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Colton Murray

Position RHP
Height 6'0"
Weight 193 lbs.
Class Sophomore
Hometown Overland Park, Kan.
High School Olathe East HS

Honors and Awards

  • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2010)
  • Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall, 2008)
  • Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall, 2008)
  • 2008-09 Jayhawk Scholar

Summer 2010: Pitched for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League … Went 1-1 with an 0.49 ERA and eight saves in 18 relief appearances … Posted 25 strikeouts in 19 innings, and held opponents to a .207 batting average … Selected to the Cape Cod All-Star team … Named a Top 30 Prospect in the league by ESPN[apos]s Keith Law.

2010 (Sophomore): Made 27 appearances out of the bullpen … Posted a 1-2 record with a 4.83 ERA and four saves in 31 2/3 innings … Recorded 17 walks and 36 strikeouts … Held right-handed hitters to a .274 batting average … Posted a 2.53 ERA in 10 appearances in the month of March … Collected first save of the season against Arkansas-Little Rock (March 30) … Recorded second save at Creighton, tossing a scoreless ninth (April 7) … Collected a season-high four strikeouts at Texas (April 9) … Tossed 3 1/3 shutout innings against Missouri to earn his only victory of the year (May 8).

Summer 2009: Played for the Pittsfield American Defenders in the New England Collegiate Baseball League … Made 10 relief appearances, posting a 1-1 record with a 3.27 ERA in 11 innings … Recorded 16 strikeouts and just three walks.

2009 (Freshman): Made 33 relief appearances for Kansas, posting a 2-3 record with a 3.23 ERA … Allowed opponents a .242 batting average … Collected 39 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched … Surrendered just 11 extra base hits … Recorded two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings of work in his collegiate debut at Memphis (Feb. 22) … Also tallied a pair of K[apos]s in an inning of work at No. 21 Arkansas (Feb. 24) … Made a pair of scoreless appearances against No. 1 Texas (March 21 and 22) … Did not allow a run over seven straight relief appearances (March 21-April 3) … Tallied a career-high six strikeouts at Iowa (April 7), also earning first collegiate win … Picked up second win of the season at Kauffman Stadium, tossing 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against Missouri (April 22) … Struck out the side in an inning of work against Nebraska (April 24).

Olathe East HS: Lettered three years in baseball for head coach John McDonald … Two-time all-state selection in 2007 and 2008 … Named Kansas Pitcher of the Year 2007 … Team qualified for state tournament in 2007 … Went 5-1 as a senior with a 1.55 ERA … Struck out 50 batters in 31 2/3 innings … Also hit .481 with three home runs during 2008 season … Named to All-Olathe Baseball team in 2008.

Personal: Son of Rob and Tracy Murray …Younger brother, Conner, is a freshman on the Kansas baseball team … A business major.