... tied for the team high with 13 multiple-hit games ... reached base safely in 11 consecutive games (March 3-18), a team high ... also had a six-game hitting streak (March 9-18) ... went 3-for-3 with two runs against Tulsa on April 18 ... went 3-for-3 with an RBI vs Texas on April 21.
as a freshman in 2011
Started 55 games during her freshman season, 30 as the designated player and 25 in left field ... compiled a .310 batting average with 54 hits in 174 at-bats, including three doubles and two home runs ... finished with 21 RBIs and 35 runs scored ... stole 15 bases and led the team with 15 sacrifice hits ... had a perfect fielding percentage in 26 opportunities ... was a perfect 4-for-4 in the first game of the season against Cal Poly ... went 2-for-5 against Nicholls State with two home runs and five runs batted in ... her five RBIs are tied for the eighth most in a single game in school history ... she is one of just 16 players in school history to hit two HRs in one game ... scored four runs in a game against Southern, tying for the third-most runs scored in a single game in school history ... went 3-for-4 against Iowa State with a double, two RBIs and a stolen base ... went 2-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice hit against No. 5 Tennessee.
at Northwood High
Lettered four years under coach Blair Ota ... was team captain her senior year ... named first-team all-league her sophomore and senior years ... was named all-city MVP and all-county team her junior year, as well as second-team all-league ... batted .417 her junior season with an on-base percentage of .468 and 17 stolen bases ... also recruited by UC Davis and Nevada-Reno ... played summer ball for the Irvine Sting under Coach Ota.
Personal
Born on Jan. 24, 1992, Ari is the daughter of Robbie and Gary Morrison. She has an older brother, Wayland. Ari enjoys watching HGTV and bowling in her spare time. She is majoring in strategic communications at Oklahoma State.
