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Real Salt Lake Adds Two in Final Rounds of MLS SuperDraft

January 20, 2015 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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SANDY, Utah (Jan. 20, 2015) - Real Salt Lake selected Syracuse defender Jordan Murrell with the 57th overall pick (3rd round) and University of South Florida midfielder Lucas Baldin with the 77th overall pick (4th round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday.

"We are happy with what we accomplished in the SuperDraft this year and today we were able to select two players that we envision to have the type of upside potential to help our club," Real Salt Lake Technical Director Craig Waibel said. "Murrell is talented left sided defender that can play multiple positions. He has a very high soccer IQ and we are looking forward to having his physical presence and steady play in our back line. Baldin can play different roles in the attacking half of the field. He is clean on the ball and will add another goal-dangerous option to our attack."

Murrell had five goals and 20 assists in four seasons at Syracuse, starting in all 74 of his appearances for the Orange. Born in the United Kingdom, he moved to Canada at a young age and played with the Toronto FC Academy and for the Canadian U-18 National Team before enrolling at Syracuse in 2011. During his senior season, he had two goals and seven assists, matching his totals from his career-high totals from his sophomore season.

Baldin had a breakout season in 2014 for USF, notching five goals and nine assists in 20 matches. In his career he had 10 goals and nine assists in 59 matches. Prior to attending South Florida, Baldin played for Toluca's U-20 team and Cruz Azul's U-17 team in Mexico.

RSL opens training camp on Friday with entrance physicals. The club will host Open House on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium from 1-4 and will head to Casa Grande, Ariz., for the first leg of training camp on Monday.

The general public sale for 2015 season tickets is ongoing, and kicks off with signing up for the 2015 RSL STH wait list at http://www.realsaltlake.com/content/2015-season-ticket-waiting-list.; new customers will be processed in the order dictated by wait-list registration. The Rio Tinto Stadium box office is open Mon.-Fri., 10a-6p; more information can be found online at www.RealSaltLake.com/Tickets or via the Fan Relations Hotline at 801-727-2702.

All of the club's 2015 20-game packages include every RSL regular-season game and additional events, which historically have included MLS Cup Playoffs matches, CONCACAF Champions League participation and/or Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup contests. For more information about the venue's numerous premium seating options - 100 Lions Club, suites, club seating, field-level or ledge boxes, and the new "200 Club" - please call (801) 727-2700 and ask for Patti, Phil or Tara. 2015 season tickets can also be ordered the RSL website: www.RealSaltLake.com/Tickets.

Real Salt Lake has enjoyed a pronounced home-field advantage since building its permanent home in Sandy, boasting an 88-17-29 mark on Utah soil since the beginning of 2008. RSL owns the longest active playoff streak in MLS, at seven seasons, and in 2014 posted a league-record fifth consecutive campaign of 15+ wins and 50+ points. RSL concluded 2014 with 16 consecutive sellouts at Rio Tinto Stadium, 18 overall in 20 home games last season and 23 capacity crowds in its last 28 games going back to August, 2013.

Name: Jordan Murrell

Position: Defender

Height: 5-10

Weight: 165 lbs.

Birthdate: May 2, 1993

Hometown: Markham, Ontario, Canada

College: Syracuse

Acquired: Selected in the third round (57th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 20, 2015

Name: Lucas Baldin

Position: Midfielder

Height: 5-8

Weight: 150 lbs.

Birthdate: June 5, 1991

Hometown: Huixguilucan, Mexico

College: University of South Florida

Acquired: Selected in the fourth round (77th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 20, 2015

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