Biography
2021 (Senior)
• Competed in 42 games, earning the starting nod 20 times
• Was a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen bases
• Batted her first career triple at Bellarmine on March 6
• Named a 2020-21 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Named to the 2020-21 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020 (Junior)*
• Played in all 20 games and was in the starting lineup 19 times
• Collected three RBI on seven hits and scored three runs
• Named to the 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019 (Sophomore)
• Saw action in 44 games during her sophomore season, earning the starting nod 20 times
• Recorded 17 hits, including five doubles, while tallying 12 RBI and scoring eight runs
• Stole four bases in five attempts
• Posted 30 putouts and 26 assists playing primarily at short stop
• Named a 2018-19 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Named to the 2018-19 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018 and Spring 2019
2018 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 41 games for the Flyers, starting in 6
• Ended the season with a .233 batting average
• Named to 2017-18 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Prior to Dayton
• Played four varsity seasons at Zionsville Community High School under head coach Lee Ross Dakich
• Helped lead the Eagles to a 2016 regional and sectional championship and was named to the Hoosier Crossroads All-Conference and All-State Third Teams
• Was three times named the team's Offensive Player of the Year, including posting above-.400 batting averages as a junior and senior, and earned 2014 All-Conference Honorable Mention.
• Played club softball with Indiana Prospects
Personal
• Full name: Morgan Lynn Mateja
• Parents: Tim and Michele Mateja
• Sibling: Danny
• Birthday: 07/20/99 (Midland, Mich.)
• Major: communications
Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, vs. Syracuse, 3/10/19
Doubles: 2, vs. Syracuse, 3/10/19
Triples: 1, at Bellarmine, 3-6-21
Total Bases: 5, vs. Syracuse, 3/10/19
RBI: 2, Six Times
Runs Scored: 1, 20 Times
Walks: 1, Eight Times
Hit By Pitch: 1, vs Eastern Kentucky, 2-7-20
Sac Flies: 1, vs Austin Peay, 3-15-19; Morehead State, 4-3-19; at Kentucky, 3-20-21
Sac Bunts: 2, at Saint Louis, 3-27-19; at Fordham, 4-7-19
At bats: 5, at Mercer, 2-8-20; vs Tennessee Tech, 2-8-20
Stolen Bases: 1, Eight Times
Putouts: 4, at Wright State, 3/20/19
Assists: 5, at Eastern Kentucky, 3/13/19
* 2020 season suspended March 12 due to COVID-19
