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
    24
  • avg
    .418
  • hr
    4
  • rbi
    27
  • r
    11
  • sb
    -

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).

Senior (2020): Appeared in 10 games the Red Devils' starting first baseman and designated hitter ... Slashed .379/.457/.517 with 11 hits, eight RBIs, one double and one home run, along with four walks, four runs scored and one stolen base ... Recorded a .987 fielding percentage with 73 putouts and one assist in 75 chances ... Recorded three multi-hit games, including going 2-for-2 with a home run and an RBI in an 11-3 win over Wells on March 11 ... Also went 2-went-3 and rove in three runs in a  13-7 win over Medaille on March 12.

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.

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.

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.

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
Apr 25 at Blackburn W, 8-1
Apr 30 Greenville L, 5-3
Apr 30 Greenville L, 10-4
May 1 Blackburn W, 8-0
May 1 Blackburn W, 9-7
May 5 at Webster L, 4-0
  Overall Conf
Games 24 11
Plate appearances 83 39
At Bats 67 33
Runs 11 7
Hits 28 12
Doubles 4 1
Triples - -
Home Runs 4 2
Runs Batted In 27 11
Total bases 44 19
Walks 14 5
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts 6 4
Sacrifice Flies 2 1
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play 2 2
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .418 .364
On Base Percentage .506 .436
Slugging Percentage .657 .576
Appearances 0 0
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 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 196 97
Put Outs 188 94
Assists 5 2
Errors 3 1
Fielding Percentage .985 .990
Double Plays 4 1
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 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 9-7 3 0 2 - - - 2 1 - - -
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 11-4 3 0 1 - - - 1 - 1 - -
Mar 20 at Spalding W, 6-5 2 0 1 - - - 2 1 1 - -
Mar 20 at Spalding L, 10-2 2 1 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding W, 8-2 2 0 2 - - - 0 3 - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding L, 10-7 3 1 3 - - 1 3 1 - - -
Mar 27 Iowa Wesleyan W, 8-6 3 1 1 - - 1 2 - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 16-2 2 0 2 - - - 2 - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 9-0 1 0 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 11-2 3 0 1 - - - 1 - 2 - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 10-2 2 1 1 - - 1 2 1 - - -
Apr 14 at Webster L, 6-4 4 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 14 at Webster W, 3-2 4 0 4 1 - - 2 - - - -
Apr 18 Webster W, 6-2 3 2 2 1 - 1 4 1 - - -
Apr 18 Webster L, 13-2 3 0 1 1 - - 0 - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 3-1 2 0 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 14-6 4 1 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn L, 5-4 4 1 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn W, 8-1 3 2 2 - - - 1 1 - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 5-3 2 0 0 - - - 0 2 1 - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 10-4 3 0 1 - - - 3 - - - -
May 1 Blackburn W, 8-0 3 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - -
May 1 Blackburn W, 9-7 3 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
May 5 at Webster L, 4-0 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 9-7 - - - 2 0 - - 1 - 4
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 11-4 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 3
Mar 20 at Spalding W, 6-5 - 1 - 1 0 - - 1 - 4
Mar 20 at Spalding L, 10-2 - - - 0 0 - - 2 - 3
Mar 21 at Spalding W, 8-2 - - - 2 0 - - - - 5
Mar 21 at Spalding L, 10-7 - - - 6 1 - - - - 4
Mar 27 Iowa Wesleyan W, 8-6 - - - 4 1 - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 16-2 - - - 2 0 - - - - 2
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 9-0 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 2
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 11-2 - - - 1 0 - - - - 3
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 10-2 - - - 4 1 - - 1 - 3
Apr 14 at Webster L, 6-4 - - - 0 0 - 1 2 0.50 4
Apr 14 at Webster W, 3-2 - - - 5 1 - - - - 4
Apr 18 Webster W, 6-2 - - - 6 2 - - 1 - 4
Apr 18 Webster L, 13-2 - - - 2 1 - - 2 - 3
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 3-1 - - - 0 0 - 2 - - 3
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 14-6 - - - 1 0 2 3 - - 4
Apr 25 at Blackburn L, 5-4 - - - 1 0 - 1 2 0.50 4
Apr 25 at Blackburn W, 8-1 - - - 2 0 - - 1 - 4
Apr 30 Greenville L, 5-3 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 4
Apr 30 Greenville L, 10-4 - 1 - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
May 1 Blackburn W, 8-0 - - - 2 1 - 1 1 1.00 3
May 1 Blackburn W, 9-7 - - - 1 0 - 2 - - 3
May 5 at Webster L, 4-0 - - - 0 0 - - 3 - 3

