Morgan Pittman

Height:
5-7
Weight:
145
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Newnan, Ga.
High School:
East Coweta

2014 at Mercer: Standout out ofthe bullpen that battled injuries in 2014 … Appeared in 18contests as a junior … Ranked second on the team with a 1.30ERA … Recorded a 3-0 record with 27.2 innings pitched ...Tallied four saves on the season … Struck out 20 batters andheld opponents to a team-leading .163 batting average …Limited right-handed hitters to a team-best .122 batting average… Recorded a 2.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Madenine-straight scoreless appearances to open the 2014 season… Threw a scoreless ninth inning in a 5-4 win over HighPoint (Feb. 15) for his first save of the campaign … Gave upjust three hits in 3.1 innings of work to record his first win ofthe year in a 10-2 victory over Florida A&M (Feb. 19) …Hurled three scoreless innings to record the save in wins over bothBelmont (Mar. 2) and Kennesaw St. (Mar. 15) … Picked up histhird victory of the year in a 4-2 triumph over Jacksonville (Mar.21).

2013 atMercer: Continuedto show he is one of the top relievers in the Bears bullpen due tohis durability and high strikeout rate … Ranked third on theteam and tied for fifth in the A-Sun Conference with 31 appearanceson the season … Amassed a 1-0 record with a 3.99 ERA… Struck out 32 batters in only 29.1 innings pitched… Posted a tidy 2.9-to-1.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio …Threw three-straight scoreless relief appearances in the Bearsthree-game sweep of Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 23-24) … Struckout two in a scoreless inning of relief in a 10-2 win over SouthDakota State (March 9) … Put together his best outing of theseason in a 9-4 win over in-state rival Georgia State (March 19),tying his career-high with five scoreless innings pitched whilestriking out a season-high seven batters … Hurled ascoreless inning of relief in wins over A-Sun foes Stetson (March24) and Jacksonville (March 28) … Tossed two scorelessinnings of relief while striking out a pair of batters in a 13-4win over Northern Kentucky (May 18).

2012 atMercer: Had asolid first season at Mercer, teaming up with classmate GrantPapelian to form a legitimate one-two punch as left-handedrelievers out of the bullpen ... Ranked tied for third on the teamwith 25 appearances ... Had a 1-2 record with a 3.95 ERA ... Struckout 29 batters in 27.1 innings pitched ... Was especially toughagainst right-handed hitters, holding them to a .222 battingaverage ... Started his freshman campaign by notching scorelessoutings in 16 of his first 18 relief appearances ... Threw twoscoreless innings of relief against A-Sun foe Kennesaw State (March16) ... Had a remarkable outing against in-state rival GeorgiaState (April 11), pitching four scoreless innings and allowing justone hit while striking out a season-high eight batters ... Threw aseason-high 5.0 scoreless innings to help Mercer to a 10-4 win overBelmont (April 14) ... Earned his only save of the season when hestruck out the final batter of the game in a 3-1 win at ETSU (April20) ... Picked up his only win of the season when he recorded thefinal out in an 18-7 win over USC Upstate (May 18).

HighSchool: Playedfor four seasons at East Coweta High School under head coachFranklin DeLoach … Was named to the All-County team in 2009,2010 and 2011 … Earned East Coweta Pitcher of the Yearhonors as a senior.

Personal: Sonof Phil and Teresa Pittman … Has an older sister, Teresa,and a younger brother, Lucas … Born on August 25, 1993 inNewnan, Ga. … Plans to major in business at Mercer …Lists Cliff Lee as his favorite athlete and Lil Wayne as hisfavorite musician.