Morgan Howey

Photo by: Cade Patton/OSU Athletics

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Arcadia High School
Hometown:
Arcadia, Calif.

Senior (2026):

Second Team All-Conference and an All-West Coast Conference Academic Honorable Mention selection
Started each of the team’s 53 games, hitting .325 while tallying 12 doubles, 11 home runs and 32 RBI, all of which were single season career highs
16 multi-hit games, which included three performances with at least three
Homered in back-to-back games, both victories, over San Diego March 27 and 28 and had a combined seven RBI across those two matchups
Finishes her Oregon State career with 140 hits, 25 doubles, 17 home runs and 61 RBI across 165 total appearances and 480 at-bats

Junior (2025):

Played and started in all 47 games, primarily in left field
Led Oregon State in hits (49), at bats (151), games played (47) and sacrifice bunts (4)
Slashed .325/.477/.364
Had three hits - including two doubles - in the neutral site win (4-2) over LMU (May 5)
Hit two home runs - a career-best - in the sweep-sealing win against Pacific (May 4)
Completed season with hits in nine of the last 10 games
Hit first career triple in the 4-1 opening day win at Cal Poly (Feb. 7)
Named to D1Softball's All-Tournament Team after the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic behind 10 hits (two doubles, home run) and 6 RBI (Feb. 20-23)
Just one error on 115 chances in the field for a .991 fielding percentage

Sophomore (2024):

Played in 22 games, starting in 11
Had nine hits, including a two-hit game in the away win over Fresno State (Feb. 17)
Recorded a double and stole a base in the finale of the Fresno State Tournament against Utah Valley (Feb. 18)
Perfect fielding percentage on 26 attempts

Freshman (2023):

Played and started in 43 games
Connected for 27 hits, including a pair of home runs and eight runs batted in
Hit first collegiate homer - a solo shot - in the 5-4 win at Grand Canyon (Feb. 19)
Combined for five hits across two games against BYU (Feb. 17 and March 2), including three hits in the second meeting
Totaled four hits in the first two games at Arizona (April 28-29)
Committed just one error in the field against 52 putouts and four assists for a .982 fielding percentage

Arcadia High School:

Prepped at Arcadia High School where she was a four-year member of the honor roll
First Team All-League and All-Area selection
Top hitter at the 2021 Alliance 16U Tier 1 National Championships

Personal:

Daughter of Hong and Donald Howey
Has two sisters, Brianne and Cailan
Has one brother, Preston
Sister, Cailan, played lacrosse at UCSB
Brother, Preston, played baseball at Saint Mary's (Calif.)
Intends to major in biology
Enjoys baking, hiking, reading and spending time with friends away from softball

Why she chose Oregon State: "The academic opportunities and being able to compete at the highest level. I also love the campus and enjoy how everyone is so welcoming."