Dylan Morris

Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Barnstable, Mass.
High School:
Barnstable HS

CAREER HONORS
2017 Co-Captain
UMass Student-Athlete of the Week (5/21/16)
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (5/5/14)

AS A SENIOR IN 2017: Saw action in 38 games starting in 37 and finished with a .302 batting average ... Hit 2-for-3 in game two of a double header vs. Davidson (5/18), scoring a run and registering a double ... Had two RBIs vs. Fairfield (5/16) ... Went 3-for-4 with one RBI in game two of a double header vs. Fordham (5/12) ... Was 1-for-4 with a double against Rhode Island (5/7) ... Went 1-for-3 in game one of a double header against Rhode Island (5/6), registering a double ... Scored a run against Dayton (4/29)... Was 6-for-13 in series at La Salle (4/21-4/23), where he had a double and one RBI ... Had one hit and scored once vs. Northeastern (4/19) ... Went 2-for-4 scoring a run to aid in the team's walk-off victory against Saint Louis (4/15)... Had five hits in the series at Morehead State (3/31-4/2) scoring one run and three RBIs... Scored a run at George Washington (3/26) to assist in the team's 10-4 victory... Scored one of two runs at George Washington (3/25) to give UMass the win 2-1... Hit 2 for 5 vs Holy Cross (3/21) with two RBIs... Hit 1 for 3 vs. Bucknell (3/17) with one RBI… Stole second base against Bucknell (3/16) and hit 3 for 6 with two RBIs and one run… Hit a double vs Maine (3/10) and had one RBI.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016: Started in all 45 games and finished with a .253 batting average while recording 30 RBI and 8 doubles … Went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored at Fairfield (5/17) … Had 2 RBI and a run scored at Richmond (5/8) … Hit 3-for-4 with two RBIs against Fordham (4/30) … Went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, and five RBIs against Connecticut (4/19) … Earned one run and one RBI in a 7-17 loss against Saint Joseph's (4/17) ... Started at center field against Saint Joseph's (4/15) earning one hit and one RBI ... Assisted the team in an overtime victory against Central Connecticut (4/12) picking up a double, two hits, one run scored, and one RBI ... Picked up an RBI on two hits and had a stolen base at St. Bonaventure (4/10) ... Hit a home run and a single, drove in one RBI, and scored two runs vs. Boston College (3/30) ... Hit a double and had one RBI, going 2-for-5 at Davidson (3/26) ... Had a massive outing vs. Maine (3/20), going 4-for-5 with two runs, three RBIs, a double, and two stolen bases ... Hit his first home run of the season in a 2-for-4 performance vs. Maine (3/18) ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs and a RBI vs. Army West Point (3/13) ... Had his first double of the season while going 3-for-4 with two RBIs at Charleston Southern (3/6).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015: Had a pinch-hit single and RBI versus Rhode Island (5/9) ... Had two hits at Florida Gulf Coast (4/25) ... Went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI at Florida Gulf Coast (4/24) ... Had a two-hit effort at Saint Louis, driving in a run (4/18) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in win versus St. Bonaventure (4/11) ... Hit his first career home run against George Washington (4/5) ... Doubled and walked twice in a conference matchup with Dayton (3/21) ... Had a double with two RBI and two runs scored against Harvard (3/17).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014: Appeared in 26 games, starting 12 ... All 12 starts came in left field ... Started six of the final seven games he appeared in before going down with an injury ... Hit .438 (7-for-16) during that stretch ... Finished the year with a .267 (12-for-45) average, three doubles, eight RBI and seven runs scored ... Also drew two walks and was 2-for-3 in stolen base attempts ... Scored runs in three straight games vs. George Mason (5/4) and VCU (5/9-5/10) ... Had two multi-hit games vs. the Patriots, going 2-for-4 in game two (5/3) and 2-for-4 with three RBI in game three (5/4) ... Also went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored vs. Connecticut (4/29) in the same week ... Was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (5/5) following those performances ... Batted 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI at La Salle (3/22) ... Collected a double, an RBI and run scored off one at bat against Army (3/16) ... Scored a run vs. North Carolina A&T (3/8) ... Went 1-for-3 at Maryland (3/1) for first collegiate hit ... Also scored first career run in game three (3/2) vs. the Terps ... Made UMass debut as a defensive replacement in game one of a doubleheader against Army (2/22).

BEFORE UMASS: Led Barnstable Red Raiders to Old Colony League Title as a senior centerfielder under coach Joe DeMartino ... Three-year letterwinner for the Red Raiders ... Named Old Colony League All-Star in 2013 and 2011 as a senior and sophomore respectively ... Named to ESPN Boston All-State Team for football as a senior ... Tabbed preseason ESPN Boston All-State Team for baseball in 2013.

PERSONAL: Born Dylan Gray Morris on Nov. 4, 1994, in Hyannis, Mass. ... Son of Gregory and Sheila Morris ... Has two siblings, Brittan and Devan ... Student in the Isenberg School of Management.

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3 (7x) Last at La Salle (4/23/17)
Runs Scored: 2 (6x) Last at Rhode Island (5/15/16)
Doubles: 1 (12x) Last at La Salle (4/21/17)
Triples: 1 vs. UConn (4/19/16)
Home Runs: 1 (3x) Last vs. Boston College (3/30/16)
RBI: 5 vs. Connecticut (4/19/16)
Total Bases: 6 vs. Connecticut (4/19/16)
Hitting Streak: Fourteen games (3/6/16 - 3/30/16)