He is most remembered for his twoout, 9th inning walkoff home run that won the 1996 college world series for the louisiana state university tigers. Warren morris 1996 college world series walkoff homer. On the afternoon of june 8, 1996, at rosenblatt stadium in omaha, neb. Jun 08, 2018 on the morning of june 8, 1996, warren morris direct messaged thenlsu coach skip bertman during warmups before the last game of the college world series a winnertakeall championship at. Then warren morris launched this dramatic walkoff home run to end the 1996 cws. Subscribe to the ncaa championship youtube channel. Mcdonough recounts historic call of cws homer featured in. Looking back on warren morris historic home run abc news.
Still, legendary lsu coach skip bertman inserted him into the lineup in the title game of the college world series against the university of miami. Jun 26, 2016 mitch sherman reflects on his first college world series assignment that ended with warren morris walkoff home run, the subject of the sec storied the walk off. Warren morris was born on friday, january 11, 1974, in alexandria, louisiana. Morris was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on april 5, 1999, with the pittsburgh pirates. Jun 11, 2015 omaha 1996 lsu vs miami cws championship game warren morris home run. June 15, 2019 trailing miami by one and down to the final out of the 1996 ncaa baseball. Warren morris 2 out home run to win the cws for lsu in 1996. Jan 08, 2020 lsu baseball won the 1996 college world series in historic fashion on warren morris walkoff home run, starting a recordsetting streak of 77straight games with a home run. Warren morris born january 11, 1974 in alexandria, louisiana is a former college and major league baseball player. Espn films sec storied series continues with the walk off. Omaha 1996 lsu vs miami cws championship game warren morris home run william gladney. Morris is the only man to ever hit a walkoff homer to end the college world series.
Warren morris 4 second base updated 42806 major league baseball career 19992003 selected by the texas rangers in the fifth round of the 1996 amateur. Warren morris 96 cws championship game winning homerun. Miami led lsu 87 with two outs in the bottom of the 9th before warren morris comes to the plate. Mitch sherman reflects on his first college world series assignment that ended with warren morris walkoff home run, the subject of the sec. He is most remembered for his 9th inning walkoff home run that won the 1996 college world series for the louisiana state university lsu tigers. The most outstanding player was pat burrell of the university of miami the series featured one of the most. Twenty years ago wednesday, alexandrias warren morris hit the most famous home run in college world series history. At the 1996 college world series, the lsu was trailing in the bottom of the ninth with two outs. In terms of single greatest moments in lsu sports history, warren morris hr is the greatest in any lsu sport and in ncaa baseball imo. Jun 11, 2015 for lsu and its second baseman warren morris, the 1996 college world series offered a chance unlike any ever seen before, or since. The film looks at former lsu baseball player warren morris championshipwinning home run in the 1996 college world series. Lsu warren morris walkoff homerun cws 1996jim hawthorne call cityzen225.
Warren morris only started 22 games during the 1996 season lsu went 220 in those contests as a result of wrist surgery in april. May 24, 2016 the next installment in espn films sec storied series, the walk off, premieres on thursday, june 30, at 9 p. Lsu baseball won the 1996 college world series in historic fashion on warren morris walkoff home run, starting a recordsetting streak of. The 1996 college world series was played at johnny rosenblatt stadium in omaha, ne from may 31 to june 8. Warren morris 1996 home run still coursing through lsu. Morris twoout, tworun homer on the games final pitch propelled the sixthseeded tigers to a 98 victory over fifthseeded miami before a record crowd of 23,905 at rosenblatt stadium. Warren morris 1996 college world series walkoff homer best. Series highlights louisiana states warren morris gave the 50th college world series an ending that would be remembered for the next 50. Jun 26, 2016 former lsu coach skip bertman argues that morris homer is unmatched at any high level of the sport. Warren morris walkoff home run lifts lsu to 1996 college world series title.
