2025: Started 33 of the 37 games he appeared in, primarily batting as the designated hitter ... Finished second on the team with a .308 batting average and owned a .385 slugging percentage and a .376 on-base percentage ... His freshman season saw him end up with 40 hits, one home run, seven doubles, 16 runs, 16 RBIs, seven walks, and one stolen base ... On defense, he posted a .974 fielding percentage ... Tallied 12 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games. Also had a six-game hit streak and a nine-game reached-base streak ... Doubled twice, drove in three runs and scored another in a 2-for-7 outing at Charlotte on Feb. 21 ... Hit his first career home run in a 1-for-5 outing at No. 20 Auburn on March 8 ... Hit 3-for-4 with a double, one run, two RBIs, and a hit by pitch at Georgia State on March 21 ... Recorded his first career four-hit game to help ODU to a 9-5 win over No. 20 Troy on April 6 at Harbor Park. Morales finished the day 4-for-5 with one run and one RBI ... Went 1-for-2 with three RBIs against VCU on April 16.
Prep: Attended Cedar Ridge HS in Hillsborough, North Carolina, where he earned All-State honors in 2022 ... Also went to P27 Academy.
Personal: Full name is Efrain Humberto Morales ... Son of Efrain Morales and Helen Rovira ... Has two younger brothers, Gustavo and Christian ... Majoring in Sport Management ... Likes to hunt, fish, work out, content creation, car detailing, playing video games, and spending time with family.