#20 Marcus Morgan Season 2023-24

2024

• Appeared in 16 games, including 13 starts on the mound. 
• Went 2-4 with a 7.45 ERA over 54 ⅓ innings.
• Registered 64 strikeouts, the third most on pitching staff.
• Had a career-high nine strikeouts versus Ball State on February 17th.
• Pitched a season-high six innings in a 3-2 win over Ohio State on April 13th.

2023

• Second-Team All-Big Ten.
• Appeared in 17 games, including 15 starts.
• Finished with a 5-2 record and a 3.72 ERA.
• Struck out 72 batters in 65 1/3 innings.
• Threw six no-hit innings in a shutout win over Michigan State on May 12th.
• Started Game 1 of the NCAA Regional against North Carolina on June 2nd, throwing five innings, allowing two hits and one earned run, while striking out five.
• Set a career-high with seven strikeouts at Texas Tech on March 12th before matching the total at Indiana on April 8th and versus Ohio State on May 6th.
• The Hawkeyes were 12-3 in games that Morgan started.
• Recorded six scoreless outings, including two clean innings against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game on May 28th.

Hawk Item

• Had Division I scholarship offers in baseball, football and basketball

2022

• Went 0-0 with a 7.63 ERA in 10 appearances (three starts), logging 15 1/3 innings
• Had 26 strikeouts and 21 walks
• Made first career start against Bucknell (2/20), tossing four shutout innings and fanning six in a no-decision
• Was Iowa’s Sunday starter to start the season
• First freshman to open the season in the starting rotation under head coach Rick Heller
• Named D1Baseball.com’s Big Ten Preseason Freshman of the Year and the top impact freshman in the conference
• Rated as the 14th-best incoming recruit in the Big Ten and the No.325 recruit nationally by Perfect Game
• Ranked as the No. 12 player in the Big Ten for the 2024 MLB Draft by Perfect Game

High School

• Named the 2021 Gazette Athlete of the Year
• Two-time Conference Pitcher of the Year
• IHSBCA All-State Super Team selection and 4A first-team all-state pick by IPSWA as a sophomore and second-team all-state as a senior
• Three-time all-district selection
• Des Moines Register honorable mention all-Iowa selection as a senior
• Three-time team Cy-Young Award winner
• Holds school records in career strikeouts (294) and WHIP
• Led team to a state semifinal appearance and a conference title in 2018
• Posted a career record of 21-5 with one save and 294 strikeouts
• Went 4-2 with a 1.48 ERA as a senior in 11 appearances, including 10 starts
• Had 108 strikeouts over 56 2/3 innings and allowed 36 hits, 20 runs (12 earned) and limited hitters to a .173 average
• Had a 0.94 WHIP and issued just 17 walks
• Also hit .396 with nine doubles, six home runs, 48 RBIs and 34 runs
• Went 1-2 with a 3.18 ERA in five starts as a junior
• Had 34 strikeouts over 22 innings
• Went 10-0 with a 0.71 ERA as a sophomore with 105 strikeouts over 59 1/3 innings
• Allowed 31 hits, 18 runs (six earned), and limited hitters to a .148 average
• Also hit .404 with nine doubles, three home runs, 44 runs and 32 RBIs
• Went 6-1 with a 1.75 ERA as a freshman with 47 strikeouts over 36 innings over eight appearances, including seven starts
• Played for the Trojans Baseball Club, Iowa Barnstormers Basketball and All-Iowa Attack
• First-team all-state in football as a senior, where he was the team’s starting quarterback
• Third-team all-state in football in 2019
• Three-time all-conference selection in football, helping team to a Class 4A state runner-up finish and two quarterfinal appearances
• Two-time football team captain
• West’s career passing leader with 5,260 career yards, including 1,662 and 17 touchdowns as as senior
• Amassed 6,000 offensive yards, 55 total touchdowns and 334 points in his career
• Two-time all-conference and state tournament participant in basketball, scoring 317 career points in two seasons hampered by injury
• Drake Relays qualifier in the high jump in 2019 and placed seventh at state track meet, reaching 6-feet, 4 inches
• National Honor Society
• Three-time Academic All-Conference selection
• Graduated with honors
• Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Green and Gold Academy
• High school coaches were Charlie Stumpff, Jamie O’Meara and Jessie Searls

Personal

• Born Dec. 27, 2002, in Iowa City, Iowa
• Son of Michael and Cris Morgan
• Michael played collegiate basketball at the University of Iowa and Cris played at Drake University
• Has four siblings — Crystal, Jeremy, Mikaela and Cailyn
• Crystal played basketball at the University of Iowa and in the WNBA
• Jeremy played basketball at Northern Iowa, in the G League and plays overseas
• Mikaela and Cailyn played basketball at Northern Iowa
• Open major