TUSCALOOSA – University of Alabama head baseball coach Rob Vaughn officially announced the hiring of Mike Morrison on Saturday morning. Morrison, who spent the last two seasons at Maryland, is
University of Alabama Media Relations the third addition to Vaughn's Crimson Tide coaching staff, joining associate head coach Jason Jackson and assistant coach Anthony Papio.
Serving as both recruiting coordinator and an assistant coach, Morrison will focus primarily on the Crimson Tide's recruiting efforts while also supporting Vaughn in all aspects of 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.
In his first year in College Park, Morrison's pitching staff contributed in a big way to one of the best seasons in program history with Maryland recording a school-record 48 wins while claiming the Big Ten regular season title and earning an NCAA Regional host bid. His weekend rotation of Dean, Savacool and Ryan Ramsey excelled, with each of the three pitchers earning postseason honors.
Additionally in 2022, Savacool garnered All-America recognition from multiple outlets while also being tabbed to the All-Big Ten first team. He finished his sophomore season ranked in the top-five on Maryland's single-season lists for innings pitched, strikeouts and wins. Dean's year wrapped up with third team All-Big Ten honors.
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