Morgan DeMarais

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Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Buffalo H.S.
Hometown:
Buffalo, Minn.
Major:
Mathematics

PRONUNCIATION

2021: Made one appearance against Northern Colorado (3/20) and pitched one inning … retired three of the four batters she faced.

2020: Started four of five appearances and tallied a 3.91 ERA for the season … threw 14.1 total innings and allowed eight earned runs 912 total runs) with 19 hits and two walks allowed … struck out 12 opponents and gave up just one long ball on the season … tossed the first no-hitter of SDSU’s Division I era against Merrimack (3/8), going five complete innings with seven strikeouts while facing just three over the minimum (two fielder’s choices, one SDSU error) … struck out two in relief against TAMU-Corpus Christi (2/15) and Arkansas (2/21).

2019: Started 11 games and appeared in the circle 20 times … pitched four complete games and threw 71.1 innings, third-most on team … logged 38 strikeouts and allowed just 11 walks on the year … posted a 3.36 ERA and 1.48 WHIP, the third-best mark of qualified pitchers … went 6-4 on the season … earned first-career win against Colgate (2/15) … won her first four career starts … had season-best five strikeouts in a complete-game victory over Omaha (3/22).

BEFORE SDSU: Graduated in May 2018 from Buffalo High School (Buffalo, Minnesota) … three-year letterwinner in softball … three-time All-Conference honoree (2016-18) and two-time All-Section pick (2016-17) with conference pitcher of the year honors as a sophomore (2016) … went 57-14 for career with 481 strikeouts and a 2.11 ERA over 501.2 innings pitched … went 18-4 in the circle in final year with 121 strikeouts and a 2.45 ERA … as a junior went 18-5 with 153 strikeouts … threw three shutouts and had a perfect game … named to 2016 All-Metro Third Team after posting 21-5 record with 197 strikeouts, three shutouts and a perfect game … helped team to 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 section championships and four State Tournament appearances … team finished second at 2016 State Tournament, were consolation champions in 2017 and took fourth in 2018 … played club ball with South Dakota Renegades and took 12th at PGF Premier Nationals in 2018 … named to A-B Honor Roll as a senior and earned a certificate of academic excellence for performance in mathematics in 2017.