Hall of Fame
A cornerstone of the baseball program’s early years, Morgan (’93) was on his way to becoming one of the greatest athletes that the university had ever produced when a back injury slowed him late in his sophomore season. A first-team all-conference catcher in 1988 and 1989, Morgan was also named VaSID all-state in 1989, when he hit .431 and had eight home runs and 40 RBI before the injury. He still holds the school record for slugging percentage, set that season with a .748 mark, and his three home runs and 10 RBI in a 1988 game against UNC Asheville are also still school milestones. A four-year starter, Morgan ranks among the team’s alltime leaders in career average (.335), RBI (139) and home runs (23), and the Lynchburg native remains one of the most popular figures to ever don a Highlander uniform.
