LIVE OAK, Fla. — The options were plentiful for Suwannee High’s Hueston Morrill. 

A five-tool player who also possesses a 90 mph fastball, Morrill’s skill set made him a sought-after player for many college baseball teams. 

After committing to Oklahoma State last year, Morrill made it official on Wednesday by signing with the Cowboys.  

“When I went there, the feeling of family I had at Oklahoma State was unlike anything out there,” Morrill said. “They made it feel like home.   

“It’s an elite program. Division 1 baseball, especially at a program like that — it doesn’t get any better.”

Hueston Morrill stats at SHS

Hitting

.305

43 hits

5 home runs

20 RBIs

18 stolen bases

Pitching 

6-3 record

1.76 ERA

51 innings pitched/59 strikeouts 

Coaches at Wednesday’s signing praised Morrill’s talent, versatility, and toughness. SHS baseball coach Justin Bruce relayed a story about that toughness and how an injury wasn’t going to keep Morrill off the field during last year’s district tournament.  

“Hueston could hardly walk at all,” Bruce said. “We didn’t know what was going to happen going into the district tournament. The next day he shows up to the tournament and tells me, ‘There’s nothing you’re going to do to keep me out of this game.’ 

“The whole game he was barely moving around, pushing through everything. Then in the last inning, he hit a huge 3-run home run that gave us life at the end of the game. That’s one of the biggest memories I’ll have of Hueston — no matter what he was going through, he’ll come up big for the team.”

As for versatility, Morrill has hit for power and average in the leadoff spot while stealing 18 bases in the past two seasons at SHS. On defense, he’s played all around the infield and pitched well as a starter and a reliever. 

Suwannee Middle School baseball coach Andrew Chapman spoke highly of his former player. 

“Every quality that he has — toughness, hustle, dependable, all the tools mentally and physically — is what I’m looking for,” Chapman said of Morrill. “You always want the ball in his hands.”

Morrill has one final season as a Bulldog before heading to Oklahoma State. But don’t be surprised to see his name called somewhere in the MLB draft in June.