The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Softball adds Arizona State pitching transfer Mac Morgan to the program
06.30.2022 | Softball
The Creighton, Mo., native was a 2022 All-Pac-12 Conference Third Team & All-Freshman Team selection
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas head softball coach Mike White officially announced on Thursday the signing of Arizona State right-handed pitching transfer Mac Morgan (Sophomore/RHP/Creighton, Mo./Arizona State/Sherwood H.S.) to join the Longhorns program for the 2022-23 academic year.
Mac Morgan
Position/Class: RHP/Sophomore
Hometown: Creighton, Mo.
Previous College: Arizona State
High School: Sherwood H.S.
A rising sophomore pitcher out of Arizona State, Morgan ventures to Texas after helping the 2022 Sun Devils to a 43-11 overall record, an outright Pac-12 Conference championship and a berth in NCAA Super Regionals. The third-team All-Pac-12 Conference and All-Freshman Team selection registered a 2.82 ERA with an 18-3 overall record (22 starts), seven complete games, two solo shutouts and 75 strikeouts over a team-high 119 innings of work while limiting opponents to a .248 batting average. During her initial collegiate campaign, Morgan picked up high-profile wins over Texas A&M, BYU, Texas, Oregon State (two), Arizona, Oregon, Utah, California, Washington, Cal State Fullerton and San Diego State. The Creighton, Mo., native allowed just two hits to Texas A&M over 5.0 scoreless innings of work, permitted two runs on three hits over 6.2 frames during a 5-2 win over Washington, tossed a complete game in a 5-3 triumph over eventual WCWS qualifier Oregon State and struck out a career-high nine during a NCAA Tempe Regional win over Cal State Fullerton. The Longhorns got an up-close look at Morgan's ability at the Texas Classic in Austin back on Feb. 25 as the 5-8 right-hander scattered four hits, walked one and struck out three over 6.0 shutout innings as Arizona State blanked Texas, 2-0.
Ranked No. 4 in the Extra Inning Elite 100, No. 6 in the Softball America Top 100 and No. 15 in the FloSoftball Hot 100 coming out of Sherwood H.S., Morgan was named the 2019 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year after leading her squad to the 2019 Missouri Class 2A State Championship. During that title run, she went 26-3 overall from the circle with a miniscule 0.12 ERA and 366 strikeouts while hitting .590 overall with 14 HR's, 57 RBIs and a 1.980 OPS. Over 175.1 innings of work from the circle for the Marksmen in 2019, Morgan allowed just 29 total hits. She was also selected as both first-team (2019) and second-team (2018) Missouri Class 2 All-State during her impressive interscholastic career.
