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Currently second all-time in the ACC in runs scored (210) and fourth all-time in stolen bases (147).
As a Senior (2008): Second on the team with a .364 average at the Georgia State First Pitch Classic (Feb. 9-10). Scored a run and drove in three on the weekend ... Batted a team-high .294 with a double, triple, RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base at the Hampton Inn Crimson Classic (Feb. 15-17) ... Had two hits and two stolen bases at the USF Louisville Slugger Tournament (Feb. 22-24). Her stolen base against Wright State (Feb. 23) broke the all-time Tech record ... Hit .308 with four runs scored and five stolen bases at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 29-March 2) ... Batted .500 with a double, home run, two runs scored, four RBI and two stolen bases in the Virginia series (March 5-6) ... Batted .500 with a RBI and four stolen bases at the Mercer Spring Break Tournament (March 9). Hit two-out, game-tying RBI triple in the bottom of the seventh inning against Vermont ... Had three hits with a double, two walks and five stolen bases in the series against Virginia Tech (March 15-16) ... Went 3-6 scoring two runs with three stolen bases in the Tennessee Tech doubleheader (March 18) ... In two games against Coastal Carolina went 3-4 with a grand slam, four RBI, three runs scored, two walks and three stolen bases (March 22) ... The grand slam was Morales first of her career ... Went 3-7 with three runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases against Furman (March 25) ... Had a triple and home run among four hits in the doubleheader against Western Carolina (April 3) ... Also scored four runs, stole two bases and had two RBI ... Hit a two-run home run in game one against N.C. State (April 5) ... In the doubleheader at Georgia Southern went 4-7 with two home runs, three RBI, five runs scored, a double and a stolen base (April 16) ... Had five hits, scored five runs and stole three bases in the series against Boston College (April 19-20).
As a Junior (2007): Started in all 70 games at shortstop ... Third-team All-America selection by the NFCA and Easton ... First-team All-NFCA Southeast Region team ... First-team All-ACC ... Second-team Academic All-District III selection ... Accounted for 23 multiple hit games ... Finished with a .339 batting average ... Tallied 97 put-outs, 117 assists and only 10 errors on the year, finishing with a .955 fielding percentage ... Drove in 33 runs on the year ... Set a new school record, ACC record with 73 runs scored ... Finished fourth in the ACC with 34 stolen bases on the season ... Holds the first and second spots in Tech's season record book for stolen bases ... Continuing to move up on Tech's career records in runs scored, walks, stolen bases, stolen base attempts, assists, and double plays turned ... Went 3-for-4 scoring three runs and stealing two bases against Florida State (4/8) ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored against Virginia (4/28) ... Went 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored in the final game of the season against Texas at the NCAA Gainesville Regional.
As a Sophomore (2006): Started in all 70 games at second base ... Part of the record setting double play tandem up the middle that led the nation with 40 ... Named to the Academic All-District III second team ... Ranked third in the ACC with 55 runs scored ... Finished the season 30th in the nation, only striking out once every 16.8 at bats ... Tallied a career-high 14 doubles, three home runs and 35 runs batted in ... Stole 30 bases in 35 attempts ... Posted a .353 on base percentage ... Had a career-high 34 walks and one triple ... Carried a .958 fielding percentage up the middle ... Went 4-for-4, with three runs batted in and two runs scored against Boston College (4/15) ... Had a season-high 10-game hitting streak ... Posted 10 multiple-hit and multi-RBI games ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Softball Team.
As a Freshman (2005): Named ACC Co-Freshman of the Year, All-Southeast Region first team and All-ACC second team ... Started in all 62 games played in, 60 at second base ... Led the ACC and finished third in the nation with 44 stolen bases in 49 attempts, setting a new Tech single-season record ... Had a season-ending injury in the NCAA Athens Regional against Georgia (5/21) ... Finished the year as the ninth toughest hitter to strikeout (23.2) ... Hit .297 as the leadoff hitter for the Jackets ... Posted a .346 on base percentage ... Tallied five doubles, one triple and two home runs ... Led Tech and ranked third in the ACC with 40 runs scored ... Ranked third on the Tech squad with 32 runs batted in ... Carried a .963 fielding percentage at second base ... Tallied multiple-hit games on 16 occasions and drove in two or more runs in seven games ... Drove in a season-high three runs against Evansville (2/19) ... Tied a single-game school record with three stolen bases against UAB (4/16).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in softball under coach Marty Richburg ... Graduated a semester early to attend Tech ... Helped lead Hardaway High School to four straight region titles (2000-03) ... Hit .414 as a senior and was named first team all-state, all-region and all-city ... Tabbed team's Most Valuable Player in senior season ... Batted a team high .476 to lead team to Georgia AAAA State Championship en route to being named AAAA Player of the Year ... Set a new school single-season record with 62 hits and 19 doubles in junior season ... Named team's Most Valuable Hitter ... Received team's Gold Glove Award during sophomore campaign and earned all-city first team honors ... Garnered all-city honorable mention honors as a freshman ... Lettered in basketball for one season ... National Honor and Spanish Society.
Personal: Born Aileen Rae Morales on April 5, 1987, in Fort Riley, Kan. ... Parents are Reynaldo and Jennifer Morales ... Has a younger sister, Hannah (4) ... Enjoys playing Poker ... Majoring in Management.
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