Off to UT for Morrison after MVP season ends 3-year ride
Green is Coach of Year; Johnson Co-Pitcher of Year; 8 FHS honorees
After a three-season run of unprecedented individual success, helping to provide lots of FHS Lady Admirals victories on the District 4-4A and Region 2-4A level — and two state tournament appearance — Elsa Morrison is heading just a bit north of Town to begin her college career.
The next stop is a roster spot with a powerhouse Tennessee Lady Vols team, tying for third-place nationally in 2025 after yet another trip to the College World Series in Oklahoma City.
One of the top Lady Ads softball stars in program history — if not at the top as a three-time All-State honoree — Morrison did about everything short of helping lead Nick Green’s program to a Division I-4A state title (having won back-to-back state crowns just before she arrived on campus in the 2022-23 school year as a sophomore).
Morrison, once again earning District MVP honors as a star shortstop who is equally talented defensively as a catcher, hit .519 during her senior campaign in 2025 with 16 home runs and 52 RBI — with teams regularly walking the superstar (36 times).
Add to that a .629 on-base percentage with 53 runs scored, 14 doubles and 15 stolen bases. Morrison also finished her three-year career with the Lady Ads by belting 55 home runs — coming within one homer, as a sophomore catcher in 2023, of tying the TSSAA state record for home runs in a single season.
Green, Johnson, other Lady Ads
While Green was named District Coach of the Year,
FHS sophomore pitching staff ace Hallie Grace Johnson earned Co-Pitcher of the Year honors. Also All-District were senior Ava Barnes (first baseman/pitcher), sophomore Rylee Raby (catcher) and freshman Logan Jameson (center fielder). Taylor Albright, sophomore infielder, and Callie Brown, sophomore catcher/infielder, were Honorable Mention All-4-4A.
