Morrison, a two-sport athlete throughout his Gannon career, leaves the program ranked tied for seventh in all-time opponent batting average (.296), fourth in victories (15), tied for 16th in appearances (36), 10th in games started among pitchers (26), tied for 12th in complete games (7) and tied for fifth in shutouts (2) at the time of his graduation.Â
2019 (Sr.): Made 10 appearances with eight starts on the mound… Posted a 4-2 record with a 5.93 ERA… Notched 38 strikeouts with just nine walks in 41.0 innings pitched… Was also a punter for the Gannon football team in the fall of 2018… Recorded at least three strikeouts in each of first six starts to begin the 2019 season… Fired a complete game with just one run allowed and 10 strikeouts at home against Clarion (3/29/19)… Transitioned into the bullpen near the end of the season, seeing action in key games against Mercyhurst (5/4/19) and East Stroudsburg in the PSAC Tournament (5/8/19)… Limited left-handed hitters to a .195 batting average (8-for-41) on the season.
Game-by-Game Stats
2018 (Jr.): Tied for team lead in starts (11) and appearances (11)… Led the team with 57.2 innings pitched… One of just two Golden Knights with 10 or more appearances on the mound in 2018… Posted a 4-4 record with a 5.46 ERA… Tossed three complete games… Struck out 38 batters while walking 25… Pitched at least 5.0 innings in each of his first seven starts of the season… Threw 7.0 innings and allowed four hits and no runs against Seton Hill (3/30/18)… Allowed three runs or fewer in nine outings.
2017: Made 10 appearances on the mound, starting seven … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … posted a 5-1 record with a 4.57 earned run average in 41 1/3 innings, producing the 16th-highest single-season victory total in program history … finished third among Golden Knights in complete games (2), fourth in innings pitched and fourth in strikeouts (31) … was one of two Gannon pitchers to throw a shutout and one of three to record a save … limited opposing hitters to a .247 (21-85) average with runners on base and .159 (7-44) average with two outs … named PSAC Western Division Pitcher of the Week and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Week after going 1-0 with a 1.64 earned run average and .184 opponent average during two starts against California (Pa.) and Mercyhurst … logged 11 innings during the award week, limiting the opposition to a .190 average (4-21) with runners on base and .167 average (2-12) with two outs … tossed a two-hit shutout during a 4-0 victory against Mercyhurst, striking out a season-high eight hitters … began the season with a three-inning save during a 10-8 win at Limestone (S.C.) … won his first three decisions against Tiffin, West Virginia Wesleyan and Lake Erie … allowed one run on five hits during a 15-1 victory against West Virginia Wesleyan at the Russ-Matt Invitational in Winter Haven, Florida … struck out four Bobcats and walked one … had scoreless relief appearances against Lake Erie and Clarion … struck out multiple hitters in nine of 10 appearances.
2016: Saw action in two games as a true freshman … made his collegiate debut with a scoreless relief inning during a 17-5 victory at Clarion … recorded his first career strikeout during his first appearance … allowed only one run in four relief innings during the nightcap at Clarion.
High School: Played for head coach Joe Lewis at Hamilton (Ohio) High School … named to the all-conference second team as a sophomore and senior … was a two-sport athlete, being named to the all-district second team as a senior punter … earned a pair of all-conference honors as a punter, landing on the first team as a senior and second team as a junior … named to the Ohio All-Academic Team as a senior … averaged 37.1 yards on 39 punts as a senior … booted a season-long 66-yard punt, placed seven inside the 20-yard line and had two touchbacks during his final campaign … made 12-of-13 extra points and 4-of-6 field goals as a senior … converted a season-long 35-yard field goal during his final season … averaged 37.6 yards on 53 punts as a junior … booted a season-long 64-yard punt and placed 11 inside the 20-yard line during his junior campaign … made 17-of-19 extra points and 2-of-4 field goals as a junior … drilled a season-long 42-yard field goal as a junior … received GMC All-Academic Awards as a sophomore, junior and senior … named to the honor roll every year.
Personal: Physician Assistant major … is the son of Sherrie and Mark … has one brother.
