Mike Murray's Historic Season Continues With Another Record Breaking Performance

(Courtesy of Linwood Ferguson)

Florida Gulf Coast sophomore Mike Murray surpassed historic company on Friday night.

The West Palm Beach native dealt six innings of scoreless work to capture his 12th win of the season, breaking the program record for single season wins. The mark was previously held by former Eagle and current White Sox ace Chris Sale who went 11-0 in his junior year in Fort Myers.

“It’s a great win for Mike Murray,” head coach Dave Tollett said in a release. “Everybody knows what Chris Sale meant to this program. Chris Sale was National Pitcher of the Year and for Mike to exceed what Chris did, I think it speaks very loudly of just how good of a pitcher Mike Murray is.”

Murray (12-0, 1.42 ERA) gave up just three hits and struck out two batters as the Eagles gave him plenty of run supporting - defeating ETSU, 14-0.

Now the current NCAA leader in wins on the season, Murray has garnered some much deserved national attention. Headlining the honors is his name on the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award 30-Man Watch List. On the way to naming the top amateur baseball player in the country, the award will cut down to semifinalists on May 27. After more rounds of voting, the winner will be announced on June 17.

But a larger task awaits for the Eagles (33-18, 16-6) as they still sit in second place in the Atlantic Sun, behind arch rival Mercer. The Blue and Green return to Swanson on Saturday when Brady Anderson takes the mound for game two against ETSU.

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