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2026 Catamount Baseball Roster

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8 Cam Murray

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Fredericksburg, Va.
  • High School Mountain View HS

Biography

2026 (Redshirt Senior): Played in 29 games with 18 starts, including 11 as the designated hitter and seven behind the plate at catcher ... HIt .333 (22-of-66) with five doubles and two home runs ... Had a team-best three pinch hits on the season ...Drove home 11 on the season, including five two-out RBI ... Capped a neutral field, run-ruled win over Radford (March 7) with a two-run double as part of a 3-for-4 effort ... Delivered a pinch-hit, three-run home run to left in his final series in Virginia at VMI (April 17) ... Reached three times, drawing a walk to go along with a pair of singles in a 2-for-2, one RBI effort against ETSU (April 26) ... Tied the rivalry matchup with UNC Asheville (May 5) with a sacrifice fly in WCU's avenging win in Cullowhee ... Capped his career with a career-best 4-for-5 effort against Samford (May 22) in the SoCon tournament, collecting four singles, stealing a base, and driving in WCU's lone run in the 5-1 loss ... Elected a team captain ... Named to the 2025-26 Academic All-Southern Conference team.

2025 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 15 games with seven starts, five coming at catcher and twice as the designated hitter … Finished the season with a .185 average, five hits in 27 plate appearances with a double … Recorded four RBI, including two with two outs … Drew six walks, was hit by a pitch once, and had a pair of sacrifice bunts as part of a .343 on-base percentage … Was part of turning one double-play, finishing with 44 putouts and three assists in 47 chances … Posted a pair of two-game hitting streaks and one multi-hit game with two hits against Rider (March 1), his first start of the year … Selected as the 2025 Leggett No. 7 Legacy recipient by the Catamount coaching staff … Was elected as a team captain for the 2025 season, the lone underclassman ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 19 games on the year with a pair of starts, both coming as the designated hitter while also splitting time behind the plate as a reserve … Batted .217 (5-for-23) with a pair of extra-base hits with a double and a home run … Was second on the team with three pinch hits … Recorded 12 putouts behind the plate … Both scored and drove in three runs on the year with three two-out RBI … Had a pair of two-game hit streaks … Delivered a pinch hit double at Florida State (Feb. 24) … Hit his first career home run with a pinch-hit, two-run shot to left against Georgia State (March 3) ... Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2023 (Sophomore): Did not see game action ... Worked in the Catamount bullpen through the season ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Freshman): Saw action in 42 games on the year with 22 starts behind the plate … Batted .096 (5-for-52) in limited plate appearances, collecting two doubles … Scored nine runs and drove in three … Drew six walks and was hit by a pitch eight times to help his .288 on-base percentage … Made his collegiate debut on opening weekend in game one of a doubleheader against Niagara (Feb. 18) as a pinch hitter and made his first career start in game two … Drew a bases-loaded walk to plate his first career run in the fifth inning of a neutral field game vs. Middle Tennessee (March 2) … Collected his first collegiate base hit in his ninth career game, a lead-off single through the left side at Fluor Field against Kansas (March 11) … Notched his first career extra-base hit on a one-out double to left field at Wake Forest (March 15) ... Named to the 2021-22 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Career-Highs:
At Bats: 5, twice - MR: vs. Samford (SoCon - 5/22/26)
Hits: 4, vs. Samford (SoCon - 5/22/26)
Runs: 2, three times - MR: vs. Michigan State at Fluor Field (3/5/25)
Doubles: 1, nine times - MR: UNC Asheville (5/5/26)
Home Runs: 1, three times - MR: ETSU (4/24/26)
Walks: 1, 18 times - MR: vs. Samford - 5/22/26)
HBP: 1, 16 times - MR: vs. UNCG (5/16/26)
RBI: 3, at VMI (4/17/26)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2022Freshman

    Catcher
    6'0" 195 lbs
    46
  • 6

    2023Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'0" 205 lbs
    6
  • 16

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'1" 225 lbs
    16
  • 7

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Catcher
    6'1" 225 lbs
    7
  • 8

    2026Redshirt Senior

    Catcher
    6'0" 205 lbs
    8