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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Willow Springs, Ill.
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| High School:
Lyons Township
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| Height / Weight:
5-8 / 175
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| Position:
OF/2B
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| Birthdate:
12/27/1988
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| B/T:
R/R
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AT ILLINOIS
2008 - Freshman: Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American as selected by Collegiate Baseball ... Started 48 games, all in left field, and played in 51 ... Named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 28 after hitting 11-for-15 (.733) in four games against Penn State with six RBIs, a four-hit game and a five-hit game ... His 54 hits rank 10th in Illinois freshman history and his .331 average is just outside the top-10 ... Had a career-high five hits and a career-high three RBIs against PSU on April 25 ... Also went 4-for-4 in the series finale against PSU on April 27 ... Had three games with two doubles - Akron, Central Connecticut State and Penn State ... Hit mostly in the No. 9 hole, starting there 30 times and hitting .347 ... Played for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate League during the summer ... Traveled to Cuba with the Foresters and also helped the squad reach the National Baseball Congress World Series, which it won ... Hit .325 with a .441 on-base percentage, 11 RBIs, 17 runs and stole 7-of-8 bases in 77 at bats for the Foresters.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked No. 9 in the state of Illinois Class of 2007 by Prep Baseball Report ... Along with Illini teammates Pete Cappetta and Nick Chmielewski, led Top Tier summer team to 2007 Connie Mack World Series ... Named a 2007 first-team Louisville Slugger High School All-American ... Earned 10 varsity letters playing football, wrestling, and baseball ... Led Lyons to regional and sectional championships in his junior and senior years ... Batted .500 during the 2006 season ... Named first-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune, IHSBCA and Prep Baseball Report in 2006 and 2007 ... Named the 2007 Chicago Sun Times Male Athlete of the Year ... Named first-team All-State by the Sun Times in 2007 ... Played in the Jack Kaiser Junior All-Star Game and the Stevenson Showcase, going 4-for-4 with two homers, a double and eight RBIs at Stevenson ... Led Prairie Gravel to three summer state championships from 2004-06 ... Led Lyons to a 2006 IHSA state finals berth ... 2006 state qualifier in wrestling ... Finished his wrestling career with a 100-25 record ... Seven-time West Suburban All-Conference selection - three times in wrestling (2004-06), twice in football (2005-06) and twice in baseball (2004-05) ... Running back for Lyons' football team that qualified for the IHSA 8A playoffs three times.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 27, 1988 ... Parents are Kevin and Carol McMurray ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ... Has two brothers, Matt and Ryan ... Father, Kevin, was a diver at Western Illinois ... Brother, Ryan, wrestled at Augustana College ... Grandfather played in the Cubs organization from 1946-1948 ... Earned the J Kyle Braid leadership award in 2005.
