Casey Murray Jr.

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Perris, CA
High School:
Orange Vista HS (Riverside City College)

2025 — One of three Mustangs to play and start in all 62 games of the 2025 season … hit .310 with 77 hits, including 11 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 46 RBIs en route to All-Big West honorable mention praise … 19 multiple-hit games, including a pair of three-hit games and four-hit contests against UC Riverside and in the NCAA Eugene Regional versus Oregon … did not commit an error in 165 chances in the outfield … all 62 starts were in center field … one of three Mustangs granted a fifth year of post-COVID eligibility as part of a group of players who graduated from high school in 2021 and played two years at a community college followed by two seasons at one college or university without redshirting … produced a 17-game hitting streak from May 2-31, going 30-for-73 (.411) with four doubles, a triple and five home runs along with 21 RBIs … also had a pair of 10-game hitting streaks … hit a towering two-run home run in the sixth inning of Cal Poly’s 6-4 Big West title-clinching victory over UC Irvine … drove in four runs with a two-run single and two-run home run in March 7 game against Cal State Fullerton … three-RBI games versus both UC Irvine and Oregon … hit .367 against left-handers, reached base 26 times in 52 opportunities as leadoff hitter, 4-for-10 with the bases loaded and was 70.6 percent successful driving in a run with a runner at third and less than two outs … earned team’s Dick Morrow Coaches Award … did not play summer ball.

2024 — Hit .175 in junior season at Cal Poly with 10 hits, including three doubles and one triple … knocked in five runs and stole one base … played in 27 games with 18 starts (13 in right field, four in left field, one as DH) … after going 9-for-37 (.243) in first 13 games as a Mustang, went 1-for-20 (.050) in his last 14 games of year … triple was against Fresno State on April 9 … played summer ball for Willmar Stingers in Northwoods League … hit .222 with four doubles and a triple among his 10 hits (13 games) … had a four-hit game with three singles and a double, driving in two runs, against Minot.

Riverside City College — Helped Riverside win 2022 CCCAA state championship … hit for the cycle March 9, 2023, in a win over Golden West in which he collected five RBIs … three-run double in last at-bat to finish off cycle … as a freshman hit .260 with 20 RBIs and 24 runs scored … as a sophomore hit .342 with three home runs, 34 RBIs, 43 runs scored and 12 stolen bases in 39 games … in 2023 had 55 hits, 18 of which were doubles … .432 on-base percentage and .571 slugging percentage in 2023 … two-run double in ninth inning for walk-off 6-5 win over Santa Ana College in April 2023 … earned All-Orange Empire Conference first-team honors as an outfielder … made Dean’s List in Fall 2022 semester … “I first chose to play here because of the baseball program, education and great city of San Luis Obispo.”

High School — Four-year varsity player and 2021 graduate at Orange Vista High School in Perris … career .351 average and .477 on-base percentage with 32 stolen bases … as a senior hit .375 with nine doubles and two triples … 10 RBIs … as a junior hit .545 in five games with three doubles in COVID-shortened 2020 season … as a sophomore hit .305 with two doubles and 11 RBIs en route to team MVP honor and a spot on CIF-Southern Section Division III first team … hit .400 in seven varsity games as a freshman … 3.90 grade-point average.

Personal — Son of Maria and Casey Murray Sr. … one brother, Orion, and one sister, Bella … also recruited by Fresno State and New Mexico State … born in Riverside, Calif. … was born on Halloween and his nickname is Boogie … majoring in business administration with a concentration in entrepreneurship.