Jim Morris (baseball coach)
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Jim Morris (born February 20, 1950 in Lexington, NC) is the head baseball coach at Miami. In 13 years at Miami, he has compiled an impressive 605-221-3(.732) record. He has won national championships with Miami in 1999 and 2001, and earned National Coach of the Year honors in both those years. Miami has been one of college baseball's most dominant programs, reaching the NCAA tournament an NCAA record 34 consecutive years. His teams have made it to the College World Series in 10 of his 13 seasons at Miami. He also owns the NCAA record for most consecutive NCAA regionals won, at 13 and counting. His 2006 squad is the only one in NCAA history to make it to the World Series by winning all of its postseason games on the road.
His 2001 team defeated Stanford in the Title game 12-1, which remains the largest margin of victory in a championship game. Prior to coaching at Miami, he served as the head baseball coach at Georgia Tech. He compiled a 504-244-1(.674) record there. His career coaching record stands at(.710)
[edit] Resume
| Years | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Assistant Coach | Appalachian State |
| 1976-1979 | Head Coach | DeKalb CC |
| 1980-1981 | Assistant Coach | Florida State |
| 1982-1993 | Head Coach | Georgia Tech |
| 1994-2006 | Head Coach | Miami |
[edit] Head Coaching Records
| Year | Team | Record | Win % | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Georgia Tech | 29-20-0 | .592 | |
| 1983 | Georgia Tech | 38-15-0 | .717 | |
| 1984 | Georgia Tech | 36-19-0 | .655 | |
| 1985 | Georgia Tech | 42-19-1 | .680 | South II Regional |
| 1986 | Georgia Tech | 45-23-0 | .662 | Atlantic Regional |
| 1987 | Georgia Tech | 51-14-0 | .785 | Northeast Regional |
| 1988 | Georgia Tech | 45-24-0 | .652 | Atlantic Regional |
| 1989 | Georgia Tech | 38-26-0 | .594 | East Regional |
| 1990 | Georgia Tech | 46-25-0 | .648 | South I Regional |
| 1991 | Georgia Tech | 42-26-0 | .618 | Atlantic Regional |
| 1992 | Georgia Tech | 45-19-0 | .703 | East Regional |
| 1993 | Georgia Tech | 47-14-0 | .770 | Atlantic Regional |
| 1994 | Miami | 49-14-0 | .778 | 5th College World Series |
| 1995 | Miami | 48-17-0 | .738 | 3rd College World Series |
| 1996 | Miami | 50-14-0 | .781 | 2nd College World Series |
| 1997 | Miami | 51-18-0 | .739 | 3rd College World Series |
| 1998 | Miami | 51-12-0 | .810 | 5th College World Series |
| 1999 | Miami | 50-13-0 | .794 | 1st College World Series |
| 2000 | Miami | 41-19-1 | .680 | Tallahassee Super Regional |
| 2001 | Miami | 53-12-0 | .815 | 1st College World Series |
| 2002 | Miami | 34-29-0 | .540 | Columbia Super Regional |
| 2003 | Miami | 45-17-1 | .722 | 5th College World Series |
| 2004 | Miami | 50-13-0 | .794 | 5th College World Series |
| 2005 | Miami | 41-19-1 | .680 | Lincoln Super Regional |
| 2006 | Miami | 42-24-0 | .636 | 5th College World Series |
| Total | 25 seasons | 1,109-465-4 | .704 |