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 11-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 20 at Spalding W, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 20 at Spalding L, 10-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding W, 8-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding L, 10-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 27 Iowa Wesleyan W, 8-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 16-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 9-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 11-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 10-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 14 at Webster L, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 14 at Webster W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 18 Webster W, 6-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 18 Webster L, 13-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 14-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn L, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn W, 8-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 10-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 1 Blackburn W, 8-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 1 Blackburn W, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 5 at Webster L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 9-7 7 7 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 11-4 9 9 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Spalding W, 6-5 10 10 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Spalding L, 10-2 5 5 0 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding W, 8-2 11 11 0 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding L, 10-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Iowa Wesleyan W, 8-6 8 7 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 16-2 4 2 1 1 .750 - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 9-0 5 5 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 11-2 7 7 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 10-2 6 6 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Webster L, 6-4 7 7 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Webster W, 3-2 11 9 1 1 .909 - - - - - -
Apr 18 Webster W, 6-2 14 13 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 18 Webster L, 13-2 7 7 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 3-1 17 17 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 14-6 7 7 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn L, 5-4 7 7 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn W, 8-1 12 12 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 5-3 10 10 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 10-4 5 4 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 1 Blackburn W, 8-0 7 7 0 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
May 1 Blackburn W, 9-7 11 10 0 1 .909 - - - - - -
May 5 at Webster L, 4-0 9 9 0 0 1.000 1 - - - - -

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 24 67 11 28 4 - 4 27 14 6 - - .418 .506 .657
Conference 11 33 7 12 1 - 2 11 5 4 - - .364 .436 .576
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 26 5 8 3 - 2 10 4 1 - - .308 .387 .654
Away 15 41 6 20 1 - 2 17 10 5 - - .488 .577 .659
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 23 6 14 3 - 2 12 6 1 - - .609 .667 1.000
Losses 16 44 5 14 1 - 2 15 8 5 - - .318 .415 .477
Month March 9 21 3 12 - - 2 12 8 2 - - .571 .667 .857
April 12 37 7 14 3 - 2 14 6 4 - - .378 .455 .622
May 3 9 1 2 1 - - 1 - - - - .222 .222 .333

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 24 - 2 - 44 8 2 12 22 0.55 83
Conference 11 - 1 - 19 3 2 8 10 0.80 39
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 9 - 1 - 17 5 2 9 8 1.13 31
Away 15 - 1 - 27 3 - 3 14 0.21 52
Neutral - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 8 - 1 - 23 5 - 4 5 0.80 30
Losses 16 - 1 - 21 3 2 8 17 0.47 53
Month March 9 - 1 - 18 2 - 2 6 0.33 30
April 12 - 1 - 23 5 2 7 12 0.58 44
May 3 - - - 3 1 - 3 4 0.75 9

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 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral - - - - - - 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 -
April 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
May 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 24 196 188 5 3 .985 4 - - - - -
Conference 11 97 94 2 1 .990 1 - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 86 82 3 1 .988 1 - - - - -
Away 15 110 106 2 2 .982 3 - - - - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 84 79 3 2 .976 2 - - - - -
Losses 16 112 109 2 1 .991 2 - - - - -
Month March 9 59 56 2 1 .983 2 - - - - -
April 12 110 106 3 1 .991 - - - - - -
May 3 27 26 0 1 .963 2 - - - - -

News Mentions

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Trio of Red Devils Receive First Team All-SLIAC Softball Honors

FULTON, Mo. – Eureka’s Raelyn Payne (Lexington, Ill./Lexington), Morgan Ledbetter (Hanna City, Ill./Elmwood) and Jordan Heinz...

May 7, 2021

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Red Devils Sweep Blackburn at Sweitzer Field

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May 1, 2021

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Red Devils Come Up Short Against Greenville

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April 30, 2021

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Eureka Softball Nabs Road Split at Blackburn

CARLINVILLE, Ill. – The Eureka softball team picked up a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference split against Blackburn, closing the...

April 25, 2021

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Red Devils Earn Senior Day Split with Webster

EUREKA – The Eureka softball team earned a Senior Day split with Webster in non-conference action at Sweitzer Field on Sunday.

April 18, 2021

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Eureka Softball Seizes 3-2 Win at Webster in Extra Innings

EUREKA – The Eureka softball team held on for a 3-2 win in extra innings at Webster Wednesday evening, sealing a hard-earned road split with...

April 14, 2021

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Red Devils Lose Two at Westminster

FULTON, Mo. – The Eureka softball team dropped a pair of tough contests on the road against St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference...

April 3, 2021

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Eureka Softball Drops Pair at Rockford

ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Eureka softball team dropped a pair of games on the road against Rockford on Sunday.

March 28, 2021

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Eureka Wins Slugfest against Iowa Wesleyan, 8-6

EUREKA – After a nearly two-year wait, the Eureka softball team returned to Sweitzer Field and slugged their way to an 8-6 victory over Iowa...

March 27, 2021

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Eureka Softball Earns Second Road Split with Spalding

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eureka softball team earned a road split over Spalding for the second day in a row on Sunday.

March 21, 2021

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Eureka Softball Splits with Spalding on the Road

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eureka softball team opened a four-game weekend series at Spalding with a split against the Golden Eagles.

March 20, 2021

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Red Devils Drop Season-Opening Series at Rose-Hulman

EUREKA — The Eureka softball opened the 2021 spring season on the road with a doubleheader at Rose-Hulman on Sunday.

March 14, 2021

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Eureka Softball Tied for Second in SLIAC Preseason Poll

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The Eureka softball team tied for the second-most votes in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference preseason...

March 4, 2021