Chris Moller
Class of 2016
Chris Moller will forever be linked to one of the most unforgettable moments in Alabama baseball history, but his road to Omaha began years earlier in Huntsville. Born in 1974 in Koge, Denmark, into a military family, Moller moved to Huntsville as a young child when his American mother returned home with sons Chris and Erik. In North Alabama he developed into a standout player at Lee High School under coach Butch Weaver, hitting .505 as a senior in 1992 and earning city Player of the Year honors.
Moller continued his rise at Calhoun Community College before transferring to the University of Alabama, where he became one of the key players of the Jim Wells era. In 1995, his junior season, he put together one of the best offensive years in Crimson Tide history, leading the team in 10 categories, including batting average, slugging percentage and hits, and earning third-team All-America recognition. In two seasons at Alabama, he batted .375 with 23 home runs and 98 RBIs, and as a senior in 1996 he hit .350 with 13 home runs and 54 RBIs while helping the Tide win the SEC Tournament title and reach the College World Series. He also set Alabama’s single-season record for putouts with 588 in 1996.
His defining moment came in Alabama’s opening game of the 1996 College World Series against Oklahoma State. Trailing 5-3 in the ninth inning, Alabama rallied to put two runners aboard for Moller, who crushed a walk-off three-run homer to give the Crimson Tide a stunning 7-5 victory. That blast remains one of the signature swings in Alabama baseball lore. He had also helped Alabama win the dramatic 1995 SEC West final over LSU, a game remembered for a late comeback and Moller’s steadying relief appearance.
Moller later added another championship memory as an assistant coach on Tuscaloosa Academy’s 1999 AISA state title team. But for Alabama fans, he will always be the Huntsville hitter who stepped into the box in Omaha and delivered one of the biggest home runs the program has ever seen.
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