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2018 Baseball Roster

30 Rion Murrah

  • Class Senior
  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Bainbridge, Ga.
  • Highschool Bainbridge (Tallahassee CC)

Biography

2018: Signed minor league free agent deal with the Los Angeles Angels after the season ... First team All-Big South ... Appeared in a team-high 24 games, all in relief ... Went 5-3 with six saves and a 2.06 ERA in 56.2 IP, allowing 42 H, 17 R, 13 ER, 14 BB, 55 K while holding opponents to a .212 average... Led the team in ERA and was second in innings pitched and strikeouts ... Did not allow a run in 16 of his 24 outings ... 19 of his 24 outings lasted longer than 1.0 IP ... Pitched five innings of relief in the Big South Championship against Charleston Southern (5/22/18), allowing just one run on five hits with four strikeouts ... Did not allow an earned run in 16.1 innings from 4/14-5/17/18 ... Picked up his sixth save of the year with four scoreless innings of relief against Presbyterian (5/17/18) ... Recorded fourth win of the year with two scoreless innings at UNC Asheville (5/11/18) ... Emphatically shut the door by retiring all six batters he faced in two innings against Charleston Souther (4/8/18) ... Provided a dominant six innings of relief in the one-hit win over Winthrop (3/29/18) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2017: Appeared in 20 games, all in relief ... Posted a perfect 4-0 mark with three saves and a 2.23 ERA in 36.1 IP, allowing 28 H, 14 R, 9 ER, 12 BB, 41 K ... Led the team in ERA, and ranked among team leaders in opponents' average (.203, 2nd), appearances (2nd), saves (2nd), wins (t-3) and strikeouts (5th) ... Did not allow an earned run in his final nine appearances, totaling 18.2 IP ... Yielded runs in only five of his 20 appearances, multiple runs only twice ... Earned the victory by tossing 5.1 scoreless innings in the Big South Tournament elimination game against Campbell (5/26/17), establishing a new HPU Div. I record with 11 strikeouts from a relief pitcher ... Threw 3.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts to earn the win against Charleston Southern (5/7/17) ... Allowed just one hit in 2.1 scoreless innings to earn the save against Liberty (3/18/17) ... Made his Panthers debut against NJIT (2/19/17) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to HPU: Played for two seasons at Tallahassee Community College ... Finished 7-5 with a 5.31 ERA and 85 strikes in 84.2 innings pitched. 

Prep: Graduated from Bainbridge High School ... Three-year letter winner.

Personal: Majoring in Psychology ... Son of Gil and Anna Murrah ... Born on December 21, 1994 ... Has one younger sister.

CAREER HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 6.0, vs. Winthrop (3/29/18)
Strikeouts: 11, vs. Campbell (5/26/17)

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2017Junior

    Pitcher
    6'0" 180 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2018Senior

    Pitcher
    6'0" 180 lbs
    30