Murray Leads Eagles To 5-0 Win Over Kennesaw State

(Courtesy of Linwood Ferguson)

Florida Gulf Coast ace Michael Murray continued his season long domination on Friday night, pitching nine innings of shutout ball as the Eagles soared to a 5-0 victory over conference foe Kennesaw State.

Murray, a West Palm Beach, Fla. native, only allowed four base runners and struck out four batters as well. With the win, he is now 7-0 on the season and has a .43 era, good for 4th in the entire nation.

The FGCU bats started early to gave Murray some support. With Michael Suchy on first and Colton Bottomley on second in the first inning, third baseman Zack Tillery doubled down the left field line to send both runners home. Gage Morey and Tyler Selesky contributed RBIs in the third innings to build the Eagles lead up to 5.

The Owls couldn't get anything off of Murray, and the closest Kennesaw State got was in the final frame when they put runners on second and third with two outs. Murray, however, finished the complete game by causing a groundout to second base.

The FGCU ace has now completed 62.2 innings on the season, giving up only three earned runs during that span. His 57 strikeouts during that period are top ten in the nation.

The Eagles (20-11, 6-1) face off agains the Owls in game two of the series tomorrow at 2 p.m. - Nick Deckert will take the mound at Swanson Stadium.

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