Oscar Murray

Position:
Catcher/Utility
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Brentwood, Calif.
Prev School:
Diablo Valley Community College

2023: Turned in the best season of his career as a senior ... Led Seton Hall with a .518 slugging percentage and a .451 on-base percentage ... Finished fourth in the BIG EAST in on-base ... Ranked second on the team with six home runs and tied for third with 11 doubles ... Hit .333 in conference play with 21 runs scored, the fourth most in the BIG EAST ... Reached base in 30 consecutive games to end the season ... Tallied 15 multi-hit games ... Went 2-for-3 with two walks a double and an RBI in a win at Cal Baptist (3/5) ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over NJIT (3/22) ... Hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the eighth inning in a win at St. John's (4/15) ... Matched his career high with three runs scored in a win at Wagner (4/19) ... Had four hits, a career high, against Butler (4/22) ... Drove in three runs in a win over Butler (4/23) ... Hit two home runs in the series at Xavier (4/28-30) ... Went 3-for-5 at No.9 UConn (5/7) ... Hit a lead-off home run in the BIG EAST Tournament against Xavier (5/24).

2022: Started in 31 games in his first season at Seton Hall last year as a utility player … Had four extra-base hits on the year including two home runs… Was perfect defensively for the Hall with 63 putouts, one assist, and a 1.000 fielding percentage… Was fantastic in his two appearances against #11 Florida, recording four hits in nine plate appearances, four runs scored, and a grand slam (March 12 and 13)… Was terrific in Seton Hall’s series-clinching victory over Xavier going 2-3, including an RBI single (4/10)… Was the catalyst in Seton Hall’s victory over Lafayette, going 1-1 with a walk, HBP, and three runs scored (4/27).