BOONE, N.C. ? The Appalachian ISP Sports Network announced on Wednesday that Appalachian State University's all-time-winningest head baseball coach, Jim Morris, will serve as color analyst for the network's baseball broadcasts in 2009.

Morris served as Appalachian's head coach from 1974-98, compiling a 611-475-1 overall record in his 25 seasons at the helm. He led the Mountaineers to five Southern Conference championships and two of ASU's three all-time NCAA postseason appearances in 1984 and ?86. His 1984 squad led the nation in regular-season winning percentage (35-5) and the ?86 Apps were the first team in SoCon history to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Regionals. During his 25-year tenure, he coached six all-Americans, five SoCon Players of the Year, one SoCon Pitcher of the Year and three SoCon Freshmen of the Year and was named the 1984 SoCon Coach of the Year. ASU baseball retired his No. 41 jersey on Oct. 11, 1998.

Morris will join the “Voice of the Mountaineers” David Jackson in the booth for the majority of the Appalachian ISP Sports Network's 2009 Mountaineer baseball broadcast schedule, which includes 38 regular-season contests and all postseason action, beginning with the Feb. 27 home opener versus Elon at newly completed Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. Broadcasts can be heard locally on WATA 1450 AM and worldwide via live audio and video stream at GoASU.com.