Matt Murphy
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    Matt Murphy

    Class:
    Junior

    Hometown:
    Grayslake, Ill.

    High School:
    Grayslake Central HS

    Height / Weight:
    6-3 / 170

    Position:
    RHP

    Experience:
    3rd Year

    B/T:
    R/R


    04/20/2013

    Key hits elude Salukis in 5-3 loss to Creighton

    Southern Illinois stranded eight runners in scoring position.

    04/13/2013

    Mistakes lead to big innings in 14-6 loss to Missouri State

    SIU committed a season-high five errors, and Missouri State capitalized, scoring four runs or more in three separate innings.

    04/10/2013

    Salukis survive in 10-9 win over Austin Peay

    SIU's 10 runs were enough to withstand the Governor's five runs in the final two innings.

    04/07/2013

    Salukis crush Evansville, 13-5, in series finale

    SIU recorded a season-best 20 hits to avoid being swept on the road.

    03/19/2013

    Comeback falls short in 11-7 loss to Eastern Illinois

    Southern Illinois could not overcome an eight-run deficit despite a four-run ninth inning rally.

    05/06/2013

    SIU vs. Missouri State

    April 13, 2013

    03/06/2012

    Baseball vs. MTSU

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    Last updated on June 13, 2012

    2012 (Sophomore): Made 28 relief apparances, tied for the team lead with Tyler Dray and eighth most in the MVC...Threw 59.0 innings, fifth most on the team and most by a reliever...His 16 walks were the sixth lowest in the conference among pitchers averaging at least one inning pitched per game...Made eight relief appearances of 3.0 innings or more...Made two relief appearances of 4.0 innings or more...Tossed 2.2 scoreless, hitless innings to earn a road win against No. 19 ranked Stetson on 3/3...Threw a career-high 4.2 innings in relief on 4/13 at Dallas Baptist...Earned a three-inning save on 5/17 vs. IPFW...Posted a 3.12 ERA in seven regular season conference games...Struck out a season-high three batters on 5/23 in the second round of the MVC Tournament against Bradley...Appeared in three of SIU's four MVC Tournament games and threw 4.0 scoreless innings in relief.

    2011 (Freshman): Made 16 relief appearances on the season and had a 4.22 ERA...Recorded one save at Indiana State, May 20, when he threw two hitless innings with two strikeouts in a 9-7 Saluki victory...Had 20 strikeouts against 10 walks in 32.0 innings pitched...Gave up 39 hits, 20 runs and 15 earned runs on the year...Threw a season-high 4.0 innings at No. 7 South Carolina, Feb. 25, when he allowed just two hits and no earned runs...Had a season-high four strikeouts in 2.2 innings vs. Le Moyne, March 9...Walked just two batters over his last seven relief appearances on the season (12.1 innings)...Went two innings or longer in 10 of his 16 appearances.

    Prior to SIU: Led Grayslake Central High School to a third place finish at state in 2009 by winning both of his starts in the playoffs...Had a 4-3 overall record as a junior with a 1.55 ERA and 44 strikeouts against just 10 walks...Voted the Rookie of the Year by his teammates and coaches as a junior...Compiled a 1-1 record on the mound as a sophomore...Also played four years of basketball.

    Personal:Full name is Matthew Mark Murphy...Born on July 9, 1992...Son of Mark and Heidi Murphy...Father is an engineer and mother is a flight attendant...Has one sister, Shaun...Majoring in biological sciences...Went to the same high school as fellow Saluki pitcher Aaron Snyder.

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