2022 USA BASEBALL COLLEGIATE NATIONAL TEAM
2022 ABCA/RAWLINGS SOUTHEAST ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM, 3B
2022 ALL-CORAL GABLES REGIONAL TEAM, 3B
2022 ALL-ACC SECOND TEAM, 3B
2022 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK (5/9)
2022 ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK (5/9)
Sophomore (2022): Started all 60 games at third baseâŠLed Hurricanes with 17 doubles, 18 home runs, 59 RBI, 65 runs, .650 slugging percentage and 1.061 OPSâŠRanked third on team with .329 batting averageâŠTotaled 13 multi-RBI performances and 21 multi-hit effortsâŠBecame first Hurricane since Zack Collins in 2015 and 2016 to register double-digit dingers in consecutive campaigns…Smacked first home run of season vs. Towson (Feb. 19)…Tallied trio of knocks, highlighted by triple, vs. Harvard (Feb. 26)âŠLaunched go-ahead two-run homer in 5-2 win over No. 14 Florida (Mar. 5)âŠBelted three-run blast at No. 18 Clemson (Mar. 20)âŠReached base in all five plate appearances and recorded first career four-hit performance vs. No. 13 North Carolina (Mar. 25)âŠMashed solo shot at Duke (Apr. 2)âŠReached safely five times and drove in three runs at Duke (Apr. 3)âŠDelivered game-winning homer in 6-2 victory over No. 3 Virginia (Apr. 8)âŠCrushed game-winning jack against third-ranked Cavaliers (Apr. 9)âŠSmacked solo shot vs. Pitt (Apr. 24)âŠMatched career-high with four knocks at Georgia Tech (May 1)âŠRegistered second straight four-hit performance and scored career-best five times vs. North Dakota State (May 6)âŠHomered as part of three-hit day in 16-1 rout over Bison (May 7)âŠRecorded first multi-home run performance of season, highlighted by game-winning blast vs. North Dakota State (May 8)âŠLaunched two-run homer at No. 21 Florida State (May 14)âŠSocked solo shot against No. 14 Notre Dame (May 19)âŠBelted go-ahead three-run jack vs. NC State in ACC Tournament (May 25)âŠSmacked three home runs and plated season-high five runs in four-hit game in Coral Gables Regional opener against Canisius (Jun. 4)âŠBecame only fourth Hurricane all-time with trio of home runs in postseason game, joining Lale Esquivel (1998), Kevin Brown (2001) and Scott Lawson (2010).
2021 FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA Collegiate Baseball, 3B
2021 ACC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM, 3B
2021 ALL-GAINESVILLE REGIONAL TEAM, 3B
Freshman (2021): Made 53 starts primarily at third baseâŠLed Miami with 13 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 45 RBI⊠Batted .284 with team-high 44 runs scoredâŠLed team with .532 slugging percentage and posted .874 OPSâŠRanked second on team with 17 multi-hit games and led team with 13 multi-RBI performancesâŠTied for team-best 11-game hitting streakâŠDoubled and scored twice in 2-for-4 collegiate debut at preseason No. 1 Florida (Feb. 19)âŠTripled, scored two runs and drove in run as part of a 3-for-5 day to take series at No. 1 Florida (Feb. 21)âŠHad hit and RBI in home debut vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 26)âŠWent 2-for-3 with RBI in win over Virginia Tech (Feb. 27)âŠHit first career home run as part of 2-for-3, 3 RBI game vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 28)âŠDoubled and drove in run in win at NC State (Mar. 6)âŠHad first multi-homer game of career in win at NC State (Mar. 7), going 3-for-5 with two RBI and two homersâŠSingled and drove in two runs in win over FAU (Mar. 9)âŠHad two hits and RBI in two-game sweep of Wake Forest (Mar. 12-13)âŠDoubled twice and drove in three runs in win at FGCU (Mar. 17)âŠHomered and drove in two runs in series opener vs. Virginia (Mar. 26)âŠHit homer and drove in two RBI in win at Virginia (Mar. 28)âŠDoubled, tripled and drove in two runs in win at FIU (Mar. 31)âŠTripled and drove in run in win over Duke (Apr. 2)âŠWent 2-for-4 with homer in sweep-clinching victory over Duke (Apr. 4)âŠHomered and drove in two runs in win over FIU (Apr. 7)âŠWent 2-for-5 with double and RBI at Pitt (Apr. 10)âŠWalked twice, drove in run and scored run in series-opening win over Clemson (Apr. 16)âŠWent 2-for-5 with homer and two RBI in victory over Clemson (Apr. 17)âŠHomered in sweep-clinching win over Clemson (Apr. 18)âŠDoubled and drove in run in second game of doubleheader at North Carolina (Apr. 23)âŠDoubled and scored run in win over FGCU (Apr. 27)âŠWent 2-for-4 in win at Boston College (May 1)âŠDrove in two runs in finale at Boston College (May 2)âŠWent 1-for-4 with RBI and two runs scored in win over App State (May 8)âŠWas 2-for-3 with double and season-high four RBI in sweep-clinching win over App State (May 9)âŠWent 2-for-5 with RBI in win over Georgia Tech (May 15)âŠDoubled in series-opening win at Louisville (May 20)âŠWent 1-for-2 with homer and two RBI in victory at Louisville (May 21)âŠHad base hit and run scored in sweep-clinching win at Louisville (May 22)âŠHad two doubles and RBI in ACC tournament debut vs. Duke (May 27)âŠDoubled vs. Florida State in ACC tournament (May 28)âŠHad base hit in NCAA tournament debut vs. South Alabama (June 4)âŠSingled and drove in run vs. USF (June 5)âŠWent 2-for-2 with homer in season finale vs. South Alabama (June 6)…Named to All-Gainesville Regional team after batting .444 with one homer, run scored and two RBI.
High School: Four-year varsity letterman at Braddock, where he was three-time captainâŠNamed 2019 Under Armour and Perfect Game All-AmericanâŠSelected to 2019 18U USA National TeamâŠHit .359 with 19 doubles, three triples, eight homers and 50 RBI in four-year varsity careerâŠBatted .500 with two doubles, four homers and 14 RBI in shortened 2020 seasonâŠHit .321 with five extra-base hits as juniorâŠPosted .415 batting average with eight doubles and two homers as sophomore.
Personal: Son of Andy Morales and Daiyana CastilloâŠHas two siblings: brother, Yandy, and sister, AngieâŠBrother, Yandy, plays baseball at Barry UniversityâŠFather, Andy, was member of the Cuban National Team and played in New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox organizationsâŠMajoring in sport administration.
