Eastern University Athletics

Jed Morris began as the head coach of Eastern University Baseball in 2013. Morris enjoyed tremendous success as a college baseball player at Nebraska and spent several years in the Oakland Athletics minor league system. 

As the Big 12 player of the year in 2002, Morris, a catcher, helped the Cornhuskers to reach the College World Series for the second straight season. Morris put up prodigious numbers at the plate while leading the Nebraska defense behind it. He was drafted by the Athletics in the 2002 "Moneyball" draft, and he was in the process of climbing through the system when he was diagnosed with Leukemia. 

Morris beat Leukemia and returned to the minors where he eventually finished his playing career as a member of the Lancaster (Pa.) Barnstormers organization in the Independent League. He was named the organization's "Community Man of the Year" for his work with others who were looking to fight cancer. Morris hopes that his experience in life and baseball will prove to be invaluable as he leads an Eastern program that has been steadily improving. The Eagles returned to the conference postseason in 2015, snapping a 13-year drought, and finished third-overall in the conference.
 

Coach Morris can be reached by email at:  

jmorris1@eastern.edu