2020 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List
2019 All-Big Ten Second Team
Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (April 15, 2019)
Career Highs
IP: 8.0, at Penn State (5/4/19)
SO: 9, two times
Career: Pitched in 54 games with 16 starts … totaled 117.2 innings, 135 strikeouts and six wins … struck out 81 as a junior, sixth-most in a season in program history.
2021 (Fifth Year): Appeared in nine games in relief ... struck out eight in 8.2 innings with a .233 batting average against ... logged a scoreless frame in final appearance versus Illinois (5/29) ... stranded an inherited runner in scoring position at Penn State (5/17) ... worked a scoreless inning against Nebraska (5/9) ... dealt a scoreless frame versus Penn State (4/3) ... picked up four outs without a run against at Maryland (3/14) ... worked 1.1 hitless innings of relief in season debut at Minnesota (3/7).
2020 (Senior): Started four games ... struck out 18 in 16.1 innings ... struck out five in 4.1 innings at Old Dominion (3/8) ... beat Washington State (3/1) with two hits and one unearned allowed over 5.2 innings ... earned the win at North Florida (2/23) with six strikeouts over five innings ... made season debut in game-three start at No. 3 Miami (2/16) ... named to the 2020 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List (2/12) ... selected to Perfect Game Preseason All-Big Ten Team.
2019 (Junior): Pitched in 17 games with 12 starts ... named to the All-Big Ten Second Team (5/21), the highest postseason honor for a Scarlet Knight pitcher since 2007 ... led the staff with a 3.01 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP and a .200 batting average against ... worked 68.2 innings with only 50 hits permitted ... finished third in the Big Ten with a 1.75 ERA in conference play over eight starts and 46.1 innings ... five of the conference outings went without permitting an earned run and 7-of-8 saw two earned runs or less cross ... the best ERA inside the league for a qualifying Rutgers starter this century and second only behind Rob Corsi's 1.27 mark in 12 relief stints in 2011 in the Big East ... held Big Ten batters to a .178 average against, ranked second, and struck out 49 ... fanned 81 overall, which ranks sixth in a single season in program history ... totaled eight appearances with six or more punchouts to sit fifth in the conference at 10.62 strikeouts per nine innings after the regular season ... had 24 called strikeouts, most on the team ... started against Northwestern (5/11) with no earned runs crossing, three hits surrendered and five strikeouts in seven innings ... worked a season-high eight innings with no earned runs allowed, two hits and nine strikeouts in the win at Penn State (5/4) ... fanned six in six innings with one run allowed at No. 30 Michigan (4/28) ... logged six scoreless innings with five strikeouts and eight runners stranded in a win over Purdue (4/21) in the rubber game ... named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (4/15) after striking out nine over six one-hit and scoreless innings to beat Michigan State (4/14) ... earned first collegiate win with no earned runs allowed and six strikeouts over five innings at Iowa (4/6) ... pitched six innings with six strikeouts in a start versus Ohio State (3/30) ... logged 4.2 scoreless innings with six strikeouts against Indiana State (3/23) ... stranded the bases loaded with a pair of strikeouts and fanned two more in another scoreless inning in win at Florida Gulf Coast (3/17) ... pitched a perfect inning of relief versus Monmouth (3/13) ... added seven strikeouts at New Orleans (2/23) ... struck out seven in first collegiate start at Miami (2/17), allowing three hits and two earned runs over 4.2 innings.
