Mike Morrison Joins Alabama Baseball Coaching Staff

Morrison follows head coach Rob Vaughn from Maryland to join the Crimson Tide staff.

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University of Alabama head baseball coach Rob Vaughn announced the hiring of Mike Morrison on Saturday morning. Morrison, who spent the last two seasons at Maryland, is the third addition to Vaughn’s Crimson Tide coaching staff, joining associate head coach Jason Jackson and assistant coach Anthony Papio.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Mike Morrison and his family to Alabama,” said Vaughn. “Mo won a national championship at Coastal Carolina and brings a wealth of knowledge to Tuscaloosa from both the pitching and recruiting standpoint. He’s as relentless as it gets, and I couldn’t be more excited to have Mike, his wife, Jordan, and their son, Miles, join the Alabama Baseball Family.”

Serving as both recruiting coordinator and an assistant coach, Morrison will focus primarily on the Crimson Tide’s recruiting efforts while also contributing with on-field instruction. He arrived in Tuscaloosa after a two-year stint as the pitching coach at Maryland from 2022-23, helping the Terps to a combined 90 wins during that stretch. Prior to his time in College Park, he was the pitching coach at his alma mater, Coastal Carolina, in 2021 and served as the Chanticleers’ director of player development and scouting during the 2020 campaign.

Morrison helped Maryland post a 42-21 record and earn an NCAA Regional bid in 2023. The Terps’ pitching staff was led by Jason Savacool, who paced the Big Ten in wins (nine) while ranking second in innings pitched (96.0) and fourth in strikeouts (95). The junior earned second team All-Big Ten honors and was joined by Nick Dean (third team) and Kyle McCoy (freshman) on the all-conference rosters.

In his first year in College Park, Maryland recorded a school-record 48 wins while claiming the Big Ten regular season title and earning an NCAA Regional host bid. 

Morrison’s coaching career began at Coastal Carolina, where he was named the Director of Player Development and Scouting in 2020. He took over as pitching coach in 2021 before joining Vaughn’s staff at Maryland.

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