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2019 Baseball Roster

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24 Tanner Murphy

  • Position Outfield
  • Year Junior
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 195
  • Bats / Throws R/R
  • Hometown St. Augustine, Fla.
  • High School Bartram Trail HS
  • Previous School Bartram Trail HS

Biography

Drafted by the New York Mets June 5, 2019 (18th Round, 538th Pick)
ASUN Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2019)
Set the UNF DI Career Stolen Base Record May 10 vs. Kennesaw State
Set the UNF Single Game Walks Record (Five) May 7, 2019 at FAMU
ASUN First Team All-Conference
ASUN Player of the Week (2/25/19)
ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team - Unanimous Selection
ASUN Conference First-Team (2018)
ASUN Conference Academic Team (2018)
ASUN Honor Roll (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19)

2019 (Junior)
  • Earned a series of accolades as a junior, becoming the first ASUN Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year from the University of North Florida.
  • Named to the ASUN First Team for the second consecutive year.
  • Garnered ASUN Player of the Week honors February 25.
  • Set the UNF DI career stolen base record May 10 against Kennesaw State.
  • Started all 57 of his games played, hitting .288 with 45 runs, 65 hits, 14 doubles, two triples, six homers and 37 RBI.
  • His 1.000 fielding percentage tied a UNF DI single season record (minimum 150 chances), converting on all 154 of his chances.
  • Slugged a home run in a 7-1 win at No. 3/5 Florida February 20.
  • Opened up the season going 4-for-4 with an RBI and a double as UNF topped Missouri, 5-4, February 15.
  • Slugged a home run while going 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI February 23 against Fordham.
  • Picked up the first three-hit game of his season in the second half of a twin bill against Fordham February 23, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a double and an RBI in a 7-4 victory.
  • Went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a home run, walk and stolen base in a 11-2 win against Western Michigan March 9.
  • Helped UNF take two games of a three-game set against FGCU March 22-24, posting three hits, three RBI, four runs, a homer and two stolen bags.
  • Made UNF history twice in a 13-7 win at FAMU May 7: set the UNF single game walks record with five free passes and tied the program record with four stolen bases. He would score a season-high four times in the win.
  • Drove in three while going 2-for-5 with a run and a homer May 12 against Kennesaw State.

2018 (Sophomore)
  • Led the team with 56 starts in center field, posting a team-high .326 batting average en route to 72 hits, 12 doubles, 10 home runs, 40 RBI, 15 stolen bases and a .534 slugging percentage. 
  • His .534 slugging percentage was a league best. Also finished second in the ASUN in homers, and runs scored, while ending third in the conference in hits. 
  • Paced the Ospreys with 22 multi-hit affairs, including a season-high four hits in a 7-5 win against Memphis March 17. Scored four runs in the win against the Tigers.
  • Produced 12 multi-RBI games.
  • Hit a home run and notched four RBI in the season opener against Radford February 16. Tallied his second four-RBI contest with the help of two home runs in an 8-6 victory against FAMU March 24.
  • Homered in the fourth and ninth inning as UNF routed Jacksonville March 30, 7-2.
  • Had a 27-game reached base streak over the course of the season.

2017 (Freshman)
  • Started 19 contests, appearing in 34.
  • Posted the third-highest batting average on the team with a .337 average, scoring 10 runs, knocking in 17 RBI and registering six doubles.
  • Stole four bases in four attempts.
  • Produced four, three-hit games
  • Had a breakout series against Northeastern February 25-26, going 7-for-14 with five RBI, three doubles and one run scored.
  • Rattled off a nine-game hitting streak between February 25 and March 10. Had seven multi-hit affairs during the span.

Prior to UNF
  • A four-year letterwinner for Tony Sowers at Bartram Trail
  • Bears were the 2015 Regional Champions and the 2015 State runner-up in 2015
  • Won the 2015 regional title before finishing as the runner-up in the state.
  • A two-time all-conference choice.
  • First Team all-county honoree and All-First Coast First Team selection.
  • Named to the FACA State All-Star Team in 2016.
  • Batted .405 with three home runs, 19 RBIs and 22 stolen bases in his final year.

Personal
  • Full name is Tanner Lomax Murphy.
  • Born May 1, 1998 in Memphis, Tenn.
  • Son of Judson and Kimberly Murphy.
  • Has two siblings, Caden and Alex.
  • A finance and financial planning major.

Statistics

Season:
2019

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    Outfield
    6'3" 185 lbs
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    2018Sophomore

    Outfield
    6'3" 185 lbs
    24
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    2019Junior

    Outfield
    6'4" 195 lbs
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