Joe Muraski Class: Junior Hometown: Rothschild, Wis. High School: D.C. Everest Height / Weight: 6-2 / 200 Position: LHP Bats/Throws: L/L

2008: Made 14 appearances on the year, including 11 starts ... Named Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after pitching back-to-back complete-game shutouts vs. Chicago State (4/8) and Minnesota (4/14) ... Led the team in shutouts (2), and was second on the team in complete games (3), wins (4), and innings pitched (60.2) ... Ranked third on the team with 32 strikeouts ... Established career highs in complete games (3), shutouts (2), and tied a career high in wins (4) ... Had a career-best seven strikeouts in 10-0 victory vs. Minnesota (4/13).

2007: Finished freshman campaign tied with a team-best four wins ... Recorded 38 strikeouts in 67.2 innings pitched ... Threw first career complete game in a 4-2 win against Massachusetts (3/20) ... Started 10 games, finishing with a 6.25 ERA ... Personal-best six-strikeout performance vs. Michigan (4/1), Iowa (4/29), and Purdue (5/19) ... Won three of his final four starts.

High School: Earned all-district honors for his play at first base in 2005 ... Named to the WVC All-Conference team as both a pitcher and first baseman ... Recognized by his fellow teammates as the team MVP ... Earned the win for D.C. Everest in regional semifinal, regional final, sectional final and state semifinal during their run to the Wisconsin state championship game in 2004 ... Batted .475 and boasted an ERA of 1.20 throughout tournament ... Participated in the Jim Gantner Classic and White Sox Wisconsin/Minnesota All-Star Game ... Also made the WVC All-Conference team in 2004 as a utility player ... Batted .407 and knocked in 24 runs during 2005 season ... Has a combined 12-4 varsity record in his two years as a pitcher ... Also honored as an all-conference team member for both basketball and football ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Honor Roll student ... High school baseball coach was Mark Simon.

Personal: Born Joseph Anthony Muraski on 8/11/87 ... Son of John and Terri Muraski ... Sociology major.

Muraski's Career Stats

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP SFA SHA BK
2007....  6.25   4-4    13  10   2   0/0     1   67.2   87   59   47   29   38  21   1   9   321   .303   8   1   1   3  1
2008....  7.71   4-6    14  11   3   2/0     0   60.2   85   57   52   27   32  19   2   9   291   .340   7   2   6   5  2
TOTAL...  6.94   8-10   27  21   5   2/0     1  128.1  172  116   99   56   70  40   3  18   612   .320  15   3   7   8  3