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2001
Baseball Players
TITANS ’00: One of the Titans’ most reliable players, Norris started 54 games at third base (only David Bacani and Chris Stringfellow started in more) • Offensively, was nearly a carbon copy of his freshman campaign • From April 1 on, his average never climbed above .317, but never plummeted below .286 • Developed a knack for delivering big hits early in the season • Hit a game-tying two-out home run in the top of the ninth inning in the season opener at No. 1 Stanford • A week later, he singled with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send the Titans to a 1-0 win over Baylor • After playing shortstop and second base his freshman season, made the switch to third base and displayed phenomenal glove work at times • Started in six different spots in the batting order (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8) • Had a nine-game hitting streak late in the season, during which he batted .452 (14-for-31) with seven RBI • Went 7-for-11 with four doubles and four RBI in a three-game set against Baylor (Feb. 11-13) • Batted .380 (27-for-71) against teams that made the NCAA tournament. TITANS’ 99: Got a chance to play every day when second baseman David Bacani was injured and won the regular shortstop job for final seven weeks of season • Played in 52 games and started 38 and hit .286 with six home runs and 34 RBI • Started 18 of final 24 games at short and four other at second base • Hit his first and second home runs of the year on Mar. 21 at Sacramento State. ALTA H.S.: Three-year all-state infielder for Coach Mike McNary at Alta H.S. in Sandy, Utah • Made first-team all-league all three years • Was first-team all-state shortstop as a junior and senior and second-team second baseman as a sophomore • As a senior, batted .510 with six home runs, 29 RBI and 12 stolen bases • Played in the Utah/Idaho all-star game • As a junior, was the American Legion state most valuable player • Batted .480 with 12 home runs, 32 RBI and nine stolen bases • Played in the Area Code Games • As a sophomore, batted .350 with two homers, 20 RBI and two stolen bases • Also won three varsity letters in basketball. PERSONAL: Born on August 1, 1980, in Salt Lake City, Utah • Parents are Kent and Colleen Norris • Father is a baseball instructor • Has two older brothers (Trey and Shane) and one older sister (Jaime) • Majoring in communication • Enjoys Ping Pong and reading • Favorite major leaguer is Fred McGriff • Selected by Florida in the 44th round of the 1998 MLB draft • Favorite food is Trix cereal • Favorite movie is Karate Kid and favorite TV show is MTV’s The Real World • Is a fan of the Utah Jazz • Nickname is Murph (after Dale Murphy, his favorite player as a youngster).
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