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2018 (Sophomore): Appeared in 18 games out of the bullpen ... held opponents to a .206 average against ... struck out 21 in 17.2 innings ... stranded 14-of-18 inherited runners ... had a 1.59 ERA with a .135 average against in nine Big Ten games ... did not allow a run in five of last six appearances to end the season ... stranded an inherited runner with two strikeouts in an inning against No. 11 Minnesota (5/18) ... went 1.1 scoreless innings in the opener versus the Golden Gophers (5/17) ... fanned three over 1.2 innings against Monmouth (5/15) ... collected four outs at Maryland (5/12) ... logged 1.1 innings without allowing a run versus No. 13 Michigan (5/5) ... fanned two in a scoreless frame at Purdue (4/28) ... worked a scoreless inning versus Saint Peter's (4/25) ... pitched three innings of relief with five strikeouts and one run allowed against Nebraska (4/21) ... recorded two outs at No. 18 Illinois (4/15) ... worked a perfect inning versus Penn State (3/25) ... logged 1.2 innings out of the bullpen against Iona (3/6) ... tossed an inning of relief in the home opener versus Wagner (2/27) ... made first appearance of the season at No. 9 Miami (2/17).
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in six games out of the bullpen ... struck out seven in 6.1 innings ... held opponents to a .208 average against ... saw action at Minnesota (5/16) ... pitched a scoreless inning versus No. 17 Michigan (4/30) ... struck out the side to finish off the victory at Lafayette (4/11) ... closed out the win at USC Upstate (3/25) with one inning worked ... threw an inning at North Florida (3/11) ... made collegiate debut by pitching 1.2 innings with no earned runs allowed and a strikeout at Old Dominion (3/5).
Prior to Rutgers: Played three seasons as a varsity starter at North Schuylkill … named first-team all-region at pitcher and first base as a junior in 2015 … posted a 4-2 record with 50 strikeouts over 38.2 innings during the season … had a 2.50 ERA … hit .360 with 15 doubles and a .430 on-base percentage … selected to play on the Schuylkill County Baseball Dream Team … named first-team all-area and all-county at pitcher and first base as a sophomore, also earning second-team all-region on the mound … had 42 strikeouts in 36.2 innings and hit .321 … all-state selection in football for 2014 and 2015 seasons … broke touchdown record for career and single season at North Schuylkill … also holds record for career yards at the school … played travel baseball with the Bloomsburg Storm in 2014 and 2015 … member of Pennsylvania Big 26 team and was MVP of game two in 2014 … a member of the high honor roll junior and senior years and honor roll as an underclassmen … perfect attendance throughout high school.
Personal: Son of Tom and Cindy Murray … has an older brother, Ian.
Know Your Knights
Nickname: Tev
One word to describe Coach Owens: Winner
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Nick Krimin
Best player ever competed against: Angelo Maskornick
Major: Business Administration
I chose my major because: Good job outlook and the potential to do a lot of different things with it.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Hale
The person I most admire is and why: My father. Hard worker, down to earth, family loving, and provided my family and myself everything we ever wanted and needed.
If I wasn’t playing baseball, I’d be: Fishing or hunting
Favorite professional athlete: Max Scherzer
Favorite professional sports team: Philadelphia Phillies
One word to describe myself on the field: Grinder
One word to describe myself off the field: Quiet
Few people know: I was recruited Division I for football, basketball and baseball.
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Uncle Sam Matta
I started playing my sport because: It’s America’s pastime and just a fun and challenging game.
I chose Rutgers because: Close to home, believed in the mission and goal, and competing in the best conference in the country.
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Life
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: The Sandlot
The best actor to play me in a movie is: Matthew McConaughey
Favorite musician/group: Jason Aldean
The first song I knew all the words to is: "Mama Tried" by Merle Haggard
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Trap shooting
Famous people I have met include: Joe Maddon, Cole Hamels, Chase Utley, Moses Malone
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Music and a prayer
Favorite all-time gift received: Crossbow
Pets I had growing up were: Fish
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Batman
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Australia
The website I visit most often is: Twitter
The quote that most resonates with me is: Single, Minded, Focus
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black
My spirit animal is: Lion
One thing on my bucket list is: Go to Canada fishing.
Phone app you cannot live without: Snapchat
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? Thank you all for your generous donations. These tools allow us to get better and better each day and allow Rutgers Athletics to compete at the highest level.
How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? Made it easier on my family financially. Allowed myself to grow in all aspects of my life.
