Hunter Morris

Jeffrey Hunter Morris (born October 7, 1988) is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball first baseman. He is the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Morris played college baseball at Auburn University from 2008 to 2010 for head coach John Pawlowski before pursuing a professional baseball career.

Hunter Morris
Morris playing for the Nashville Sounds in 2013.
Current position
TitleHitting coach
TeamUT Martin
ConferenceOhio Valley
Biographical details
Born (1988-10-07) October 7, 1988
Huntsville, Alabama
Playing career
2008–2010Auburn
2010Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
2011Brevard County Manatees
2011–2012Huntsville Stars
2013–2014Nashville Sounds
2014Arizona League Brewers
2014Huntsville Stars
2015Indianapolis Indians
2015Altoona Curve
Position(s)First baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2017Auburn (GA)
2018–presentUT Martin (H/RC)

College career

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

Professional career

Milwaukee Brewers

Morris was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[6][7]

In 2012, Morris was the Southern League Most Valuable Player after hitting .303/.357/.563 with 28 home runs and 113 runs batted in.[8][9] He also won the Robin Yount Performance Award as the Brewers Minor League Player of the Year.[10]

Morris was added to the Brewers 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13]

References
  1. "2007 Boston Red Sox Draft Tracker". Boston.com. September 9, 1988. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. Jim Chandley (July 20, 2009). "Cooper Leads Five Commodores to All-Star Game". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. Charles Goldberg. "Auburn's Hunter Morris SEC player of year". Blog.al.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. "Hunter Morris Named SEC Player Of The Year; Six Tigers Named All-SEC". Auburntigers.com. May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  5. "Hunter Morris Named First Team All-America, Brian Fletcher Second Team". Auburntigers.com. June 16, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  6. Bitter, Andy (June 8, 2010). "Auburn's Hunter Morris taken by Milwaukee Brewers in fourth round". Ledger-enquirer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  7. Charles Goldberg. "Auburn baseball draft updates: Hunter Morris says he likes his Brewers; 9 Tigers go". Blog.al.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  8. 09/03/2012 12:28 PM EST (May 24, 2013). "Hunter Morris Named 2012 Southern League Most Valuable Player". Milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  9. The Huntsville Times/Bob Gathany. "Huntsville's Hunter Morris named Southern League Most Valuable Player". Al.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  10. 09/05/2012 2:57 PM EST (May 24, 2013). "Brewers announce 2012 Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year Awards". Milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  11. Brewers protect Morris, Rogers from Rule 5 Draft
  12. 09/05/2012 2:57 PM EST (April 2, 2015). "Pirates acquire first baseman Morris from Brewers". m.pirates.mlb.com.
  13. Matt Goisman (July 20, 2017). "Michigan State's Bechina rises from temp player to power hitter for Falmouth". capecodtimes.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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