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Jersey Number 13
Morgan Bernardini
- Position:
- Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Elkville, Ill.
- High School:
- Elverado HS
Bio
Honors / Awards
2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District2025Â NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2025 SEC Honor Roll
2024 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2024 SEC Honor Roll
2023 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
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2025 | Junior
Played in all 58 games, starting 56 in left field … batted .293 (44-for-150) … tied for third on the team in multi-hit games (10) and fourth in doubles (9) … delivered the game-winning sacrifice fly vs. No. 13 Texas Tech (2/7) … singled and scored in the wins vs. Penn State (2/8) and vs. No. 19 Nebraska (2/9) … drove her first career double against Southern Illinois (2/13) and recorded her first career multi-hit game … went 2-for-3 against North Texas (2/14) with an RBI … pushed her hitting streak to a career-long seven games against Bradley (2/15) … stole a base against Georgia Tech (2/16) and drove in a run … put up a career-high three hits and four RBIs against Samford (2/18) while hitting her first homer and adding a double … went 2-for-2 vs. Louisiana Tech (2/22) with an RBI … singled twice and drove in two runs in the win vs. Miami (Ohio) (2/23) … hit a three-run home run and doubled against UAB (2/26) … doubled and drove in two runs against New Mexico (3/1) … reached base in every game of the series against No. 18 Auburn (3/8-10) … drew a career-high two walks against the Tigers (3/10) … doubled in a 2-for-3 day against Middle Tennessee (3/12) while driving in two runs and making a diving catch in foul ground … hit her first career homer in SEC play at No. 25 Alabama (3/14) … made a diving catch to end the inning in the series-clinching win over the Crimson Tide (3/16) … collected a career-high four RBIs on two hits at Southern Miss (3/26) … was hit by a pitch and gave herself up in a first-and-third play to score a run in the win over No. 1 Texas (3/28) … had a career-high seven putouts and doubled against the Longhorns (3/30) … went 2-for-3 with a double against Central Arkansas (4/1) … was hit by a pitch and singled at No. 7 Tennessee (4/5) … recorded her 10th multi-hit game of the year against Missouri (4/12) ... hit her fourth homer against the Tigers (4/13) … delivered two RBI doubles in the doubleheader at No. 2 Oklahoma (4/20) … singled in the second game of the series at Kentucky (4/26) … singled home a run against No. 17 Ole Miss (5/3) after entering as a defensive replacement … drew a walk at No. 10 Texas Tech (5/17).Â
2024 | Sophomore
Played in 10 games off the bench … batted .286 (2-for-7) on the year … collected her first career hit against IUPUI (2/10) as a pinch hitter and later scored … pinch ran vs. No. 8 Clemson (2/17) … stole home on a double steal against Alcorn State (3/2) after entering as a pinch runner … drew a walk against Alcorn State (3/3) … singled, walked and stole a base at Alabama State (3/20) after entering as a defensive replacement in left field … also recorded her first career putout against the Lady Hornets … played left field as a defensive replacement in the win at No. 18 Arkansas (3/22) … pinch hit at UAB (4/3) … came off the bench to play left field against Memphis (4/16) and recorded two at-bats … scored as a pinch runner and remained in the game in right field in the SEC Tournament vs. South Carolina (5/8).Â
2023 | Freshman
Played in 15 games ... made her collegiate debut as a pinch hitter vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/10) ... pinch ran vs. South Florida (2/19) ... was hit by a pitch as a pinch hitter vs. Tulsa (2/24) ... pinch ran vs. Furman (2/25) ... came on as a defensive replacement in left field against MVSU (2/28) and later drew a walk ... pinch ran against Dartmouth (3/3) and pinch hit against Purdue (3/15) ... pinch ran and scored against South Carolina (3/18) ... pinch hit at ULM (3/29) and pinch ran at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/8) ... pinch hit and played left field against Memphis (4/19) ... pinch ran twice in the series with No. 20 Kentucky (4/28-30) and scored once ... pinch ran twice at No. 17 Auburn (5/5-7).Â
High school
Four-year letterwinner at Elverado High School where her team won two conference titles … Elverado also won the regional title in her freshman season while she hit .402 with a .490 on-base percentage in 2019 … missed her sophomore year due to the COVID-19 pandemic … led the state with 65 runs scored as a junior and posted a .653 batting average with 10 home runs … also turned in a .726 on-base percentage that season … played travel ball for the Illinois Force, which won the ASA/USA Softball Class A 12U National Championship in 2017.Â
Community Service/ Academics
Earned high honor roll selections in every year of high school … was a member of the Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.Â
Personal
Born Morgan Bernardini on Feb. 19 in Elkville, Illinois ... daughter of Rich and Kim Bernardini ... has a brother, Trey ... graduated with a class of 21 students and the high school had just 120 total students ... majoring in human development and family science.Â
Career Highs (Through 2025)
At-Bats: 4, 6x, last, Missouri (4/12/25)Hits: 3, Samford (2/18/25)
Runs Scored: 2, 4x, last, UAB (2/26/25)
Runs Batted In: 4, 2x, last, at Southern Miss (3/26/25)
Doubles: 1, 9x, last, at Oklahoma (4/20/25)
Home Runs: 1, 4x, last, Missouri (4/13/25)
Walks: 2, Auburn (3/10/25)
Stolen Bases: 1, 4x, last, at Southern Miss (3/26/25)
Putouts: 7, Texas (3/30/25)
Assists: 1, at Texas Tech (5/17/25)
Hitting Streak: 7 games, (2/8/25, vs. Bethune-Cookman to 2/15/25, Bradley)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
