Immmmfhe Born: Jason Frederick Murray, Coaching Career: Student MURRAY Sept
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LI BERTY 20 1 □ JASON IMMMMfHE Born: Jason Frederick Murray, Coaching Career: Student MURRAY Sept. 5,1974, in Bluffton, Ind. Assistant Coach - Ball State, 1997-98; Assistant Coach - Assistant Coach HS Education: Bluffton, Bluffton, Rio Hondo, 1999; Assistant Ind, Coach -Winthrop, 2000-01; First Year Volunteer Assistant Coach - HS Baseball: Bluffton, 1989-93 Florida, 2001 -02; Assistant Baseball Coach - Michigan, College Education: Associates 2002-04; Head Coach - degree In science from Lincoln Charleston Southern, 2004-08; Trail Junior College in 1995; Assistant Coach - Winthrop, Bachelor of Science degree 2008; Assistant Coach - Liberty, in elementary education 2009-Present from Ball State in 1997 College Baseball: IPFW, Family: Wife, Mindy. 1994; Lincoln Trail JC; 1995; Ball State, 1996-97 Jason Murray enters his first year with the Flames In his first season with the Buccaneers in 2005, mater Ball State in 1998, serving as a bench coach as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He Charleston Southern posted Its best bome record in for the 39-18 Mid-American Conference (MAC) will also serve as the team's infield coach and assist five years with a 16-6 mark. The record included the Western Division Champions. with hitting instruction. longest home winning streak in school history of 14 Murray graduated from Ball State in 1998 with a Murray is no stranger in Big South baseball games. In addition, the Bucs mound staff had its bachelor's of science in elementary education. In circles, having served two assistant coaching stints lowest ERA In five years. The staff included pitcher 1997, he was named the shortstop for the American at Winthrop and leading the Charleston Southern Robert Parnell, who was taken in the MLB Draft by Baseball Coacbes Association All-Region team and program as Its head coach for four years. the New York Mets. the All-MAC first team. The Cardinals became tbe Last season, Murray returned to Winthrop to serve Before heading up the Charleston Southern first Ball State team to post a 40-win season that as an assistant coach for the second time under Joe program, Murray was an assistant coach at Michigan year, with a 40-19 mark. Murray ranked 20th in the Hudak. Murray assisted with positional player on the staff of head coach Rich Maloney, where he country with a .425 batting average and had 20 development for the Eagles, who recorded a 35-25 served as the program's recruiting coordinator and doubles, wblcb ranks second on the Cardinals' all- overall mark and finished in second place in the Big coached the outfielders. In each of his two seasons time single-season list. South standings with an 18-9 mark. He saw two in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines posted 30 or more wins. A native of Bluffton, Ind., Murray is married to the players under his guidance, John Murrian (Detrioit Three players under his guidance, Jake Fox (Chicago former Mindy Curtis. The couple lives in Lynchburg. Tigers) and Kevin Nolan (Toronto Blue Jays), drafted Cubs), J.D. Roberts (Cincinnati Reds) and Chris Getz in the 2009 MLB draft and sign professional (Chicago White Sox) selected in the MLB contracts. Murray also assisted with on campus Draft. Fox earned Ail-American honors in recruiting, player academic progress and field 2004 from Baseball America and currently, maintenance and was director of the team's youth plays for the Oakland A's. Getz has also hitting school. reached the majors, playing second base for From 2005-2008, Murray was the head coach at the White Sox. In addition, three of his Charleston Southern, where he recorded the fourth players were named to all-regional squads highest win total in school history with an 82-136 and the All-Big Ten first team. mark. In his four years at the school, Murray led the In 2002, Murray was a volunteer Buccaneers to several accomplishments both on and assistant coach on head coach Pat off the field. On the field, three players were selected McMahon's staff at Florida. The Gators Freshmen All-Americans, six all-conference players went 46-19 and hosted a NCAA regional and one conference academic team member, while that season, breaking 45 school records. seeing his team record a 3.0 CPA for the first time in Murray served as the team's first base eight years in 2006 and receive the athletic coach and assisted in on campus department's 2007 and 2008 Athletic Team recruiting. A record eight players from Community Service Award off the field. that team were taken in the MLB Draft. During the 2008 season, Murray's Buccaneers hit Three players from the squad were .297, the highest batting average by a Charleston named All-Americans. Southern team in 13 years. Meanwhile, pitcher Murray served as an assistant coach Payton Tweddale became tbe program's career and at Winthrop in 2001, as the Eagles single season saves leader and outfielder Justin Fyle posted a 48-16-1 record and became the school's single season hits leader during participated in the Fast Carolina NCAA the season. The squad also had three players named Regional. Murray coached first base, Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans and one directed weight training, oversaw field named to the PingI Baseball All-Freshman team. maintenance and assisted in recruiting. Designated hitter Derek Smith was named both a Three players from that squad were Louisville Slugger Ail-American and to the PingI All- named to the Big South all-conference Freshman team, while outfielder Steve Antolik and team, with one being drafted in the shortstop Taylor Black were each selected freshman MLB draft. All-Americans. Murray got his start in coaching, as a student assistant coach for his alma 25.