Adam Murray

Position:
Infielder
Height:
6-0
Weight:
192
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
High School:
Episcopal Academy

2005: Only player to start all 53 games for the Blue Devils last season ... made 35 starts at second base, 15 at shortstop and three at third base ... led Duke in hitting (.312), at-bats (202), hits (63), runs scored (39), on-base percentage (.427), total plate appearances (247) and walks (32) ... tied for the team lead in doubles with 11 ... finished the season tied for second on the team in RBI (21) and fourth in slugging percentage (.366) ... was 10-for-10 on steal attempts ... named ACC Player of the Week on February 14 after hitting .636 with seven hits and six RBI to lead the Blue Devils to a three-game sweep of Maryland-Eastern Shore February 11-13 ... led Duke with 18 multiple-hit games ... had three four-hit games against Maryland-Eastern Shore (February 12), Georgia Tech (March 5) and Wake Forest (April 2) ... recorded two three-hit games against Davidson (April 27) and Virginia (May 19) ... added 13 two-hit games on the year ... tied for fourth on the team with five multiple-RBI games ... had a season-high three RBI in an 11-8 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on February 11 ... his season-long eight-game hitting streak (March 15-26) was the third-best hitting streak for the Blue Devils last season ... compiled three four-game hitting streaks (February 11-16, February 19-25 and April 8-15).

2004: Started 42 games at shortstop and 13 at third base ... hit his first career home run against Radford on February 22 ... hit his first career triple against Michigan on March 5 ... had a season-high four RBI against High Point on March 30 ... hit his second career home run against No. 21 Georgia Tech on May 7 ... hit safely in nine of the last 11 games with a team-best six multiple-hit games ... during the final 11 games of the year, hit a team-best .410 with two doubles, two stolen bases, five runs and four RBI.

2003: Started all 54 games at shortstop ... was third on the team with a .302 batting average ... led the team with 11 stolen bases and 25 walks ... was second with 39 runs scored and 20 multiple-hit games ... tied for the team lead with a .393 on-base percentage ... compiled a 10-game hitting streak from February 9-March 2 ... had a five-game hitting streak from March 4-12 ... compiled a seven-game hitting streak from March 23-April 5.

High School: Four-year starter and senior captain at Episcopal Academy ... holds school career records for base hits (142), runs (132), games played (110) and plate appearances (390) ... set school single-season records as a senior with 48 hits, 43 runs, 25 stolen bases and 22 walks ... hit .428 during his career ... 2002 Main Line Times Athlete of the Year ... a two-time first team All-Inter-Academic, first team All-Main Line Times and first team All-Main Line Life All-Star selection ... earned first team all-city and Philadelphia All-Suburban Area honors as a senior ... played in the Goodwill Games Series in Australia in 2001 ... also lettered in hockey and soccer.

Personal: Born Adam Joseph Murray on April 14, 1983, in Philadelphia, Pa. ... son of James and Margaret Murray ... father is an attorney ... mother is a retired attorney ... father played baseball and soccer at the University of Delaware ... has a brother, Brian, and sister, Alison ... majoring in history with a markets and management certificate.