UT Southern Baseball

UT Southern Baseball has appointed Braxton Morris as the new head coach of the Firehawks, the University of Tennessee Southern announced in August 2025. Morris brings diverse collegiate experience, including a successful stint as an assistant coach at NCAA Division I High Point University during a 39–16 season, and prior roles in player development at USC Upstate. His background also includes time in collegiate football as a defensive analyst at the University of Florida and University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The hiring signals a strategic move for UT Southern Baseball as the program continues to develop under the NAIA and SSAC framework.