The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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TRACKING THE PACK 10 ■ THE WOLFPACKER Etch Your Name Into Wolfpack History One Brick At A Time 1. Orders will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. You will receive a confirmation email within 30 days of your order. Please review it carefully. If you do not receive a confirmation email or a correction is necessary, please notify us at majorgi•s@wolfpackclub.com or at 919-865-1500. 2. In order for the Wolfpack Club to accommodate requests for bricks to be placed next to each other, the orders must be submitted together with proper instructions. Every effort will be made to accomodate these requests. 3. All text will be a standard size, font, and style. Greek letters and other symbols not found on a standard keyboard may not be used. 4. Messages will be centered automatically. 'e use of upper and lower case lettering is permitted. All spaces and punctuation marks count as a character. 5. 'e Wolfpack Club reserves the right to exclude orders that it deems to contain inappropriate language. 6. 'e Wolfpack Club will determine the final placement of all bricks. Help fulfill the vision by leaving your legacy etched on a brick on the north plaza walkway connecting the PNC Arena and Carter-Finley Stadium. Ordering Instructions: To order please contact us at majorgi€s@wolfpackclub.com or 919-865-1500. brick flyer for wolfpacker.indd 1 8/21/2018 11:03:30 AM NC State senior third baseman Logan Morris knows when she connects at the plate. It is a feeling that comes from experience. As a little girl, Morris started in baseball before join- ing a friend of her father's softball team. The sport was a natural outlet for Morris' competitive streak. To label her "pretty competitive" would be an under- statement, which even Morris would acknowledge. "Very competitive," she admitted. After starting her career as a freshman at USC Upstate and hitting .364 with eight homers and an Atlantic Sun league-high 47 runs batted in, Morris transferred to NC State. She had quickly developed a rapport with Wolfpack head coach Jennifer Patrick- Swift and her staff. "I came on a visit, talked to them, liked their phi - losophy," Morris recalled. "I looked at my mom and was like, 'I'm good. Let's stop the visits. I know where I'm going.'" The adjustment on the field, statistically speak- ing, seemed natural. She hit 12 homers in 2019, and through the first 11 games of her senior season she had 27 career home runs and 112 RBI while possessing a .303 batting average and .556 slugging percentage. If those numbers hold, Morris would have the fourth-best slugging percentage and tie for the third-best batting average in school history. She is already ninth all time in homers and sixth in RBI. Morris is also a star off the field. In 2021, she was one of four NC State softball players selected to the All-ACC Academic team, an honor that in her parents' eyes far exceeds her accomplishments in athletics. "I called my mom and told her, 'I did it!' That was the most they have ever been proud of me," she re - membered. Transferring mid-year prior to the 2019 season brought challenges for Morris academically, but she credited a good support system with helping her thrive. "It was hard, I'm not going to lie," she said. "I didn't have the fall to adjust. I was coming in, had a month and then it was go time. "The academic side was very tough, but I'm glad I had my mom there. My mom is more the academic, 'You have to get your grades and get a good degree.' I'm very thankful for my mom. My academic coordi - nator and the staff we have are amazing to keep me on track. It was hard, but the resources NC State gave me made it a lot easier." Morris graduated in December with a degree in business management. She already has an idea of what her future may hold. During breaks and sum - mers Morris worked with a financial advisor in her hometown of Sumter, S.C. "I love numbers, I love problem solving and I love talking to people," she noted. "All three of those are in that one area." Her younger sister has another year of competitive volleyball left, so when soft - ball season is over, Morris wants to return home and continue her work in finance while supporting her sibling. "Then I am going to get going with my career," she said. "I hope to end up in a big city and have a nice job." — Matt Carter STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH SOFTBALL SENIOR LOGAN MORRIS Morris has shined both athletically and academically at NC State since transferring from USC Upstate, where she started her college career. PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS