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Jersey Number 26
Mimi Morris
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-5
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Kenilworth, Ill.
- High School:
- New Trier
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
As a Junior:
- Appeared in 37 games primarily as a pinch runner
- Went 2-for-4 at the plate for a .500 average as a pinch hitter
- Scored a career-best 20 runs as a pinch runner
- Perfect 8-for-8 in stolen bases
- Knock a single in a pinch-hit appearance against Pitt (3/11)
- First hit of the season came against Binghamton (2/18)
- Stole two bases against Charleston Southern (2/10)
As a Junior (Academically):
- Spent the spring semester studying abroad in Ireland, focusing on Irish culture and international business
- Interned with the Chicago Bandits, working with sales and game day operations
As a Sophomore:
- Appeared uin 46 games, primarily as a pinch runner for the Dukes, scoring 17 runs
- Swiped 14 bases over the season, including a season-high two against Penn State (3/1/15)
- Recorded two at-bats as a pinch hitter
As a Freshman:
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- Appeared in 49 games, starting 46 of them in the outfield for JMU
- Hit .236 with 25 hits and two doubles
- Added 17 runs, two RBIs, eight walks and five steals
- Made her JMU debut as the starting center fielder against North Texas in the season opener
- Had three hits, a run and a RBI against Winthrop in the second game of the season
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete
High School:
- All-State and All-Area selection
- As a junior batted .500 with 35 runs scored and 31 stolen bases while leading her team to both conference and regional championships
- As a sophomore, helped her team finished fourth at the Illinois High School Association 4A Championships, winning both Sectional and Super-Sectional Championships
- Played her club ball for the Illinois Chill
Personal:
- Daughter of Margaret and H. Patrick Morris
- Her sister, Elizabeth, plays softball at Middlebury College
- Honor Roll student at New Trier High School
- Proficient in sign language
- Volunteers as a coach for the Special Olympics
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
Getting to Know Mimi Morris
- Why did you choose to play at JMU? I chose JMU because I loved the school and the warm weather
- What do you love most about JMU? The friendly atmosphere and the weather
- What is your favorite place to eat on campus? Dukes
- Most people don’t know that I ... I am an avid skier
- What will be your “walk out” song/songs for 2014? Chorus of Pompeii
What is your favorite ...
- Food: Cookies
- Movie: She’s the Man
- TV Show: Gossip Girl
- Song: Runaways
- Athlete: Tammy Williams
- Holiday: Christmas
- What is one personal goal you have for the 2014 season? 50 steals
- What are your favorite hobbies away from softball? Making cookies
- What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Speed never takes a day off
- What is your ideal vacation? Palm Springs, California
- If not softball, what other sport would you want to play at JMU? Volleyball
- If you could have dinner with any three people in the world, who would they be? Ed Westwick, Reese Witherspoon and Justin Timberlake
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