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Jersey Number 19
Easton Murrell
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Prosper, Texas
- High School:
- Prosper
Bio
2022 (Senior/5th Yr.):
2020 (Junior/3rd Yr.): Did not play … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
2019 (Sophomore/2nd Yr.): An Arkansas transfer that started 12 of the 26 games in which he appeared during his first season as a Red Raider … made nine of his starts down the stretch, mostly at third base, as Tech advanced to its fourth College World Series in six seasons … hit safely in six of his last seven appearances … hit his lone home run of the season against his former team at the College World Series … finished with a .262 batting average on the year, hitting safely in 11-of-42 at bats … scored eight times on the year while driving in three runs … showed discipline at the plate with 10 base on balls to 12 strikeouts … turned in an on base percentage of .436 and a slugging percentage of .381 … despite five errors on the year, committed only one after March … got his first hit as a Red Raider against Stetson (Mar. 25) … drove in his first RBI as a Red Raider against Kansas State (May 22) at the Big 12 Championship … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … provided a spark for the Red Raiders in Omaha, hitting a team-best .400 … appeared in all four games with three starts … finished 4-for-10 with a two-run home run … hit his lone home run of the season against Arkansas (June 17) … also drew three walks to pace Tech with a .538 on base percentage … hit 3-for-5 when leading off an inning … NCAA TOURNAMENT … started six of Tech’s 10 games, making seven total appearances … finished third on the team with a .350 batting average in the tournament … went 7-for-20 with a home run, double, two RBI and two runs scored … drew five free passes for an on base percentage of .480, which ranked second on the team … tallied a season-high two hits and a double against Army (May 31) … posted a five-game hitting streak to close out the year … hit 3-for-5 with two outs and was 5-for-7 in advancing runners … BIG 12 GAMES ... appeared seven times and made two starts … got on base in four of his 10 trips to the plate for a .400 on base percentage … had a .143 batting average, going 1-for-7 at the plate … scored three times … made his Big 12 debut as the starting shortstop at Kansas State (Mar. 30) … went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the start … VS. NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … started seven of his 13 appearances … hit .200 with five hits in 25 at bats … drew six walks to produce a .355 on base percentage … HOME GAMES … went 5-for-18 at Rip Griffin Park for a .278 average … started four of his 14 appearances … drew five free passes for a .435 on base percentage … recorded six runs scored and two doubles … AWAY GAMES … finished 1-for-5 for a .200 average … added a walk and a run scored.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH: (2018) Attended the University of Arkansas as a freshman in 2018 and appeared in seven games … finished with a .462 on base percentage, reaching base six times in 13 trips to the plate … drew three walks and two hit-by-pitches in addition to going 1-for-8 at the plate for a .125 batting average … scored four runs for the Razorbacks and drove in an RBI … played this summer with the Santa Barbara Foresters.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for coach Rick Carpenter at Prosper High School in Prosper, Texas … ranked No. 401 in the nation by Perfect Game … First Team All-State shortstop his senior year and the District 10-5A MVP … hit .467 as a senior with four home runs … helped Prosper to the 2015 5A State Championship as a sophomore with a three-run triple in the title game … batted .329 with three dingers and 25 RBI as a sophomore … a multi-sport athlete that played quarterback his sophomore and junior years … Academic All-State his junior season.
PERSONAL: Born in Plano, Texas … son to Rod and Kati Murrell … brother to Hadley and Gunner … father spent five years in the New York Mets organization ... postgraduate student with a BA in Communication Studies.
- All-Big 12 Second Team selection
- Statesboro All-Regional team
- Started 43 games and played in 46
- missed stretch from Feb. 20 to March 4 to injury
- Led the Red Raiders with the most starts in left field (37); also made three starts as the designated hitter and one start in right field.
- Batted from the leadoff position a Red Raiders’ lead 38 times.
- Finished the year batting .313 with nine home runs, 10 doubles, 44 runs scored and 23 RBIs
- National Rankings:
- Ranked second in the NCAA in hit by pitches per game (0.59)
- Ranked third in the NCAA in hit by pitches (27)
- Ranked 19th in the NCAA in on-base percentage (.495)
- Conference Rankings:
- Ranked first in the Big 12 in hit by pitches per game (0.59)
- Ranked first in the Big 12 in hit by pitches (27)
- Ranked second in the Big 12 in on-base percentage (.495)
- Texas Tech Single Season Record Book: Second All-Time in hit by pitches (27)
- Texas Tech Single Season Record Book (Big 12 games only): First all-time in hit by pitches (16)
- Owned the 2022 season’s longest reached base streak at 29 games, ended season on 16-game streak which was a team-best at the time.
