Warren Morris played college baseball at LSU. In the 1996 College World Series he hit a two-out 9th inning walk-off home run that won the NCAA title for the Tigers. After the season he was drafted in the fifth round of the MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers but was soon traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Morris also played on the USA National team that won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Morris had a short major league career, playing second base with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1999-2001. His rookie season was his best year, making the Topps All-Star rookie team at second base. In 2002-03, he had single seasons with the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers but then spent most of 2004-06 in the minors before retiring in 2006.