Former Yellow Jacket All-American Aileen Morales is now in her fifth season, spending four years as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech, after serving as an undergraduate student assistant in 2009 while completing her degree in management. She works primarily with Tech[apos]s infielders and hitters while assisting with the day-to-day operations of the program including recruiting.
Morales helped the 2012 squad to yet another ACC championship as the team finished with a 37-23 record. Shortstop Kelsi Weseman and pitcher Hope Rush were named to the NFCA All-Region Second Team for the second and third NFCA region honors of their careers, respectively. Weseman garnered her second consecutive ACC Player of the Year award under Morales[apos] guidance, making her the third ACC player in league history to earn the honor in consecutive years.
The 2011 season brought about the third-straight regular season ACC title for Georgia Tech and its 10th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. 2011 also marked Tech[apos]s eighth All-American, shortstop Kelsi Weseman, who Morales worked with closely both on the field and in the batting cages. Weseman also earned ACC Player of the Year honors and was named to the All-ACC First Team for the third-straight season.
In 2010, Morales helped lead the Yellow Jackets to their second-straight ACC regular season and tournament title. Tech hosted its second-consecutive NCAA Regional and was a national seed for the first time in program history. The Yellow Jackets spent the entire season ranked in the NFCA top 25 poll for the first time ever, including several weeks in the top 10. Georgia Tech finished the regular season with its highest ever national ranking at No. 7.
In 2009, Morales coached two All-Americans and senior Jen Yee was a finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year award. She helped produce six All-ACC picks and had a hand in the Jackets breaking several school and conference records.
As a student assistant coach in 2009, Morales helped lead the Yellow Jackets to unprecedented success as they recorded a 46-15 record and advanced to the schools[apos] first-ever Super Regional before falling to eventual national champion Washington. Tech finished 13th in both of the final NFCA and ESPN.com top 25 polls, as well as 12th in the RPI, all school bests. Georgia Tech was a national seed (No. 14) for the first time in program history and hosted a Regional and Super Regional for the first time. Morales coached a league-high six All-Conference selections and two Easton All-Americans.
A native of Columbus, Ga., Morales is third in ACC history in runs scored (216) and second in program history. She also holds the top spot in Tech[apos]s record books and is fourth in ACC history in stolen bases (154), third in Tech history and tied for ninth in the ACC in hits (261) and is fifth and 10th, respectively, in walks (100). In addition, Morales is first in school history in games played (265), games started (265), at bats (850) and stolen base attempts (173).
Morales was a three-time All-ACC, All-Region and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District pick, and was an NFCA and Easton All-American in 2007. She was selected in the second round of the National Pro Fastpitch draft by the Chicago Bandits in 2008. Morales played two seasons with the Bandits and led the team to the 2008 NPF Championship.
Morales is a veteran on the Puerto Rican National Team and has competed in several tournaments the past few summers.