Hunter Morris
{{Short description|American baseball coach and player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Hunter Morris
| image = Hunter Morris Baseball.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Morris playing for the Nashville Sounds in 2013
| current_title = Volunteer Assistant Coach
| current_team = University of Alabama
| current_conference = Ohio Valley
| current_record =
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|7}}
| birth_place = Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 2008–2010
| player_team1 = Auburn
| player_years2 = 2010
| player_team2 = Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
| player_years3 = 2011
| player_team3 = Brevard County Manatees
| player_years4 = 2011–2012
| player_team4 = Huntsville Stars
| player_years5 = 2013–2014
| player_team5 = Nashville Sounds
| player_years6 = 2014
| player_team6 = Arizona League Brewers
| player_years7 = 2014
| player_team7 = Huntsville Stars
| player_years8 = 2015
| player_team8 = Indianapolis Indians
| player_years9 = 2015
| player_team9 = Altoona Curve
| player_positions = First baseman
| coach_years1 = 2017
| coach_team1 = Auburn (GA)
| coach_years2 = 2018–2020
| coach_team2 = UT Martin (H/RC)
| coach_years3 = 2021–present
| coach_team3 = Alabama (Volunteer assistant)
| overall_record =
| tournament_record =
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}}
Jeffrey Hunter Morris (born October 7, 1988) is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball first baseman. He is a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Alabama. Morris played college baseball at Auburn University from 2008 to 2010 for head coach John Pawlowski before pursuing a professional baseball career.
College career
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Morris was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the second round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft out of Virgil I. Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama but did not sign and attended Auburn University.{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/2007drafttracker/ |title=2007 Boston Red Sox Draft Tracker |publisher=Boston.com |date=September 9, 1988 |access-date=August 21, 2013}} In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), and participated in the league's All-Star Home Run Hitting contest.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2009&T=Falmouth_Commodores |title=2009 Falmouth Commodores |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}}{{cite web|author=Jim Chandley |url=http://www.capecodbaseball.org/news/season/?article_id=1349 |title=Cooper Leads Five Commodores to All-Star Game |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date=July 20, 2009 |access-date=May 6, 2020}} In 2010 Morris was the SEC Player of the Year and a first team All-American by Baseball America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.{{cite web|author=Charles Goldberg |url=http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2010/05/auburns_hunter_morris_sec_play.html |title=Auburn's Hunter Morris SEC player of year |date=May 25, 2010 |publisher=Blog.al.com |access-date=August 21, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052510aaa.html |title=Hunter Morris Named SEC Player Of The Year; Six Tigers Named All-SEC |publisher=Auburntigers.com |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403162810/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052510aaa.html |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061610aaa.html |title=Hunter Morris Named First Team All-America, Brian Fletcher Second Team |publisher=Auburntigers.com |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-date=January 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123170130/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061610aaa.html |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
=Milwaukee Brewers=
Morris was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.{{cite web |last=Bitter |first=Andy |url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/06/08/1150644/auburns-morris-taken-by-milwaukee.html |title=Auburn's Hunter Morris taken by Milwaukee Brewers in fourth round |publisher=Ledger-enquirer.com |date=June 8, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610231741/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/06/08/1150644/auburns-morris-taken-by-milwaukee.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|author=Charles Goldberg |url=http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2010/06/auburn_baseball_draft_updates.html |title=Auburn baseball draft updates: Hunter Morris says he likes his Brewers; 9 Tigers go |date=June 8, 2010 |publisher=Blog.al.com |access-date=August 21, 2013}}
In 2012, Morris was the Southern League Most Valuable Player after hitting .303/.357/.563 with 28 home runs and 113 runs batted in.{{cite web |author=09/03/2012 12:28 PM EST |url=http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120903&content_id=37808416&vkey=pr_mil&c_id=mil |title=Hunter Morris Named 2012 Southern League Most Valuable Player |publisher=Milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com |date=May 24, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web|author=The Huntsville Times/Bob Gathany |url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/09/huntsvilles_hunter_morris_name_1.html |title=Huntsville's Hunter Morris named Southern League Most Valuable Player |date=September 3, 2012 |publisher=Al.com |access-date=August 21, 2013}} He also won the Robin Yount Performance Award as the Brewers Minor League Player of the Year.{{cite web |author=09/05/2012 2:57 PM EST |url=http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120905&content_id=37930954&vkey=pr_mil&c_id=mil |title=Brewers announce 2012 Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year Awards |publisher=Milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com |date=May 24, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Morris was added to the Brewers 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/brewers-protect-prospects-hunter-morris-jason-rogers-from-rule-5-draft?ymd=20131120&content_id=64076856&vkey=news_mlb Brewers protect Morris, Rogers from Rule 5 Draft] He was designated for assignment on January 19, 2015, without ever having appeared in a game for the Brewers.
=Pittsburgh Pirates=
On April 2, 2015, Morris was acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later.{{cite web |author=09/05/2012 2:57 PM EST |url=http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/116001708/pirates-acquire-first-baseman-hunter-morris-from-brewers |title=Pirates acquire first baseman Morris from Brewers |publisher=m.pirates.mlb.com |date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403031102/http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/116001708/pirates-acquire-first-baseman-hunter-morris-from-brewers |url-status=dead }}
Coaching career
On June 13, 2016, Morris became the student assistant hitting coach for Auburn. In 2017, he returned to the CCBL's Falmouth Commodores as an assistant coach.{{cite web |author=Matt Goisman |url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/sports/20170720/michigan-states-bechina-rises-from-temp-player-to-power-hitter-for-falmouth |title=Michigan State's Bechina rises from temp player to power hitter for Falmouth |publisher=capecodtimes.com |date=July 20, 2017 |access-date=May 6, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Morris held the role of hitting coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin from 2017 to 2020. In 2021, Morris left the program to pursue another coaching opportunity.{{cite tweet|number=1414761017792507910|user=HunterMorris15|title=Thank you to @UTMBase and @UTMSports for an incredible experience the past 3 years. A great place to work, play bas… |date=July 13, 2021}}
On July 21, 2021, Morris joined the University of Alabama coaching staff as a Volunteer Assistant Coach.{{cite tweet|number=1417837694118502401|user=alagrandslammer|title=There's a new addition to the Alabama Baseball staff as @HunterMorris15 joins the Tide as Volunteer Assistant Coach… |date=July 21, 2021}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/morris_hunter00.html Auburn Tigers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908000151/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/morris_hunter00.html |date=September 8, 2012 }}
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