Apr 22, 2016 the tworun shot warren morris sent over the rightfield fence in rosenblatt stadium in 1996 remains the only home run to end a college world series. Lsu reached the championship game of the college world series in 1996, and was. The two men twenty years after the most famous moment in college baseball history, the two men who responsible will meet for the first time. The preseason allamerican returned to lead the lsu tigers in hits throughout the ncaa tournament as the tigers advanced. Join the team behind the tigers tiger athletic foundation. Morris was playing again 29 days after the surgery, in time for the regional tournament. Jun 10, 2015 the video footage has been replayed each june and is now familiar to most college baseball fans. Warren morris home run is college baseballs greatest. The preseason allamerican returned to lead the lsu tigers in hits throughout the ncaa tournament as the tigers advanced to the college world series for the third time in six years. It was an era in which home runs flew out of college ball parks at a record pace. Warren morris walkoff home run lifts lsu to 1996 college. For lsu and its second baseman warren morris, the 1996 college world series offered a chance unlike any ever seen before, or since. Warren morris hitting the game winning 2 run homerun in the bottom of the 9th w 2 outs in the 96 college world series championship game. May 24, 2016 warren morris and his 1996 team will be honored tonight.
Mitch sherman wrote four days before warren morris walkoff home run that morris would be a factor for lsu going. Warren morris home run jim hawthornes call youtube. Jun 26, 2016 freshman reliever robbie morrison struck out lsu catcher tim lanier with one out to bring up warren morris, the tigers accomplished junior second baseman who had missed 39 games in 1996 with a. May 04, 2016 robbie morrison, who gave up warren morris 1996 college world series home run, to throw first pitch sunday at lsu by chandler rome special to the advocate may 4, 2016 6.
Lsu warren morris walkoff homerun cws 1996jim hawthorne. Its been 19 years since morris, then a senior second baseman coming off an injuryplagued season, launched a home run for the ages, drilling a bottomoftheninth, tworun home run that won the 1996 college world series for lsu. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight 6team regional tournaments. Twenty years ago he became the only man ever to hit a walk off home run to end the college world seriesand it was his only home run of the season. Warren morris walkoff home run lifts lsu to 1996 college world. The fiftieth tournaments champion was louisiana state university coached by skip bertman. Morris, an allamerican in 1995, missed much of the 1996 season after suffering a wrist. Jun 07, 2016 morris magic continues to linger 20 years later.
He covered the college world series for the newspaper and, days before the historic clout, wrote a feature about lsus warren morris and the tigers sluggers injuryplagued season. Warren morris home run is college baseballs greatest moment. Rotary club meets warren morris natchitoches parish journal. For lsu fans, those sounds and images touch them deep in their soul. After hitting the legendary walkoff homerun to win the 1996 college world series, warren morris was drafted by the texas rangers in the 1996 mlb draft. The championship game ended dramatically when lsus warren morris hit a twoout, tworun home run against miami reliever robbie morrison in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the bayou bengals to a 98 victory over the hurricanes. The greatest moment in lsu baseball history will soon get the silver screen treatment. Warren morris 1996 college world series walkoff homer best in history mitch sherman reflects on his first college world series assignment that ended with warren morris walkoff home run, the. Lsus warren morris hits the ultimate walkoff home run. Rotary club meets warren morris february 27, 2020 npj rotarian with the program mike newton introduced warren morris, former member of the lsu 1996 college world series championship team and mlb baseball player at the feb. Twenty years ago he became the only man ever to hit a walk off home run to end the college world series and it was his only home run of the season. He made his major league debut in 1999 with the pittsburgh pirates, and made the 1999 topps allstar rookie roster at second base.
May 11, 2020 warren morris only started 22 games during the 1996 season lsu went 220 in those contests as a result of wrist surgery in april. Mitch sherman reflects on his first college world series assignment that ended with warren morris walkoff home run, the subject of the sec storied the walk off. Bill mazeroskis homer for the pirates to beat the yankees in the 1960 world series. Lsu baseball won the 1996 college world series in historic fashion on warren morris walkoff home run, starting a recordsetting streak of 77straight games with a home run. Robbie morrison, who gave up warren morris 1996 college. May 25, 2016 warren morris, just recovering from a broken bone in his right hand, could barely swing a bat. Jun 27, 2016 writer relives reporting on morris walkoff homer reporter mitch sherman was an intern at the omaha world herald in 1996.
Page 2 tells the story of warren morris homer in the 1996 college world series with the words of those who were there. This film looks at warren morris walkoff home run to win the 1996 college world series for the lsu tigers. The tigers went 40 in the regional and 40 in the college world series, making them 220 this season in games that morris started they were 3015 when he didnt start. Warren morris hit a gamewinning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs off of miamis robbie morrison to win the 1996 college world series, 98. Former lsu coach skip bertman argues that morris homer is unmatched at any high level of the sport.
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