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SAL Rome Emperors

Murphy's Near-Perfect Start Earns Pitcher of the Week Honors

April 29, 2024 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Rome Emperors News Release


ROME, Ga - The South Atlantic League today announced their weekly award winners which included Rome's Owen Murphy who struck out 10 over seven one-hit innings in Winston-Salem this past Thursday.

The former 20th overall pick in the 2022 MLB First Year Player Draft, carried a perfect game into the seventh inning before a leadoff triple killed the bid. That would be the Dash's only baserunner against Murphy who now sports the best WHIP in the South Atlantic League with a 0.63 mark through four starts. Murphy's 10 strikeouts brought his season total up to 37, tying Wilmington's Andry Lara for the most strikeouts in all of High-A.

Murphy is the first Emperor in 2024 to be in receipt of a weekly award. 2023 winners included: Daniel Martinez, Hunter Riggins, and AJ Smith-Shawver. At age 20, Murphy is 3-1 with a 1.13 ERA in his first full season of High-A baseball. He's scheduled to start game two of the series against Hickory, set for Wednesday at 11:00 am.

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