 | Kevin Morton |
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Senior
| | Hometown:
San Diego, CA
| | High School:
El Capitan HS
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| | Height / Weight:
5-11 / 160
| | Position:
RHP
| | Experience:
HS
| | Bats/Throws:
R/R
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As a Freshman in 2009: Missed the entire campaign while recovering from "Tommy John" surgery.
High School: Graduated in 2008 from El Capitan High School in Lakeside, Calif. ... fashioned an outstanding final two years, lettering in baseball as a junior and senior and earning a bevy of awards ... earned spots on the All-Grossmont League team and All-East County squad in both 2007 and 2008 ... two-time recipient of the Grossmont Conference Sportsmanship Award (2007 and 2008) ... was given his team's 2008 "Mr. Baseball" award ... selected to the 2008 Cleats National Invitational All-Tournament team, after helping his team to a fourth-place finish ... El Capitan also finished his senior 2008 campaign ranked 15th among all California Division III schools ... was named his team's 2007 Teammate of the Year and Outstanding Pitcher after going 8-3 with a 2.59 ERA and 88 strikeouts ... also played water polo ... was co-editor in chief of The Horizon, El Capitan's monthly school newspaper, during his junior and senior years ... honored as the 2007-08 El Capitan High School male athlete of the year, while also being given the school's Outstanding Spanish Award ... honored as a High School Sports Association Scholar Athlete ... won the Golden V Award, given annually to a handful of the most distinguished students in El Capitan's graduating class ... twice honored as a San Diego Union-Tribune scholar athlete ... graduated with a 4.5 GPA ... coached in baseball by Steve Vickery, who is one of San Diego's winningest prep coaches with over 500 career victories.
Personal Information: Son of James and Lucy Morton ... father, James, is a professional drummer and a college professor who teaches music ... double-majoring in psychology and classics.
