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- Title:
- Student-Athlete
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- Previous College Sports Played:
- Baseball
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- Graduating Class:
- 1988
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- Induction Class:
- 2018
Bio
Scott Larson, a 1988 graduate and remarkable shortstop, was a four-year starter and two-time All-North Central Conference (NCC) performer for the Morningside baseball team. He was also named a first-team Academic All-American as a senior. Larson collected 176 hits in 515 at-bats for a .342 batting average with 35 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs, and 123 RBIs during his Morningside career.
Following a solid freshman campaign where he hit .281, Larson's career took off as a sophomore when he batted a career-high .381 and led the team with 48 hits, 12 doubles, six home runs, and 34 RBIs. Larson was tabbed to the NCAA Division II All-North Central Region Team and was named a third-team All-American.
Larson earned All-NCC honors in his 1987 junior campaign when he led Morningside with a .367 batting average and also topped the team with 47 hits, seven doubles, two triples, six home runs, and 31 RBIs. Larson was a repeat All-NCC selection as a senior when he hit .333 with career-high totals of 12 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, and 39 RBIs.