Colton Murray

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Overland Park, Kan.
	High School: Olathe East HS

	Height / Weight: 6-0 / 193
	Position: RHP

05/02/2013

Jayhawks Enter Big 12 Home Stretch Against Baylor

Kansas has six conference games left, all at Hoglund Ballpark

Honors and Awards

Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2010)

Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall, 2008)

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall, 2008)

2008-09 Jayhawk Scholar

Summer 2010: Pitched for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League ... Went 1-1 with an 0.49 ERA and eight saves in 18 relief appearances ... Posted 25 strikeouts in 19 innings, and held opponents to a .207 batting average ... Selected to the Cape Cod All-Star team ... Named a Top 30 Prospect in the league by ESPN's Keith Law.

2010 (Sophomore): Made 27 appearances out of the bullpen ... Posted a 1-2 record with a 4.83 ERA and four saves in 31 2/3 innings ... Recorded 17 walks and 36 strikeouts ... Held right-handed hitters to a .274 batting average ... Posted a 2.53 ERA in 10 appearances in the month of March ... Collected first save of the season against Arkansas-Little Rock (March 30) ... Recorded second save at Creighton, tossing a scoreless ninth (April 7) ... Collected a season-high four strikeouts at Texas (April 9) ... Tossed 3 1/3 shutout innings against Missouri to earn his only victory of the year (May 8).

Summer 2009: Played for the Pittsfield American Defenders in the New England Collegiate Baseball League ... Made 10 relief appearances, posting a 1-1 record with a 3.27 ERA in 11 innings ... Recorded 16 strikeouts and just three walks.

2009 (Freshman): Made 33 relief appearances for Kansas, posting a 2-3 record with a 3.23 ERA ... Allowed opponents a .242 batting average ... Collected 39 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched ... Surrendered just 11 extra base hits ... Recorded two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings of work in his collegiate debut at Memphis (Feb. 22) ... Also tallied a pair of K's in an inning of work at No. 21 Arkansas (Feb. 24) ... Made a pair of scoreless appearances against No. 1 Texas (March 21 and 22) ... Did not allow a run over seven straight relief appearances (March 21-April 3) ... Tallied a career-high six strikeouts at Iowa (April 7), also earning first collegiate win ... Picked up second win of the season at Kauffman Stadium, tossing 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against Missouri (April 22) ... Struck out the side in an inning of work against Nebraska (April 24).

Olathe East HS: Lettered three years in baseball for head coach John McDonald ... Two-time all-state selection in 2007 and 2008 ... Named Kansas Pitcher of the Year 2007 ... Team qualified for state tournament in 2007 ... Went 5-1 as a senior with a 1.55 ERA ... Struck out 50 batters in 31 2/3 innings ... Also hit .481 with three home runs during 2008 season ... Named to All-Olathe Baseball team in 2008.

Personal: Son of Rob and Tracy Murray ...Younger brother, Conner, is a freshman on the Kansas baseball team ... A business major.