Hunter Morris - Baseball Coach

Hunter Morris

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
jmorr124@utm.edu
Phone:
731-881-3691

Hunter Morris is in his third season as an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2021. He serves as the program's hitting coach and recruiting coordinator.

Morris' 2020 signing class paid immediate dividends as the Skyhawks were one of just 20 NCAA Division I programs to boast multiple Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-Americans (Christian Hall, Wil LaFollette). Only Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, St. John's and Texas Tech had more honorees on that list than UT Martin, who landed a pair of Freshman All-Americans for the first time in school history. Hall was also spotlighted by D1Baseball with the OVC's "Best Freshman" award for the 2020 campaign.

The Skyhawks also produced the program's first ever NCBWA Preseason All-American (Nick Wohlbold) and knocked off a nationally ranked squad in No. 30 South Alabama last spring.

In 2019, Morris coached a Skyhawk offense that launched 48 home runs - the third-most in school history. UT Martin posted arguably the program's best season at the Division I level, tying for the school's most wins (25) and Ohio Valley Conference victories (12) over that span. The Skyhawks not only advanced to the OVC Championship tournament for only the fourth time in program history but also won their opening round contest - marking the second postseason victory for the school since joining the Division I ranks in 1993.

Morris worked closely with All-OVC outfielder Jordan Stoner in 2019, helping the senior to the All-OVC second team. Stoner became the first-ever UT Martin player to claim All-OVC accolades in back-to-back seasons and was also only the second Skyhawk to ever garner two All-OVC mentions in a career.

Morris spent the 2018 season with Samford University, where he served as a volunteer assistant under head coach Casey Dunn. Morris was a member of the Samford staff that saw the Bulldogs travel to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional before Mississippi State defeated the squad and ended the year with a 37-26 mark. He oversaw the production of a trio of 2018 Major League Baseball Draft selections and a pair of 2018 All-Southern Conference players.

A Huntsville, Ala. native, Morris graduated from Grissom High School in 2007 and was selected in the second round of the MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox, but chose to attend Auburn University. While at Auburn, he played alongside Jenkins from 2008-10. He was named 2008 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and 2010 SEC Player of the Year before being selected in the fourth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. Morris spent the 2010-14 seasons with the Brewers’ orginization before being traded to and finishing his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015.

Morris ranks in the top-10 in seven single season categories during his time with the Auburn baseball program including sitting in first in home runs (23) and total bases (202). He also ranks in the top-10 in five career categories at Auburn. He earned a Freshman All-American nod in 2008 while also garnering a spot on the USA National Team his freshman year. Morris then picked up an All-American award in 2010 following a stellar junior season. He also excelled in the classroom as he earned a spot on the All-SEC Academic list in 2010.

During the 2017 season, Morris worked as a student assistant coach at Auburn University to finish his degree. He and his wife, Macie, have a son, Tripp (7) and a daughter, Charlotte (2).