By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor
SPRINGVILLE – The Springville Tigers have had quite the season when it comes to signing college athletes. Asa Morrison becomes the next in line, signing his letter of intent to play baseball at Bevill State Community College on Friday morning in the Springville High School gym surrounded by his family, coaches, teammates and other loved ones.
Springville’s Asa Morrison with his coaches.
Photo by: SHS Athletics
Asa, who also played basketball and football for the Tigers, said the following about this next step in his life, “First off, I want to thank God for this opportunity. Without Him, this would not be possible. Baseball has always been my dream and to be able to go play in college means a lot to me. The past four years at Springville have meant more than I could have imagined. Coach Ford has pushed me to be the best that I can and given me opportunity after opportunity to show what I can do and I cannot thank him enough. All of the friendships and memories I have made here at Springville hold a special place in my heart and are something I will hold onto forever.”
Asa helped the Tigers to a 20-14 record this year including a county championship. Coach Jonathan Ford had the following to say about his 2-year catcher.
“This is a special day for Asa. Something he has wanted for quite some time. Being a three-sport athlete is harder than ever and he has excelled at all of them. Teams hardly ever tried to run on him and when they did, they regretted it. Bevill is getting a good one and I cannot wait to see how he does there.
Morrison joins fellow teammates Brady Gillespie and Zach Brown as Tigers who have signed to play at the next level from the 2023 baseball team.
