Vicki Morrow is an

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, former collegiate All-American right-handed

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and

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, originally from

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. She played for the

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team from 1984 to 1987. She was named Big Ten Player of the Year in 1987, selected to the Big Ten All-Decade Team, and inducted into the

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in 2004. She has also been a softball coach at

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, St. Peter's College and

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Softball player

A native of

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, Morrow attended

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. She attended the

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where she played for Hall of Fame coach

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and became one of the best pitchers in school history. As a senior in 1987, Morrow

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26 games, including 18

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446 batters, and was named the Big Ten Player of the Year. In her career at Michigan, Morrow had 65 wins and 446 strikeouts in 700-2/3

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. She also set a school record with four

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s. Morrow also played for the United States team at the

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as an outfielder, and won a gold medal. In 1992 she was named to the Big Ten All-Decade Team (1982–1992), and in 2004 she was inducted into the

Softball coach

In 2000, Morrow was named assistant coach of the

softball team. Rutgers coach Pat Willis announced the hiring, saying she intended to utilize Morrow as a pitching coach. Prior to accepting the position at Rutgers, Morrow served as the head coach of St. Peter's College in

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, totaling five years of previous coaching experience. Morrow had also worked as a private pitching instructor for several years. Off the field, Morrow also played a role in establishing local youth softball programs, including founding the ASA's Morris County Belles, and has organized and directed pitching camps in New Jersey.

Statistics

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