St. John's University Athletics
Baseball America Names Morris An ACBL Top 10 Prospect
9/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Sept. 5, 2008
QUEENS, N.Y. - St. John's junior Tim Morris has been named one of the top 10 prospects in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) by Baseball America. Morris played for the Wolff Division champion Lehigh Valley Catz.
Morris played in and started 36 games and batted .322 for Lehigh Valley. The junior led the league with four home runs and six triples and also ranked second with 65 total bases. Playing in the outfield and at first base, Morris also added three doubles and 21 RBI. Among league leaders, Morris also ranked tied for third with a .551 slugging percentage and ranked tied for fourth with 25 runs scored.
From the Baseball America article: "Morris went just 1-for-17 as a freshman at Clemson in 2007, then transferred to St. John's and hit .283 in 40 games in 2008. He broke out for Lehigh Valley, batting .322 and leading the ACBL with four home runs. Morris generates good power from the left side and has a professional frame (6-foot-3, 215 pounds). He's also an average runner-especially for his size-who gets up the line in 4.3 seconds."
Morris represents the Red Storm's third Baseball America summer league top 10 prospect in the past two years. Last season, both Justin Gutsie and Brian Kemp were top 10 prospects in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL).
