RANKINGS
EVENTS
I COMMITTED
COLLEGE
ABOUT
Get on board with Extra Inning Softball’s regular feature, The Last Inning!
We are scouring the Internet and Social Media and keeping our ears to the street for the latest going on in the softball community.
To contribute information, insights, thoughts or content ideas, email us at [email protected] and also [email protected].
Here’s our TLI for Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022:
*****
EXTRA ELITE SPOTLIGHT: MORGAN WILSON
3B/UT Morgan Wilson, #29 in the 2027 Extra Elite 100, helped Impact Gold 2K9 National win the 12U Alliance national championship and recently talked to Extra Inning Softball about her club team, bringing power, batting, the Alliance Nationals, Iowa Premier, play college softball, Shemiah Sanchez, YoungBoy and goofy.
EXTRA ELITE SPOTLIGHT Q&A
Name: Morgan Wilson
Hometown: Alexandria, LA
Middle School: Tioga Jr High
Club Team: Impact Gold 2K9 National
Graduation Year: 2027
Height: 5-foot-9
Position: 3B/UT
Nickname: MO3
Twitter: @Mo3_2027
Honors: #29 in the 2027 Extra Elite 100; MVP Basketball Post (2022); basketball championship (2022); second overall high jump for Jr. High Team (Track and Field); National Jr. Honor Society; Jr. Beta Club; A/B Honor (2021-22); and over 500 in AR points (books reads)
Travel Ball Highlights/Summer Stats: .496 AVG, 115 hits, 1.387 OPS, 15 HRs, 9 triples, 101 RBIs, 91 runs, 33 SBs and 41 extra-base hits.
Tell us about your travel team/organization and how you became involved with them? IG2K9 National was a team that my local travel ball team in Louisiana played several times. It was just “something” about the coaches and girls that seemed unbreakable and I wanted to be a part of it! When my season ended with my old team, my parents reached out for a tryout. The rest is history! It’s been great being truly accepted and a part of the team. We all fit so well together no matter the distance.
What do you bring to the team? I feel like I bring power with my batting; quickness on defense; and a big smile in the dugout!
What areas were you focusing on/trying to improve this summer? I always work on my batting to make sure I am helping my team bring in runs. I also am working on drills to be able to play defense wherever the coaches put me.
Can you tell us about your experience at this past Alliance Nationals? It was so amazing being able to play in the same arena as the Women’s College World Series. It was even better being a part of a winning team! I felt like we worked so hard to get to this very moment!
Which player/team was your toughest opponent and why? Iowa Premier, because they won against us earlier in the tournament and were watching us, waiting. They had so much to prove so they fought back hard.
What are your goals for the future? My goals are to play softball in college. I would love to play on any stage and maybe coach younger girls to give them this amazing feeling of the game. I also want to be an Orthodontist when I grow up.
Who is your sports hero and why? Shemiah Sanchez. She was such a natural at softball from when she was young. She was sick during her college time and not everyone even knew it. Everyone loved her smile and her love for the game was huge! She always dreamed big and she was so kind and down to earth meeting her in person years ago.
What’s the best hype song and why? The best hype song is “Fish Scale” (by YoungBoy) because it was like our bonding song. Everyone even learned the dance to it and we did it before every game.
Do you have a secret talent/skill? Everyone says I have a “goofy, contiguous laugh” … I’m a great listener and everyone seems drawn to me. I just know how to make people smile.
Scroll down to see more highlights …