James Morris (minors08)

James W. Morris III

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
• School Brevard Junior College, Elon University

• Born February 20, 1950 in Lexington, NC USA

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Biographical Information

Jim Morris was head baseball coach at the University of Miami from 1994-2018. The team has reached the College World Series 13 times during his tenure as coach, and they won the championship in 1999 and 2001. He was named Baseball America Coach of the Year in 1994 and Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year in 1999 and again in 2001.

Prior to coming to Miami, he was head coach at DeKalb College from 1976 to 1979 and at Georgia Tech from 1982 to 1993. He also served stints as an assistant at Appalachian State University (1975) and Florida State University (1980-1981). He finished with a 1,593-715-4 record as head coach, fifth in NCAA Division I annals to that point.

He coached for Team USA in the 1987 Pan American Games and 1999 Pan American Games and managed Team USA in the 1990 Baseball World Cup and 1990 Goodwill Games.

Prior to beginning his coaching career, Morris played two seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1976	DeKalb College
1977	DeKalb College
1978	DeKalb College
1979	DeKalb College
1982	Georgia Institute of Technology	29-20	6-8
1983	Georgia Institute of Technology	38-15	6-8
1984	Georgia Institute of Technology	36-19	5-7
1985	Georgia Institute of Technology	42-19-1	6-7-1	CWS Regionals
1986	Georgia Institute of Technology	45-23	10-4	CWS Regionals
1987	Georgia Institute of Technology	51-14	17-4	CWS Regionals
1988	Georgia Institute of Technology	45-24	12-8	CWS Regionals
1989	Georgia Institute of Technology	38-26	13-6	CWS Regionals
1990	Georgia Institute of Technology	46-25	9-9	CWS Regionals
1991	Georgia Institute of Technology	42-26	12-8	CWS Regionals
1992	Georgia Institute of Technology	45-19	14-9	CWS Regionals
1993	Georgia Institute of Technology	47-14	16-6	CWS Regionals
1994	University of Miami	49-14		CWS Regionals / CWS
1995	University of Miami	48-17		CWS Regionals / CWS
1996	University of Miami	50-14		CWS Regionals / CWS
1997	University of Miami	51-18		CWS Regionals / CWS
1998	University of Miami	51-12		CWS Regionals / CWS
1999	University of Miami	50-13		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2000	University of Miami	41-19-1		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2001	University of Miami	53-12		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2002	University of Miami	34-29		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2003	University of Miami	45-17-1		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2004	University of Miami	50-13		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2005	University of Miami	41-19-1	19-10-1	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2006	University of Miami	42-24	17-13	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2007	University of Miami	37-24	17-13	CWS Regionals
2008	University of Miami	53-11	23-5	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2009	University of Miami	38-22	18-12	CWS Regionals
2010	University of Miami	43-20	20-10	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2011	University of Miami	38-23	19-10	CWS Regionals
2012	University of Miami	36-23	16-14	CWS Regionals
2013	University of Miami	37-25	14-16	CWS Regionals
2014	University of Miami	44-19	24-6	CWS Regionals
2015	University of Miami	50-17	22-8	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2016	University of Miami	50-14	21-7	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2017	University of Miami	32-27	16-13
2018	University of Miami	28-26	16-13