Mike Murray Class: Senior Hometown: Westfield, N.J. High School: Westfield HS Height / Weight: 6-0 / 232 Position: C Bats / Throws: L / R

About Murray: Coming off a solid sophomore season ... Will hit in the middle of the lineup ... Power lefthanded bat that can hit for both average and power ... Gets the big hit with runners in scoring position ... Has improved defensively ... Played for the Sanford Mainers of the New England Summer Baseball League during the summer of 2008 ... Born April 24, 1988, in Rahway, N.J. ... Son of Michael and Catherine Murray.

2008 (Sophomore): Appeared in 50 games with 37 starts and hit .302 on the season ... Tied for second on the team in home runs with six and third in RBIs with 36 ... Made first start of the season against Troy (3/1) and drove in two runs ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored in victory over Penn State (3/2) ... Registered three hits and drove in three runs at Georgia Tech (4/26) ... Had three RBIs and went 2-for-4 in victory over Duke (5/11).

2007 (Freshman): Started 25 games and played in 39 total ... Hit .202 with two home runs and 16 RBIs ... Made eight starts behind the plate and 17 at designated hitter ... Had a hit in 14 of 16 games from March 25 to April 18 ... Posted a pair of six-game hitting streaks during the stretch ... Turned in four multi-RBI games on the season.

Prior to Wake Forest: Started at Westfield HS all four years ... Selected as a Sony PlayStation High School All-American ... Puma Preseason All-American ... Two-time All-New Jersey, two-time Union County Player of the Year, three-time all-conference, all-area, all-county and all-group ... Owns 11 career and single-season school records, including career hits (155), home runs (19), RBIs (148) and batting average (.468) ... Named All-New Jersey by the Star-Ledger and Associated Press ... Participated in the East Coast Showcase in 2005 ... Ranked by Baseball America in the top 200 players for the class of 2006 ... Given four-star rating by Baseball America ... Named 2005 Carl Riccio Tournament Most Valuable Player ... Earned all-area, all-county and all-conference each of the last two years ... Batted .519 with five home runs and 40 RBIs in 2005 ... Hit .560 with eight home runs, 46 RBIs, and 51 hits his senior year ... Captain of high school team that won one county and two conference championships ... Named a Watchung Conference Scholar-Athlete and distinguished Honor Roll.