March 16, 2004 For immediate release Contact: Bob Lowe, SID (336) 272-7102, x279
	Jeremy Morrison

Greensboro College baseball player Jeremy Morrison is on a roll--in more ways than one...

Morrison, a junior outfielder for The Pride baseball team, has hit safely in GC's last 25 games. His batting streak includes 22 games this season and carries over from the end of the 2003 campaign. The hitting streak is a GC and USA South record.

Morrison leads The Pride in batting with a .436 average. GC's leadoff hitter and team captain also boasts a .551 on-base percentage and has 12 stolen bases for The Pride (16-6).

Morrison: Student and Athlete

A native of Lancaster, Pa., Morrison expects to earn his bachelor's degree in May. Number 44--nicknamed "Sarge" by teammates for his leadership skills--already has garnered a number of individual honors as a Pride student athlete.

Last year, Morrison won the Craven E. Williams Award, the Trey Taylor Award and was named to the Verizon CoSIDA regional academic team second team. The Craven E. Williams Award is the highest honor combining academics and athletics at Greensboro College. 

The Trey Taylor  Award honors the baseball player who combines  commitment to team and teammates above and beyond self, and baseball skill. This award is presented in memory of baseball's fallen teammate, Trey Taylor, who possessed these fine qualities and passed away during the 1997 season. 

“It's truly an honor to coach a player like Sarge,’" said Ken Carlyle, GC's baeball's head coach. "He is the team leader on and off the field and will do whatever it takes to win a game." 
 

Jeremy "Sarge" Morrison slides safely into home plate during GC's series win over Christopher Newport: the nation's third ranked team. photo by Sam Hieb

The Best is Yet to Come?

The Pride is 16-6 and boasted a 10-game winning streak earlier this year. GC is 4-5 in the USA South Athletic Conference, recognized as the nation's best NCAA Division III baseball league.

With at least 19 games remaining, The Pride already has its most wins since the 2001 season.

"The individual things are nice, but nothing beats being a part of a winning team," Morrison said. "We are doing some good things this year. I'd like to see us continue to improve, make a statement in the conference tournament (April 14-17) and then see what happens."