| Height: | 5-10 |
| Weight: | 200 |
| Hometown: | Jacksonville, N.C. |
| Position: | IF |
| Year: | Sr. |
| High School: | Caldwell Tech / Jacksonville HS |
| Major: | Undeclared |
2026 (Tusculum): Did not play.
2025 (Tusculum): Played in 22 games with 15 starts... Batted .262 and totaled 16 hits including one double, one home run and 11 RBI... Scored seven runs and did not make an error in his 108 total chances to tie a TU single-season record with a 1.000 fielding percentage (104 putouts, 4 assists, 0 errors)... Recorded two hits each against UVA Wise (Mar. 4), Young Harris (Apr. 23) and Coker (Apr. 27)... Hit a HR at Catawba (Apr. 5) and recorded a double in road win at Young Harris (Apr. 1).
Caldwell Tech: Played the 2024 season at the Hudson, N.C. junior college... All-Defensive Team... 2024 Stats: Played in 37 games... .346 batting avg. with 45 hits including 14 doubles, 2 HR and 24 RBI... 16 walks and 7 HBP vs 12 strikeouts... 4-4 in stolen bases... 4-for-4 with a double vs #2-seed Camp CC (May 3)... 4-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 runs at Wake Tech (Feb. 9)... 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI at Cleveland CC (Feb. 2)... 3-for-5 with 2 doubles, 2 stolen bases and 5 RBI vs CCBC Essex (Feb. 27).
High School: Graduated from Jacksonville (N.C.) HS... Coached by KJ McCallister... Lettered in baseball and soccer... Two-time All-Conference, All-Region and All-State during the 2019 and 2020 season... 2019 Stats: .370 batting avg.; 2020 Stats: .483 batting avg., 5 HR.
Club Team: US Elite South... Coached by Josh Vanmeter.
Personal: Born Oct. 10, 2002 in Jacksonville, N.C... Son of Duane and Janet Morton... Brother: Josh Morton... Hobbies: Cooking, gym, Legos, TV... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Favorite movie: "Spider-Man: Into the Multiverse"... Favorite musical artist: Cody Johnson... Favorite sports team: Atlanta Braves... Favorite athlete: Barry Bonds... Favorite food: Steak... Most famous person Jude has ever met: Parker Byrd.
