University of Massachusets Athletics
Morgan Named All-Northeast Region
June 16, 2003 | Baseball
June 16, 2003
AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts senior designated hitter Chris Morgan (Cranston, R.I.) has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association / Rawlings All-Northeast Region team. Morgan was the lone Minutemen selected to the squad, which was voted on by the head coaches from all the schools in the region.
Morgan, who was previously named second team All-New England, batted .336 this season with seven home runs and 32 runs batted in. He led the team in homers, runs batted in, doubles (14) and slugging percentage (.570). Over the course of his four-year career with the Minutemen, Morgan posted a .317 batting average, while totaling 23 home runs, 35 doubles and 115 runs batted in. He ranks seventh all-time at UMass in career home runs, while standing 10th in both runs batted in and doubles.
UMass concluded the 2003 season with an overall record of 26-19, and won the Atlantic 10 East Division title with a 14-7 mark in conference games. The Minutemen finished as the runner-up to Richmond in the 2003 Atlantic 10 Tournament, posting a 2-2 mark in postseason action.
