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Jersey Number 13
Morgan Bernardini
- Position:
- Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Elkville, Ill.
- High School:
- Elverado HS
Honors / Awards
2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District2026 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2025ย 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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2026ย | Senior
Played in 62 of 64 games, making 61 starts in left field โฆ batted .248 (39-for-157) on the year โฆ third on the team in RBIs (29) and fourth in hits โฆ hit .300 (6-for-20) in the NCAA Tournament and four of six hits went for extra bases โฆ singled home two runs in the win vs. New Mexico (2/7) โฆ doubled and walked against Murray State (2/13) โฆ added a double the following day against Rutgers (2/14) โฆ provided a sacrifice fly in the win over North Texas (2/15) โฆ hit a grand slam against Memphis (2/18) for a career-high-tying four RBIs โฆ went 2-for-3 against Samford (2/20) โฆ collected two doubles with two RBIs against Delaware State (2/21) โฆ hit a three-run homer at Georgia Tech (2/25) as part of a two-hit day โฆ hit her first career triple to drive in a run vs. Wofford (2/27) and added a sacrifice fly โฆ extended her hitting streak to a career-long eight games at No. 25 Clemson (3/1) โฆ hit a two-run double vs. New Mexico (3/7) โฆ went 2-for-3 with a walk at South Alabama (3/8) โฆ picked up a double against UAB (3/18) โฆ reached twice on a single and hit-by-pitch at No. 15 Georgia (3/20) โฆ doubled against UT Martin (3/25) โฆ posted her fifth multi-hit game of the year against No. 23 South Carolina (3/28) โฆ hit her third homer of the year at No. 5 Florida (4/4) โฆ doubled home a run in a two-hit day against No. 8 Arkansas (4/12) โฆ drew an RBI walk and scored at No. 12 Texas A&M (4/19) ย โฆ threw a runner out at the plate against No. 20 LSU (4/26) for her third career outfield assist โฆ had a hit in every game of the Super Regional at No. 2 Oklahoma (5/22-24) โฆ went 2-for-2 with two RBIs in opening game with the Sooners (5/22) โฆ hit a series-clinching two-run homer at No. 2 Oklahoma (5/24) and added a career-high seven putouts โฆ started both Womenโs College World Series games vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (5/28) and vs. No. 6 Texas (5/29) in left field.ย
2025 | Junior
Played in all 58 games, starting 56 in left field โฆ batted .293 (44-for-150) โฆ tied for third on the team in multi-hit games (10) and fourth in doubles (9) โฆ delivered the game-winning sacrifice fly vs. No. 13 Texas Tech (2/7) โฆ singled and scored in the wins vs. Penn State (2/8) and vs. No. 19 Nebraska (2/9) โฆ drove her first career double against Southern Illinois (2/13) and recorded her first career multi-hit game โฆ went 2-for-3 against North Texas (2/14) with an RBI โฆ pushed her hitting streak to a career-long seven games against Bradley (2/15) โฆ stole a base against Georgia Tech (2/16) and drove in a run โฆ put up a career-high three hits and four RBIs against Samford (2/18) while hitting her first homer and adding a double โฆ went 2-for-2 vs. Louisiana Tech (2/22) with an RBI โฆ singled twice and drove in two runs in the win vs. Miami (Ohio) (2/23) โฆ hit a three-run home run and doubled against UAB (2/26) โฆ doubled and drove in two runs against New Mexico (3/1) โฆ reached base in every game of the series against No. 18 Auburn (3/8-10) โฆ drew a career-high two walks against the Tigers (3/10) โฆ 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 โฆ hit her first career homer in SEC play at No. 25 Alabama (3/14) โฆ made a diving catch to end the inning in the series-clinching win over the Crimson Tide (3/16) โฆ collected a career-high four RBIs on two hits at Southern Miss (3/26) โฆ 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) โฆ had a career-high seven putouts and doubled against the Longhorns (3/30) โฆ went 2-for-3 with a double against Central Arkansas (4/1) โฆ was hit by a pitch and singled at No. 7 Tennessee (4/5) โฆ recorded her 10th multi-hit game of the year against Missouri (4/12) ... hit her fourth homer against the Tigers (4/13) โฆ delivered two RBI doubles in the doubleheader at No. 2 Oklahoma (4/20) โฆ singled in the second game of the series at Kentucky (4/26) โฆ singled home a run against No. 17 Ole Miss (5/3) after entering as a defensive replacement โฆ drew a walk at No. 10 Texas Tech (5/17).ย
2024 | Sophomore
Played in 10 games off the bench โฆ batted .286 (2-for-7) on the year โฆ collected her first career hit against IUPUI (2/10) as a pinch hitter and later scored โฆ pinch ran vs. No. 8 Clemson (2/17) โฆ stole home on a double steal against Alcorn State (3/2) after entering as a pinch runner โฆ drew a walk against Alcorn State (3/3) โฆ singled, walked and stole a base at Alabama State (3/20) after entering as a defensive replacement in left field โฆ also recorded her first career putout against the Lady Hornets โฆ played left field as a defensive replacement in the win at No. 18 Arkansas (3/22) โฆ pinch hit at UAB (4/3) โฆ came off the bench to play left field against Memphis (4/16) and recorded two at-bats โฆ scored as a pinch runner and remained in the game in right field in the SEC Tournament vs. South Carolina (5/8).ย
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)ย ... 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 walkย ... pinch ran against Dartmouth (3/3) and pinch hit against Purdue (3/15)ย ... pinch ran and scored against South Carolina (3/18)ย ... pinch hit at ULM (3/29)ย and pinch ran at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/8) ...ย pinch hit and played left field against Memphis (4/19)ย ... 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).ย
High school
Four-year letterwinner at Elverado High School where her team won two conference titles โฆ Elverado also won the regional title in her freshman season while she hit .402 with a .490 on-base percentage in 2019 โฆ missed her sophomore year due to the COVID-19 pandemic โฆ led the state with 65 runs scored as a junior and posted a .653 batting average with 10 home runs โฆ also turned in a .726 on-base percentage that season โฆ played travel ball for the Illinois Force, which won the ASA/USA Softball Class A 12U National Championship in 2017.ย
Community Service/ Academics
Earned high honor roll selections in every year of high school โฆ was a member of the Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.ย
Personal
Born Morganย Bernardini on Feb. 19ย 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.ย
Career Highs (Through 2026)
At-Bats: 4, 12x, last, at Oklahoma (5/24/26)Hits: 3, Samford (2/18/25)
Runs Scored: 2, 5x, last, Delaware State (2/21/26)
Runs Batted In: 4, 3x, last, Memphis (2/18/25)
Doubles: 2, Delaware State (2/21/26)
Triples: 1, vs. Wofford (2/27/26)
Home Runs: 1, 8x, last, at Oklahoma (5/24/26)
Walks: 2, Auburn (3/10/25)
Stolen Bases: 1, 4x, last, at Southern Miss (3/26/25)
Putouts: 7, 2x, last, at Oklahoma (5/24/26)
Assists: 1, 3x, last, LSU (4/26/26)
Hitting Streak: 8 games (2/20/26, Samford to 3/1/26, at Clemson)
Friday, May 29
Thursday, May 28
Wednesday, May 27
Sunday, May 24
