Marshall University Athletics
@HerdSB's Zerkle Awarded NFCA Golden Shoe
7/22/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall center fielder Morgan Zerkle (Milton, W.Va.) was awarded the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's Golden Shoe on Wednesday. The accolade recognizes the most outstanding base stealer in NCAA Division I softball.
A committee comprised of D-I head coaches determined the winner of the award. Zerkle is the first student-athlete in Marshall history to earn the honor.
"This is a very deserving honor for an already impressive list of accolades 'Z' has received, only in her sophomore season," Herd coach Shonda Stanton said. "She is a phenomenal student-athlete and an incredible representative of what Herd softball is all about: winning in the classroom, on the field and in the community. We are excited to see what future seasons hold for Z because of her special talent combined with an uncompromising work ethic."
Zerkle, who completed her sophomore season with the Herd in May, led Division I softball with 47 stolen bases, one shy of her own Marshall record of 48, which she set as a freshman in 2014.
Her mark of .94 steals per game also led major college softball in 2015.
Other 2015 honors include being named to the Capital One Academic All-America second team and the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.
She was named to the 2015 NFCA Mideast All-Region first team and the Conference USA first team. She set a C-USA season record with a .506 batting average, which also is the school record. She established two other Herd records for hits in a season (89) and stolen base percentage (.905).
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