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Morgan Podany Season 2019

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Morgan Podany Season 2019

PositionOF
Height5-4
ClassSenior
HometownPonte Vedra, Fla.
B/TR/R

HONORS AND AWARDS:
2019-20 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2019 SEC All-Tournament Team 
2019 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll 
2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll 
2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll 
2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll


2019 | SENIOR SEASON:
Appeared in and started all 60 games in centerfield for the Tigers … slashed .242/.333/.365 for the season … was 6-for-7 in stolen bases … concluded the season with a .985 fielding percentage … batted .438 with a runner on third with less than two outs … had six two-out RBI … had a .461 success advance runners rate … drove in four runs with a 2-for-4 performance against Georgia (3/31) … hit a home run against Kennesaw State (3/27) … hit a two-run home run against Missouri (5/8) during the SEC Tournament … had two hits during the Tucson Regional ... named to the SEC All-Tournament Team

2018 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Made 58 starts in the outfield … tallied 24 hits including four doubles and a home run … finished with 17 RBI … scored 17 runs and finished second on the team with nine stolen bases … held a perfect fielding percentage in left field … started every game of the SEC slate … batted .345 with runners in scoring position … perfect 3-for-3 with a run scored in win over Western Illinois (3/4) … went 2-for-3 with a home run in win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (2/16) … tallied a pair of hits against Arkansas (4/21) … leaping catch at the wall at the NCAA Regional vs. Florida State was a Sportscenter Top 10 Play … scored two runs in the Tallahassee Regional … secured two RBI in win against Alabama State (3/21) … laced a double and tabbed two RBI in win over Arkansas (4/20)

2017 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Made 52 appearances and started 31 games in the outfield ... laced 15 hits, including three doubles, and had four RBI ... scored 18 runs and was a perfect 3-for-3 in stealing bases ... boasted a .426 on-base percentage, ranking fifth among every day starters ... touted a perfect fielding percentage and had one outfield assist ... earned 16 appearances in SEC play, including 10 starts ... tallied a .300 batting average versus left-handed pitching ... tied for the fourth-longest on-base streak of the season on the team with a 12-game stint between UMass-Lowell (2/24) and LSU (3/12) ... made first start of the season and went 2-for-3 with a double against Oklahoma (2/9) ... combined for five walks and five runs scored versus Mercer (2/19) and UMass-Lowell (2/24) ... scored game-winning run against BYU (2/11) ... drilled multi-hit performances in SEC tilts with LSU (3/12) and at Alabama (5/6) ... went 1-for-1 with a run scored and two walks in NCAA Regional bouts with Cal (5/20 and 5/21)

2016 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 48 games and made three starts in the outfield ... scored 14 runs and brought in 11 ... totaled six hits, including one roundtripper ... slugged .375 and maintained an on-base percentage of .500 ... earned start in the outfield, drew two walks and scored a run in season opener against Appalachian State (2/11) ... went 2-for-2 with two RBI and scored once against Butler (2/13) ... secured two RBI in a start against Western Illinois (2/27) ... drew two walks and scored a run against Bryant (3/5) ... launched a grand slam as a pinch-hitter at Arkansas (4/15) ... crossed the plate in NCAA Tournament in contests with USC Upstate (5/21), Arizona (5/29) and Florida State (6/5)

HIGH SCHOOL:
Lettered in her first three years of high school at Ponte Vedra High School ... named All-County in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and third-team All-First Coast in 2012 ... capped junior year with All-State selection (2014) ... batted .455 during junior season with 45 hits, six home runs, 27 RBI and only three strikeouts ... claimed regional championship in 2012 and 2014, in turn leading to a State Final Four appearance in both years

PERSONAL:
Daughter of Jon and Julie Podany ... father, Jon, played football at Miami of Ohio and mother, Julie, played basketball at Vanderbilt ... has two sisters, Nikki and Kelli ... enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts

MOPO16

Freshman
2016

Outfield
5-4 / -
MOPO17

Sophomore
2017

Outfield
5-4 / -
MOPO18

Junior
2018

Outfield
5-4 / -