Charlotte Morgan - Assistant Coach - Cowgirl Softball Coaches

Charlotte Morgan

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
charlotte.morgan@okstate.edu

Charlotte Morgan is in her second season with the Cowgirl softball team.

Morgan, who spent the previous two seasons as Georgia Tech’s pitching coach, brought a wealth of experience to the Cowgirls when she was hired on June 29, 2015.

Under Morgan’s leadership, the Oklahoma State pitchers shined down the stretch to help lead the Cowgirls back to the postseason for the first time since 2011. On the season senior Kacy Freeze finished with 19 wins, the fourth most in the Big 12 and four saves, the second most in the conference.

Freeze became a well-rounded pitcher under Morgan’s watch, showing she could pitch in any situation by closing with her four saves, which tied for the second most in a season in program history.

Over the 2013 and 2014 seasons, the Moreno Valley, Calif., native helped the Yellow Jacket staff lower its earned run average by more than a full point, thanks in large part to standout pitcher Kylie Kleinschmidt.

Under Morgan’s guidance, Kleinschmidt posted a 2.77 ERA in 2014 while leading the team in complete games (20) and shutouts (three). In 2015, Morgan helped develop freshman Christina Biggerstaff into one of the ACC’s most lethal young pitchers. Her 10.1 strikeouts per seven innings was seventh nationally. Also in 2015, Kleinschmidt and Biggerstaff teamed up to toss combined no-hitters on consecutive days.

In addition to her duties as a pitching coach, Morgan also competed with the Akron Racers of the National Pro Fastpitch Softball League. Her overall experience links to many different levels, including nine years as a pitching instructor for clinics and travel ball organizations, coaching and playing on the NCAA Division I level and working with ESPN as a softball analyst.

Following an illustrious playing career at Alabama, Morgan was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 WPSL/NPF draft and played three seasons with the USSSA Florida Pride, leading the team to the 2010 world championship. She led all rookies with a .263 batting average, a .414 slugging percentage and 23 RBI.

Morgan was a three-time NFCA All-America pitcher and four-year letterwinner (2007-2010) for the Crimson Tide. She was named to the All-SEC first team three times (2007-2009) and selected as the league’s player of the year in 2009 and 2010. Morgan was a two-time USA Softball player of the year top 10 finalist and won the Senior Lowe’s CLASS Award in 2010.

In the circle at Alabama, Morgan pitched in 86 games with 65 starts and compiled a 51-12 overall record with a 2.12 ERA. At the plate, she posted a .387 batting average, 58 home runs and an SEC career-record 264 RBI.