9 Morgan Ledbetter
Morgan Ledbetter
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Hanna City, Ill.
  • High School:
    Elmwood
  • Position:
    IF/P
  • gp
    10
  • avg
    .379
  • hr
    1
  • rbi
    8
  • r
    4
  • sb
    1

Bio

Honors & Awards

  • SLIAC Hitter of the Week (4/8/19)
  • All-SLIAC First Team (2019)
  • SLIAC Tournament MVP (2019)
  • NCAA III Whitewater, Wisconsin Regional All-Tournament Team (2019) 

Career Notes

  • Led Division III in 2019 in home runs per game (.49) and RBIs per game (1.66), and was second in Division III in slugging percentage (1.70).
  • Holds the program record for most home runs in a single season (17), highest slugging percentage in a single season (1.070), has the second-most RBIs in a single season (58) and the third-most hits (60) and the third-highest batting average (.526).
  • Holds the program record for career home runs with 17.
  • Ranks second in career batting average (.526).

Freshman (2017): Appeared in 40 games and started 27 at Culver-Stockton, batting .244 with 20 hits, 18 RBIs, nine runs, two home runs, two doubles and 14 walks.

Sophomore (2018): Appeared in 50 games and started 39 at Culver-Stockton, batting .208 with 25 hits, 31 RBIs, 10 runs, five home runs, three doubles and14 walks.

Junior (2019): Appeared in 35 games as the Red Devils’ first baseman or designated hitter and cleanup batter … Received First Team All-SLIAC Honors … Received SLIAC All-Tournament honors and was named SLIAC Tournament MVP … Was selected the NCAA Division III Whitewater, Wisconsin Regional All-Tournament Team … Voted SLIAC Hitter of the Week on April 8 after batting .500 and homering four times in six games … Recorded a .526/.565/.1.070 slash line with 60 hits, 58 RBIs, 31 runs, 17 home runs, 11 doubles and eight walks, amassing 122 total bases … Led NCAA Division III in home runs per game (.49) … Led NCAA Division III in RBIs per game (1.66) … Was second in Division III in slugging percentage (1.070) … Tied and broke EC assistant coach Kelli Dunne’s single-season program home run record (11) with a pair of home runs in an April 23 home doubleheader against Lincoln … Tied and broke Dunne’s program record (14) for career home runs with a pair of home runs against Spalding in a SLIAC Tournament first-round game against Spalding on May 3 … Set a program record for slugging percentage (1.070) … Racked up the second-most RBIs in a single season in program history (58) … Recorded the third highest batting average in a single season in program history (.526) … Tallied the third-most hits in a single season in program history (60) … Had 18 multi-hit games, racked up three hits or more 11 times and went 4-for-4 twice … Recorded two extra-base hits nine times … Homered twice in an 8-7 home win over Greenville on April 6, in a 15-1 home win over Iowa Wesleyan and in the 7-4 Spalding SLIAC Tournament win … Hit four home runs in three games in the SLIAC Tournament … Delivered eight home runs in the last 11 games of the season … Registered 224 putouts and six assists in 233 chances.

Elmwood High School: Three-sport athlete for four years … Three-time all-state honoree in softball … Four-time All-Prairieland First Team honoree in softball and two-time All-Prairieland in basketball … Four-time regional softball champions … two-time sectional softball champions … Won a super sectional championship with a 29-4 record in 2014 … Class 2A state runner-up in 2015 with a 32-6 record … Two-time honor roll student.

Freshman year: .430 batting average, 28 RBIs and one home run.

Sophomore year: .429 batting average, 31 RBIs and five home runs.

Junior year: .368 batting average, 36 RBIs and seven home runs.

Senior year: .493 batting average, 38 RBIs and seven home runs (all team highs).

