Ethan Murray

Junior Ethan Murray turning a double play

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Duke Baseball takes on Headshots in Kennedy Tower in Durham, NC on September 17, 2019.

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher/Infielder
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Crozet, Va.
High School:
The Miller School of Albemarle

Selected in the fifth round of the 2021 MLB Draft (147th overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers. Murray became the 16th Duke student-athlete selected in the top five rounds of the draft.

2021: Started 54 of Duke’s 55 games on the season all coming at shortstop … ranked fourth on the team in batting average (.297) and third on the team in doubles (13) while leading the team in walks (34) and triples (4) … ranked seventh in the ACC in walks and tied for second in triples … helped lead Duke to the 2021 ACC Baseball Championship title, winning the tournament for the first time in Duke history … assisted the Blue Devils to win 12 straight heading into NCAA postseason play, the longest winning streak by a Duke team since 1998 … became the ninth player in Division I history to record two triples in a single inning, accomplishing the feat against Campbell (4/13) … finished that game 3-for-5 with a double, two triples, a career-high three RBIs and two runs scored versus the Camels … opened the season strong at No. 23 Coastal Carolina (2/20-21), going 5-for-9 with three RBIs, a double and a triple across two games … went 3-for-4 and matched his career-high three RBIs at North Carolina (4/11) … finished 3-for-4 in Duke’s win at Virginia (4/25) … posted a career-high four hits against Wofford (5/11), driving in three runs … drew a career-high three walks against No. 17 Florida State in the opener of the ACC Championship (5/26) while going 2-for-3 with a home run at the plate … tallied three RBIs against Wright State (6/5), finishing 2-for-4 with a home run and two walks.

2020: Started all 16 contests on the season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, all coming at shortstop … ranked second on the team in walks with 14 … went 1-for-3 with a walk on Opening Day in the matchup against Army (2/14) … posted his first multi-hit outing of the season in the series finale with the Golden Knights (2/16), going 2-for5 with one RBI and one run scored … scored two runs in the midweek matchup with Air Force (2/24), recording a season-high tying three walks … went 2-for-4 in the final game of the CambriaCollegeClassic against Iowa (3/1), adding one double and one RBI … posted another multi-hit outing in the midweek contest with Campbell (3/4), finishing 2-for-4 with one double and two runs scored.

2019: Tabbed as a Freshman All-American by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game/Rawlings as the 12^th Blue Devil in history to earn Freshman All-American honors … selected to the 2019 ACC All-Freshman Team … started 58 games as shortstop … led the Blue Devils in on-base percentage (.391), while ranking second in batting average (.305), RBI (40) and runs scored (48) … paced the Duke offense in ACC play, batting a team-high .321 (34-106) across lead play while adding 24 runs scored to rank first on the squad … tied for 19^th overall in batting average in conference action, while placing seventh among freshmen … scored a career-high tying three runs in game two of the series against Northwestern (2/23), contributing a 3-for-4 effort with a triple and four RBI … recorded his first career home run in game two against Penn State (3/2), launching a solo shot to left field … notched a career-high tying four RBI in the series opener with Wake Forest (3/22), finishing 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs scored … posted a season-high four hits in the series finale at Clemson (4/21), closing out the ballgame 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles, one RBI and one run scored.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Miller School of Albermarle ... Led the Mavericks to state championships in 2017 and 2018 ... As a senior, earned 2018 All-Central Virginia and first team Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division II All-State honors ... Also named a Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American ... In 2018, finished with 10 doubles, 32 RBI and 36 hits ... Pitched four innings for Miller in its state championship semifinal victory over Atlantic Shores, giving up one run on two hits while fanning seven ... Earned 2017 VISAA Division II Player of the Year and Central Virginia Player of the Year honors after a standout junior campaign, hitting .470 with six home runs and 42 RBI while posting a 9-1 record and 0.47 ERA with 76 strikeouts ... Instrumental in the Mavericks' 2017 state title run, totaling seven strikeouts in a 6-0 shutout over Atlantic Shores in the Division II finals ... 2017 Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention selections ... Listed among Perfect Game's top 500 players in the 2018 recruiting class ... Tabbed PG's No. 211 shortstop nationally as well as the No. 34 overall prospect and No. 10 shortstop in the state of Virginia.

Personal: Born Ethan Michael Murray on May 13, 2000 in Saint Mary's, Md. ... Son of Kevin and Christine Murray ... Has one younger brother, Noah ... Father played college baseball at Saint Mary's College ... Member of the National Honor Society ... AP Scholar.

Last updated 7/12/2021