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Talented offensive player who can hit for power and average...will likely be the starting right fielder. 2003 (Junior) - Breakout season at the plate, leading the team with a .383 average, which was also third in the Mountain West...started 50 games and saw action in 57, mostly in right field...put together a 20-game hitting streak, which is the ninth-longest in UNM history...collected 85 hits, 20 doubles and 58 runs...career-high seven homers and 60 RBI to go along with a .577 slugging percentage and .437 on-base percentage...five stolen bases in six attempts...had a .969 fielding percentage including 11 assists, committing only three errors in 97 chances...went 3-for-5 with four RBI and four runs against Oregon State (2/21), 2-for-5 with three RBI in a rematch with the Beavers and then went 4-for-4 against New Mexico State (2/23) to earn Mountain West Player of the Week honors...batted a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI vs. Northern Colorado (3/17)...had three hits in a career-high seven at-bats vs. Northwestern (3/7)...turned in a 5-for-6 performance at BYU (3/13-14)...4-for-6 with three RBI at Air Force (5/2)...had a .556 average 10 games into the season and stayed above .400 until April 17...went hitless in consecutive games only twice all season...career-high seven putouts against San Diego State (4/13)...second-team District VI Verizon Academic All-America selection...All-Mountain West Academic honoree. (Summer)...Played for the Alexandria Beetles of the Northwoods League...hit .270 with 13 doubles and 9 stolen bases...an honorable mention on the Jewish Federation of Baseball's Collegiate Summer League Team. 2002 (Sophomore) - Hit .298 in 47 at bats...worked out at catcher in the preseason, but eventually played the outfield, his natural position...tied a career-high with three hits against Southern Utah (2/12)...had two RBI against Texas Tech (2/3)...played for the San Francisco Seals in the California Coastal Collegiate League over the summer, batting .280 with one home run and 32 RBI...hit .410 with three home runs and 18 RBI during fall intrasquad games. 2001 (Freshman) - Hit .275 in limited action...played in 20 games with 14 starts...three multi-hit games and three multi-RBI contests...excellent eye at the plate - struck out just 7 times in 51 at-bats, including none in his first 34 plate appearances...career-high four RBI vs. NMSU (2/27)...career-high three hits vs. Hofstra (3/6)...top hit streak was four games (6-13, .461). High School - Was a five-year letterwinner for coach Richard Ball at Academy HS in Albuquerque...team won back-to-back state titles while he was there...as a senior, hit .555 with 7 HR, 12 doubles and 45 RBI...was named all-district all four years of HS, and was first team all-state as a senior...played in the 2000 North/South All-Star game...hit .410 with nine homers and 50 RBI for Albuquerque Cubs in 2000 Connie Mack season, en route to state title. Personal - Born on Oct. 2, 1981, in Albuquerque... son of John and Michelle Murray...major is Mechanical Engineering. |
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