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Tarleton State University Athletics

2023 Softball Roster

Toby Rhodes/Tarleton Athletics
Toby Rhodes/Tarleton Athletics
Toby Rhodes/Tarleton Athletics
Joseph DuFrain
Toby Rhodes
Toby Rhodes
Toby Rhodes

1 Morgan Medford

  • Class Junior
  • Position IF
  • Height 5-9
  • B/T L/R
  • Hometown Denton, TX
  • High School Guyer HS

Biography

Junior Season (2023)
Appeared in 57 games while making 56 starts in Tarleton’s second-straight season receiving an invite to the National Invitational Softball Championships (NISC) … Posted a .287 average with 48 base hits including five doubles … Tallied 29 runs and an on-base percentage of .358 … Drove in 19 Texans … Drove in final run of eight-run rule game against Houston on a walk-off double (March 11) … Three days later laced a single to break a 3-3 tie and walk-it-off against UTSA in the bottom of the eighth (March 14).  
 
Sophomore Season (2022)
All-WAC Second Team  ...  Helped Tarleton qualify for the National Invitational Softball Championships (NISC) and the first postseason berth in Tarleton State University’s Division I history  ...  Set a new school record with five runs scored against Sam Houston (4/9)  ...  Started all 55 games at shortstop  ...  Hit .323 in 192 at bats  ...  Scored a team high 48 runs  ...  Recorded a .955 fielding percentage with 209 putouts and 257 assists  ...  Had a career high four hits against Sam Houston (4/9).
 
Freshman Season (2021)
NFCA/Easton D1 All-America Scholar-Athlete  ...  Academic All-WAC  ...  Received an additional season of competition following the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season  ...  Started 53 games at shortstop in Tarleton’s first Division I season  ...  Hit .252 with 21 runs scored and 11 RBI  ...  Was one of the top defenders in the WAC with 108 assists and 91 putouts  ...  Had a season-high three hits against Prairie View A&M on March 10.
 
Freshman Season (2020)
Played and started all 23 games for the Texans  ...  Hit .373 as one of four Texans to eclipse the .370 threshold for the season  ...  Second on the team with 24 runs scored  ...  Third on the team with 28 hits  ...  Had her first collegiate base hit and RBI against Minnesota Duluth on Jan. 31  ...  Scored her first college run against Harding on Jan. 31  ...  Boasted a .986 fielding percentage at shortstop with 27 putouts and 44 assists in 72 chances.
 
Guyer High School
Lettered four years for head coach and father Keith Medford ... Broke multiple school records, including runs scored in a season (51), season on base percentage (.625), as well as career on base percentage (.602), career batting average (.521), and career walks (55) ... Three-time First Team All-District ... 2019 District Offensive Player of the Year, All-Area Co-MVP, and First Team All-Metroplex ... Nominated for 2019 All-Metroplex All-Star game ... 2018 All-Area Offensive Player of the Year ... 2017 First Team All-Area ... 2016 All-Area Newcomer of the Year ... Four-time Academic All-District.
 
Personal
Morgan Rhea Medford ... 2019 graduate of Guyer High School ... Daughter of Jennifer and Keith Medford ... Has one brother, Tyler ... Father, Keith, coached Morgan up through high school playing days ...  Majoring in Kinesiology ... Born June 25.
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    Infield
    5'8"
    1
  • 1

    2021Freshman

    Infield
    5'8"
    1
  • 1

    2022Sophomore

    Infield
    5'9"
    1
  • 1

    2023Junior

    Infield
    5'9"
    1