Warren Morris

Sport: Baseball

Induction Year: 2026

University: LSU

An Alexandria native and resident, Warren Morris provided one of the greatest moments in college baseball history, hitting a two-out, two-run walk-off home run to win the 1996 College World Series for LSU. It was Morris’ only home run of the 1996 season due to a hand injury. His story has been chronicled by ESPN as part of the SEC Storied series, “The Walk Off.”

Since retirement from professional baseball several years later, Morris has become a roving representative not only of LSU baseball, but of the CWS and college baseball, making countless appearances and lending involvement and support to many civic and charitable causes and organizations.

A graduate of Bolton High School, Morris came to LSU as a walk-on, redshirted and began as an outfielder. He eventually was given the task of replacing three-time All-American Todd Walker at second base. As a sophomore, in his first season starting at second base, Morris earned second-team All-American and All-SEC honors after leading LSU in average (.369), runs (70), hits (93), stolen bases (18) and on-base percentage (.481). He was a first-team Academic All-American. Morris earned a spot on the 1995 USA national team, finishing third in batting (.361) with 5 homers and 21 RBI from the leadoff position.

Entering his junior season as a preseason All-American, Morris broke the hamate bone in his right wrist at some point early in the season and had surgery, missing 39 games. He returned to the LSU lineup at the SEC Tournament. Adding to his legend, LSU was 22-0 in games Morris started in 1996. Remarkably, Morris was LSU’s leading hitter in the NCAA Tournament at .433 with 3 doubles, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored. Morris finished his LSU career with a .338 average. He played in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in for Team USA that won bronze, leading the team in hitting (.409, 5 homers, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored).

Morris was selected in the fifth round of the 1996 MLB Amateur Draft by the Texas Rangers, later traded to the Pirates’ organization. He made his MLB debut on Opening Day 1999 and finished third in NL Rookie of the Year voting after hitting .288 with 15 homers and 73 RBI. He would go on to play parts of four more seasons in the majors before eventually retiring.

Now a banker in his hometown, in high school Morris earned letters in baseball, basketball and cross country, graduating in 1992. He was chosen as an inaugural member of the Bolton High School Hall of Fame in 2024…Born 1-11-74 in Alexandria.