Matt Morris Enshrined In St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame - Seton Hall University Athletics
One of the best pitchers in program history as a collegian and at the professional level, Seton Hall baseball great Matt Morris was enshrined into the St. Lo...
South Orange, N.J. -- One of the best pitchers in program history as a collegian and at the professional level, Seton Hall baseball great Matt Morris was enshrined into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Ballpark Village adjacent to Busch Stadium III in St. Louis.
A first-team All-American during his junior year at Seton Hall, Morris was widely regarded as one of the top pitching prospects in the nation during his three seasons of play. He went 21-12 with a 3.57 ERA, including a 10-3 record in 1995 with a 2.68 ERA. Selected 12th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 1995 MLB Amateur Draft, Morris developed into a National League All-Star and won 121 career games over 12 seasons, including a league-high 22 games in 2001.
Morris, who is tied for 11th in franchise history in pitching wins, emerged as the winner from a ballot that included Cardinals legends Steve Carlton, George Hendrick and Edgar Renteria. Morris was chosen by the fan vote over an eight-week voting period. He won 11 or more games in six different seasons with St. Louis. During his eight seasons with the Cards, Morris compiled a .620 winning percentage, which ranks fourth in franchise history among pitchers with at least 1,000 innings pitched. The right-hander's best season came in 2001, when he went 22-8, earned the first of back-to-back All-Star Game selections and finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting.
Multiple of Morris' Seton Hall teammates were in attendance for his enshrinement including Jim Duffy, Jeff Giambrone, Brian Schunke, Pat Hennigan, John Fairchild and Mike Abaid.
