Tara Morey

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-1
Class:
Freshman
High School:
New Palestine
Hometown:
New Palestine, Ind.

Morey's Statistics
CAREER | 2017 GBG

FINAL CAREER NOTES
• Left the team following the 2017 season
• Scored the game-winning run in three games
• Played in 37 of a possible 58 games over her Ball State career

2017 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … appeared in 37 games; 36 as a pinch runner and one as a pinch hitter … scored 14 runs … scored her first run at No. 11 Louisiana (Feb. 11) … scored her first of three game-winning runs versus Drake (Feb. 17) … also scored the eventual game-winning runs versus Hartford (March 3) and versus Towson (March 4) … took her first collegiate at bat against FIU (March 7) … went 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts, with steals versus DePaul (Feb. 10) and in the first game at Buffalo (March 24).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball at New Palestine High School for Coach Ed Marcum … honorable mention all-state as a senior … helped guide the Dragons to a 95-17 record over her career, including a 24-3 record and sectional championship her senior season … earned the 2016 Lady Dragon Award after producing a .422 batting average, a .519 on base percentage and a .671 slugging percentage … also scored 20 runs her senior season, while collecting 19 RBIs, six doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs … named the team’s Most Improved Player as a junior after batting .368 with 21 runs scored and five RBIs … team’s Mental Attitude Award winner as a sophomore after batting .429 with 22 runs scored and eight RBIs … stole 12 bases over her final three seasons, including a career-high six her senior year … also earned four letters in cheerleading, two letters in gymnastics and played junior varsity volleyball for New Palestine … earned the 2013 and 2014 Extra Effort Awards and was the 2015 and 2016 Most Valuable Award winner in cheerleading … named the 2015 Most Improved Gymnastics and Mental Attitude Award winner for gymnastics … also the 2016 Most Valuable and Rock Solid Gymnast … team captain in volleyball as a freshman and sophomore.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Karen and Kevin Morey … has one brother, Tyler, and one sister, Whitney … her cousin Riley Miller is a freshman on the Ball State football team … her uncle Greg Miller played basketball at Ball State … her cousin Allyson Morey played volleyball at Dayton … her cousin Taylor Morey played volleyball at Notre Dame and Wisconsin, plus was a member of the 2015 USA Volleyball Collegiate National Team which competed in China … her cousin Ryan Morrow plays football at Trine University … her cousin Ryan Morey plays basketball at Indiana Tech … born April 11, 1998 in Indianapolis, Ind. … full name is Tara Lynn Morey … majoring in either exercise science, nursing, or physical therapy.

WHY I CHOSE BALL STATE: I chose Ball State because I think the softball program has great potential. I am excited to join the program and help achieve our goals.