Eastern Michigan Athletics
2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Justin McMurtrey
- Position:
- RHP
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Redding, Calif.
- High School:
- Shasta
EMU: 2018: Appeared in 18 games on the mound, making 11 starts as part of the weekend rotation…Pitched to a 4.44 ERA over 79 innings, the fourth best ERA on the team over the second most innings…Also had the second most strikeouts with 48…Tallied the most pitching decisions as well, finishing with a 5-7 record…Six of his nine MAC starts were “quality starts”…Concluded his two-year EMU career with 12 wins, which is ranked tied for 23rd in program history…Went a career-high 8.0 innings in 1-0 shutout win over Ball State, April 6, striking out career-best seven batters…2017: Made a team-high 25 appearances, including three starts, in his first season after transferring from Butte C.C….Collected a team-best seven wins, including three in the MAC Tournament, as well as a save…Totaled 25 strikeouts in 54 innings, while allowing just 15 walks, the fewest on the team…Earned his first EMU win vs Bowling Green, March 24, after going three innings with a career-high six strikeouts…Collected his save against Western Michigan, April 21, after pitching the final 3.1 innings and retiring all 10…BUTTE C.C.: Spent his first two seasons at Butte Community College...Played under Head Coach Anthony Ferro as a Roadrunner...Was named first-team all-conference and to the academic all-state team while at Butte...Helped his team to a Golden Valley Conference championship in 2016...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Shasta High School and played under Head Coach Jim Morley as a Wolf...Pitched to an 8-1 record and a 2.33 ERA with 60 K's his senior season...Named first-team by the Redding Record Searchlight...Helped his team to a sectional championship...Also lettered in basketball and football...PERSONAL: Full name: Justin Carl McMurtrey...Son of Mark and Jodi McMurtrey...Has one brother, Andrew...Major: Communication.
