David Morton

Height:
5-10
Weight:
160
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Turpin

2016 (As A Senior):
• NCAA Tournament Nashville All-Regional Team
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• BIG EAST Player of the Week (3/7)
Appeared in 44 games with 30 starts... played a big role in Xavier's run to the postseason, hitting .377 (20-for-53) as XU went 18-4 in its last 22 games... came into Butler series hitting .176 and raised average all the way up to .260, recording hits in 13 of his last 16 collegiate games... ended the year on a nine-game hitting streak, including all seven of XU's postseason games... hit .462 (12-for-26) with seven runs, a homer, five walks and six RBI in the postseason during seven games... batted .500 (7-for-14) with four runs, a homer and four RBI in the NCAA Tournament... named BIG EAST Player of the Week after hitting .462 (6-for-13) with a homer and four RBI in a sweep at USC Upstate (3/4-6)... bases-loaded pinch hit single in the ninth inning at Butler broke open a 1-1 game that Xavier went on to win 6-2 (4/29)... put up a 2-for-4 line with a run scored in the BIG EAST Championship game (5/29)... went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBI in the loss to UCSB (6/5)...

2015 (As A Junior):
• 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Played in 43 games with 39 starts... tied for fourth on the team with a .279 batting average and sixth with 41 hits... collected three hits in three games... made just three errors in the field for a .981 fielding percentage...

2014 (As A Sophomore):
• 2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Primarily used as a late-game defensive replacement in centerfield and second base, seeing action in 45 games with 21 starts ... Registered first career RBI in Xavier's 16-1 win at Georgia State ... Belted first home run of career to help XU defeat Illinois, 6-2 ... Posted two five-game hitting streaks ... Started all three games of Xavier's series with Villanova, helping the Musketeers sweep the Wildcats with hits in each of the games.

2013 (As A Freshman):
Redshirt year.

Prior to Xavier:
Three-year varsity letter winner at Turpin High School in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Had a batting average of .467 and 28 RBI's his senior year ... Prep honors include 2012 FAVC Player of the Year, 2012 all-city and First Team All-FAVC in 2010 and 2012.

Personal:
Business undecided major ... Born July 30, 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Son of John Morton and Perri Morton.