Troy University Athletics
2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Steven Morelock
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Abbeville, AL
- High School:
- Abbeville Christian Academy
2009 Outlook: Will continue to work to return following shoulder surgery in 2006 ...
2008: Did not see playing time while working to come back from surgery ...
2007: Redshirted after shoulder surgery ...
2006: Left-hander made three starts early in the season before making his first career relief appearance with three shutout innings with four strikeouts against Memphis to get his first save ... Started the first 19 games of his career ... Earned the win in his first start of the year, pitching 4.0 innings of the Trojans’ 23-3 seven-inning victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... Allowed three runs on five hits in that outing ... Worked five strong innings in a start against Mississippi Valley State to earn his second win of the year ... Allowed just one run on three hits to the Delta Devils while posting five strikeouts ... Worked four strong innings in a start at Kennesaw State, allowing just one unearned run on three hits while striking out four to get his third win of the season ...
2005: Was one of two Trojans named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team ... All 16 appearances were in a starting role ... Recorded victories in four of his first six starts, including a near complete game performance against Lipscomb when he worked 8.1 innings ... Threw a season-high 104 pitches in a seven-inning outing at UAB ... Posted A-Sun victories over Lipscomb, Belmont, UCF and Stetson ... Recorded a season-high six strikeouts four times, including starts against Auburn and UCF ... Had a stretch of five consecutive starts where he did not earn a decision ... Finished the year with a 4-1 record in 10 A-Sun starts with a 5.00 ERA ... Held opposing hitters to a .267 overall batting average ... Led the team with two pickoffs on the year ... Had equal success against left-handed and right-handed hitters, holding lefties to a .254 average while right-handed hitters hit .271 ... Averaged 5.08 innings per outing ... Averaged 5.86 strikeouts per nine innings while allowing 3.32 walks and 9.41 hits ... Averaged 9.85 flyouts and 9.74 ground outs per nine innings ...
High School: Played four years for coach Ashley Carlisle at Abbeville Christian Academy in Abbeville ... Was a pitcher and outfielder for the 2003 and 2004 State Champion Generals ... As a senior pitcher, had a record of 10-1 with an ERA of 0.11, 120 strikeouts and also batted .394 ... As a junior, led his team to a 22-8 record with a pitching record of 7-2 and a save and a 1.34 ERA, striking out 110 and walking 10 ... Was named to the Dothan Eagle Super 12 in 2003 and Small School Player of the Year in 2004 ... Named first team AISA All-State both his junior and senior years ... Holds school records for most wins and strikeouts in a year and most wins and strikeouts in a career ... Most memorable moment was pitching a perfect game and a no-hitter in back-to-back appearances ... Was also a two-year member of the football team ...
Personal: Full name is Mark Steven Morelock ... Born on January 1, 1986, in Birmingham ... Son of Fran and Mark Morelock ... Has one sister, Anna ... Was an honor student, member of the Senior Beta Club, and named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students ... Received his Bachelor’s degree in accounting in December, 2008 ... Is currently working toward an MBA.
Career Statistics
| Year | ERA | W | L | App | GS | CG | SHO/C | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | B/Avg | WP | HBP | SFA | SHA | BK |
| 2005 | 4.32 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 81.1 | 85 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 357 | .267 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 6.61 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 | 32.2 | 45 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 154 | .336 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 4.97 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 | 114.0 | 130 | 78 | 63 | 44 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 511 | .288 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Career Game Highs
| Innings Pitched: | 8.1, vs. Lipscomb, 3/13/05 |
| Hits: | 8, Twice (Last: vs. UCF, 5/8/05) |
| Runs: | 7, Twice (Last: at Gardner-Webb, 3/26/05) |
| Earned Runs: | 7, at McNeese State, 2/12/05 |
| Bases on Balls: | 4, Twice (Last: at Auburn, 2/21/06) |
| Strikeouts: | 6, Three times (Last: vs. UCF, 5/8/05) |
| Wild Pitches: | 2, Twice (Last: vs. UCF, 5/8/05) |
| Hit Batters: | 1, 5 times (Last: vs. Kennesaw State, 4/11/06) |
