Murray Tabbed NCBWA Freshman All-American

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke shortstop Ethan Murray was named to the 2019 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team, the organization announced Monday afternoon.

This is the first All-America honor for the Crozet, Va., native. Murray is the 12^th Blue Devil in history to garner Freshman All-American honors, joining teammate Joey Loperfido, who collected the honor from Collegiate Baseball following last season in 2018. Murray is also the first Blue Devil to earn the honor from the NCBWA.

The ACC All-Freshman Team honoree recorded a standout freshman campaign as the team's everyday shortstop. The first-year Blue Devil started 58 contests across the season, leading the team in on-base percentage (.391), while ranking second in batting average (.305), RBI (40) and runs scored (48). The Duke infielder also tied for second on the team in hits with 61, while placing third in walks with 28.

Murray paced the team's offensive efforts in ACC play, batting a team-high .321 (34-106) across league play while adding 24 runs scored to rank first on the squad. The Duke shortstop ranked 20^th overall in batting average in conference action, while placing seventh among freshmen.

The Freshman All-American team is voted upon by the membership of the NCBWA. The 2019 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, June 11.

Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association's official Web site, www.ncbwa.com.

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DUKE BASEBALL FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS

Year	Name	Position	Organization
2019	Ethan Murray	SS	NCBWA (2nd)
2018	Joey Loperfido	1B	Collegiate Baseball
2016	Jimmy Herron	OF	Louisville Slugger (3rd)
2011	Chris Marconcini	1B	Louisville Slugger (1st)
2010	Marcus Stroman	UT	Baseball America (3rd)
2009	Will Piwnica-Worms	OF	All-Ping! Fr. Team (3rd)
2007	Michael Seander	P	All-Ping! Fr. Team (2nd)
2007	Michael Seander	P	Louisville Slugger (1st)
2007	Michael Seander	P	Rivals.com (1st)
2002	Tim Layden	UT	Baseball America (3rd)
1998	JD Alleva	2B	Collegiate Baseball (HM)
1998	Brent Reid	P	Collegiate Baseball (1st)
1997	Vaughn Schill	UT	Baseball America (1st)
1997	Vaughn Schill	UT	Collegiate Baseball (1st)
1996	Jeff Becker	3B	Baseball America (2nd)
1996	Jeff Becker	3B	Mizuno (1st)
1993	Scott Schoeneweis	P	Collegiate Baseball (1st)