- Set a career-high for single game RBIs with four on April 2 versus Kansas. He was 3-for-5, and a home run shy of hitting for the cycle as he had a single, double and a triple.
- Entered season owning one career three-hit game, added three three-hit games to his resume in 2022 to match his career-high.
- Led-off a game with a home run five times (Iowa, March 19/Texas, March 25 (watch)/Texas, March 26 (watch)/ Grand Canyon, April 6/West Virginia, April 23). Tied for NCAA Division-I high with Ryan Cermak (Illinois State).
- Had second career two home run game on April 5, 2022 at Grand Canyon, accounting for two of his nine during the season
- Featured on SportsCenter’s SC Top 10 plays as the No. 2 play for his defensive play in left field, snagging long fly ball near the left field line versus Georgia Southern on June 5 during the NCAA Regionals (watch).
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- CoSIDA First-Team All-District
2020 (Junior/3rd Yr.): Did not play … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
2019 (Sophomore/2nd Yr.): An Arkansas transfer that started 12 of the 26 games in which he appeared during his first season as a Red Raider … made nine of his starts down the stretch, mostly at third base, as Tech advanced to its fourth College World Series in six seasons … hit safely in six of his last seven appearances … hit his lone home run of the season against his former team at the College World Series … finished with a .262 batting average on the year, hitting safely in 11-of-42 at bats … scored eight times on the year while driving in three runs … showed discipline at the plate with 10 base on balls to 12 strikeouts … turned in an on base percentage of .436 and a slugging percentage of .381 … despite five errors on the year, committed only one after March … got his first hit as a Red Raider against Stetson (Mar. 25) … drove in his first RBI as a Red Raider against Kansas State (May 22) at the Big 12 Championship … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … provided a spark for the Red Raiders in Omaha, hitting a team-best .400 … appeared in all four games with three starts … finished 4-for-10 with a two-run home run … hit his lone home run of the season against Arkansas (June 17) … also drew three walks to pace Tech with a .538 on base percentage … hit 3-for-5 when leading off an inning … NCAA TOURNAMENT … started six of Tech’s 10 games, making seven total appearances … finished third on the team with a .350 batting average in the tournament … went 7-for-20 with a home run, double, two RBI and two runs scored … drew five free passes for an on base percentage of .480, which ranked second on the team … tallied a season-high two hits and a double against Army (May 31) … posted a five-game hitting streak to close out the year … hit 3-for-5 with two outs and was 5-for-7 in advancing runners … BIG 12 GAMES ... appeared seven times and made two starts … got on base in four of his 10 trips to the plate for a .400 on base percentage … had a .143 batting average, going 1-for-7 at the plate … scored three times … made his Big 12 debut as the starting shortstop at Kansas State (Mar. 30) … went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the start … VS. NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … started seven of his 13 appearances … hit .200 with five hits in 25 at bats … drew six walks to produce a .355 on base percentage … HOME GAMES … went 5-for-18 at Rip Griffin Park for a .278 average … started four of his 14 appearances … drew five free passes for a .435 on base percentage … recorded six runs scored and two doubles … AWAY GAMES … finished 1-for-5 for a .200 average … added a walk and a run scored.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH: (2018) Attended the University of Arkansas as a freshman in 2018 and appeared in seven games … finished with a .462 on base percentage, reaching base six times in 13 trips to the plate … drew three walks and two hit-by-pitches in addition to going 1-for-8 at the plate for a .125 batting average … scored four runs for the Razorbacks and drove in an RBI … played this summer with the Santa Barbara Foresters.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for coach Rick Carpenter at Prosper High School in Prosper, Texas … ranked No. 401 in the nation by Perfect Game … First Team All-State shortstop his senior year and the District 10-5A MVP … hit .467 as a senior with four home runs … helped Prosper to the 2015 5A State Championship as a sophomore with a three-run triple in the title game … batted .329 with three dingers and 25 RBI as a sophomore … a multi-sport athlete that played quarterback his sophomore and junior years … Academic All-State his junior season.
PERSONAL: Born in Plano, Texas … son to Rod and Kati Murrell … brother to Hadley and Gunner … father spent five years in the New York Mets organization ... postgraduate student with a BA in Communication Studies.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
