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Power hitting outfielder who is also blessed with excellent speed considering his size ... All-America candidate and one of the top hitters in the Atlantic Coast Conference ... A first-team pre-season All-America pick by Baseball America heading into the 2003 season ... Is expected to anchor the middle of the Tech order this spring ... Shows a good eye at the plate while hitting for big power numbers ... Has worked hard to improve his defense since arriving at Tech three years ago, and has developed into a more than capable left fielder. Has been equally successful during the last two summers while playing for Wareham in the Cape Cod Baseball League, helping lead the Gatemen to the league championship in both seasons ... Earned the Pat Sorenti Award as the league MVP in 2001 and was tabbed as the Cape's No. 3 prospect by Baseball America after hitting .324, second in the league, with a league-best 28 RBI and was 19-for-19 on stolen base attempts ... Hit .400 while playing the final 16 games of the 2002 season and won the home run contest at the Cape Cod All Star Game. 2002: Everyday starter in left field who hit in the Nos. 3 through 6 spots in the batting order, but settled in as the cleanup batter for the last half of the season ... A second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection ... Fourth on the team in hits (86), RBI (58) and runs scored (62) ... Proved to be an excellent threat on the basepaths, and was second on the team with 20 stolen bases and 27 attempts ... Hit a grand slam with 5 RBI and a career-best 4 runs scored against Tennessee Tech (2/17) ... Had a season high three hits vs. East Tennessee State (3/5) and vs. Winthrop (3/10) ... Went 4-for-11 with four RBI in three games vs. Winthrop (3/8-3/10) ... Hit his second grand slam of the year, and had 5 RBI and three runs vs. NC State (3/30) ... Went 8-for-14 with ten RBI and six runs scored in three games vs. NC State (3/29-3/30) ... Had seven hits, five RBI, and three runs scored in three-game series with Duke (4/5-4/7) ... Went 3-for-5 with a double and a stolen base vs. Maryland (4/12) ... Went 5-for-9 against Virginia (4/26-4/28), including 5 RBI, five walks, three runs and three home runs ... Hit his eighth home run of the season in a two-hit, three-RBI performance vs. Mercer (5/8), and hit five homers in his last nine games of the regular season ... Had three hits, including a double and home run, two runs, and two RBI vs. Georgia (5/14) ... Tied a career high with four hits against UNC (5/18) ... Hit safely in 46 of 64 games, including 27 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games ... Career in the NCAA Tournament and CWS: 11-for-37 (.297) in eight games, six runs, five RBI. 2001: Emerged as one of the top hitting newcomers in the nation and earned Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball ... Led the team and ranked third in the ACC in batting (.385) ... Ranked seventh in the ACC in on-base percentage (.444) and fifth in slugging (.615) ... Blasted two home runs and drove in a season-high eight runs in Tech's win against Georgia State on April 4 at Russ Chandler Stadium ... Tallied 18 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... Excelled in league play, hitting .414 (29-for-70), with three home runs and 12 RBI, while boasting a .474 on-base percentage ... Put together three hitting streaks of six, seven and eight games respectively during the middle of the season ... Recorded six consecutive multi-hit games from March 31 through April 8 ... Hit .406 with runners on base, .404 with runners in scoring position and .448 with two outs ... An abnormality among Tech hitters, hitting better on the road (.391) than at home (.375) ...Went 7-for-14 (.500) with five runs scored in the ACC Tournament ... Went 1-for-4 in one NCAA Tournament start. High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Blake Lyons at Eagles Landing High School ... Set a slew of school records as a senior, batting .551 with 11 home runs, 41 RBI, 12 doubles, 49 hits and 34 walks ... Batted .425 with 34 RBI as a junior ... Holds school career records with a .405 career average, 24 home runs, 143 hits, 24 doubles, nine triples, 122 RBI, 125 runs, 67 walks and 32 stolen bases ... Won the Connie Mack World Series Home Run Derby in Farmington , N.M., in the summer of 2000 ... A two-time team MVP and all-county selection ... Twice named to the all-Southern Crescent team ... Hit .429 with 14 home runs and 52 RBI in the summer of 1999 with the East Cobb Yankees ... Helped the Yankees to the Connie Mack World Series Championship ... Lettered three years in basketball ... Honor Roll student. Personal: Full name is Matthew Henry Murton ... Born October 3, 1981 ... Son of Bill and Susan Murton ... Enjoys golf, tennis and basketball ... Majoring in Management. Career Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% |
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