Personal: The daughter of Joy and Bruce Ledbetter, Morgan was born in Peoria, Illinois on August 22, 1998 … Has three siblings, Montana, Paige and Arin … Majoring in elementary education.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 9 vs. Lycoming W, 5-0
Mar 10 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 2-0
Mar 11 vs. Wells W, 11-3
Mar 11 vs. Immaculata L, 2-1
Mar 12 vs. Dean W, 16-9
Mar 12 vs. Medaille W, 13-7
  Overall Conf
Games 10 -
Plate appearances 35 0
At Bats 29 -
Runs 4 -
Hits 11 -
Doubles 1 -
Triples - -
Home Runs 1 -
Runs Batted In 8 -
Total bases 15 0
Walks 4 -
Hit by pitch 1 -
Strikeouts 2 -
Sacrifice Flies 1 -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play 1 -
Stolen Bases 1 -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .379 -
On Base Percentage .457 -
Slugging Percentage .517 -
Appearances 0 -
Games started 0 -
Wins 0 -
Losses 0 -
Saves 0 -
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 75 0
Put Outs 73 -
Assists 1 -
Errors 1 -
Fielding Percentage .987 -
Double Plays 5 -
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Mar 8 vs. Centenary (N.J.) W, 6-0 4 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Schuylkill W, 3-1 3 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 8 vs. St. Joseph (Conn.) W, 7-3 4 0 1 1 - - 2 - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Holy Family (Wis.) W, 21-0 3 1 2 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 9 vs. Lycoming W, 5-0 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 2-0 2 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wells W, 11-3 2 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - -
Mar 11 vs. Immaculata L, 2-1 2 1 2 - - 1 1 1 - - -
Mar 12 vs. Dean W, 16-9 3 0 1 - - - 1 1 - 1 -
Mar 12 vs. Medaille W, 13-7 3 1 2 - - - 3 1 - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Illinois Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 8 vs. Centenary (N.J.) W, 6-0 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Schuylkill W, 3-1 - - - 1 0 1 - 2 - 3
Mar 8 vs. St. Joseph (Conn.) W, 7-3 - - - 2 1 - - 2 - 4
Mar 9 vs. Holy Family (Wis.) W, 21-0 - - - 2 0 - - - - 3
Mar 9 vs. Lycoming W, 5-0 - - - 0 0 - 1 2 0.50 3
Mar 10 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 2-0 1 - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 11 vs. Wells W, 11-3 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 3
Mar 11 vs. Immaculata L, 2-1 - - - 5 1 - - - - 3
Mar 12 vs. Dean W, 16-9 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 3 0.33 5
Mar 12 vs. Medaille W, 13-7 - - - 2 0 - - 1 - 4
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Coe   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Illinois Col.   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 8 vs. Centenary (N.J.) W, 6-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Schuylkill W, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 8 vs. St. Joseph (Conn.) W, 7-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Holy Family (Wis.) W, 21-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Lycoming W, 5-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wells W, 11-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Immaculata L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Dean W, 16-9 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Medaille W, 13-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Illinois Col.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 8 vs. Centenary (N.J.) W, 6-0 7 7 0 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Schuylkill W, 3-1 10 10 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. St. Joseph (Conn.) W, 7-3 6 6 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Holy Family (Wis.) W, 21-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Lycoming W, 5-0 10 9 1 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 2-0 10 10 0 0 1.000 2 - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wells W, 11-3 4 4 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Immaculata L, 2-1 11 11 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Dean W, 16-9 7 7 0 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Medaille W, 13-7 10 9 0 1 .900 - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Illinois Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2018-19 35 114 31 60 11 - 17 58 8 11 - - .526 .565 1.070
2019-20 10 29 4 11 1 - 1 8 4 2 1 - .379 .457 .517
2020-21 24 67 11 28 4 - 4 27 14 6 - - .418 .506 .657
Total 69 210 46 99 16 - 22 93 26 19 1 - .471 .529 .862

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2018-19 35 2 - - 122 28 3 14 26 0.54 124
2019-20 10 1 1 - 15 2 1 4 13 0.31 35
2020-21 24 - 2 - 44 8 2 12 22 0.55 83
Total 69 3 3 - 181 38 6 30 61 0.49 242

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
2018-19 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2019-20 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2020-21 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2018-19 35 233 224 6 3 .987 10 - - - - -
2019-20 10 75 73 1 1 .987 5 - - - - -
2020-21 24 196 188 5 3 .985 4 - - - - -
Total 69 504 485 12 7 .986 19 - - - - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 10 29 4 11 1 - 1 8 4 2 1 - .379 .457 .517
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 10 29 4 11 1 - 1 8 4 2 1 - .379 .457 .517
Result Wins 8 25 3 9 1 - - 7 3 2 1 - .360 .414 .400
Losses 2 4 1 2 - - 1 1 1 - - - .500 .667 1.250
Month March 10 29 4 11 1 - 1 8 4 2 1 - .379 .457 .517

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 10 1 1 - 15 2 1 4 13 0.31 35
Conference - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 10 1 1 - 15 2 1 4 13 0.31 35
Result Wins 8 - 1 - 10 1 1 3 12 0.25 29
Losses 2 1 - - 5 1 - 1 1 1.00 6
Month March 10 1 1 - 15 2 1 4 13 0.31 35

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
Event Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Conference - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Result Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Losses 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Month March 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 10 75 73 1 1 .987 5 - - - - -
Conference - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Away - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 10 75 73 1 1 .987 5 - - - - -
Result Wins 8 54 52 1 1 .981 3 - - - - -
Losses 2 21 21 0 0 1.000 2 - - - - -
Month March 10 75 73 1 1 .987 5 - - - - -

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EC Softball Honors Seniors Virtually

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Eureka Outscores Opponents 26-0 on Day 2

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Busy Break Awaits EC Softball in Myrtle Beach

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