Noah Murdock #54

Noah James Murdock was originally signed by Royals scout Jim Farr...Graduated from Colonial Heights High School (Va.) in 2016...Led his high school to its first volleyball state title as a senior and was named Virginia State Player of the Year...Attended the University of Virginia, where he was named to the ACC All-Freshman team in 2017.

2024

Spent the first two months of the seasons at Northwest Arkansas and had a 2.22 ERA in 16 relief appearances when he was promoted to Omaha on June 10...Went 1-0 with a save and a 3.76 ERA in 30 relief appearances in his Triple-A debut...Combined to go 1-0 with a save, a 3.16 ERA and .574 opponents OPS in a career-high 46 appearances overall...Did not allow a home run in 62.2 innings pitched...Had the fourth-most innings pitched in all of Minor League baseball among pitchers with no home runs allowed...Now has a 66.1-inning, 292-batter homerless streak dating back to Sept. 7, 2023...Allowed a .199 opponents batting average but walked 41 batters (5.89 walks per nine innings) for a .342 on-base percentage...Struck out 72 (10.34 per nine innings)...Held right-handed hitters to a .160 (24-for-150) batting average and .474 opponents OPS...Left-handers hit .288 (19-for-66) with a .790 OPS...Yielded a .159 batting average with runners in scoring position...Opponents were 1-for-12 with four walks with the bases loaded...Allowed 5-for-19 (26.3%) inherited runners to score...First batters faced were 9-for-38 (.237) with five walks and three hit batters (.370 on-base percentage)...Compiled a 0.77 ERA in nine appearances on one day of rest or fewer...Did not allow a run in the ninth inning (6.2 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 9 SO)...Yielded a .097 batting average with two strikes...The number nine hitter in the batting order was 1-for-18 against him...Tossed at least one inning in 42 of his 46 relief appearances, including two innings or more 12 times...Did not allow a hit 22 times.