05/15/2012 Slow start hurts Long Beach State in 5-3 loss to PepperdineLong Beach State finishes the season with home series against Pacific, Cal State Fullerton over next two weeks. 05/06/2012 Avila's three-run homer leads Dirtbags past LMUAvila's second home run of the season paced the Dirtbags to a 5-0 lead. 04/28/2012 Long Beach State falls in 12 innings at Cal State Northridge 6-5Bekakis, Prigatano and Metzger combine for 13 hits on the day. 03/10/2012 Dirtbags tie series with 7-3 win over No. 9 Arizona StateMatt Duffy has two hits, three RBI for Long Beach State. 03/06/2012 Baseball stung late again as Dirtbags lose 3-1 to San Diego StateMatt Johnson strikes out six in five innings. Long Beach State (2011): Pressed into service as the backup catcher after being converted to the position in the fall from a pitcher ... Won the backup job following a season-ending injury to incumbent Kellen Hoime ... Played in 37 games and started 27, all behind the dish ... Threw out nine baserunners and made just two errors for a .991 fielding percentage ... Third on the team among players with 50-plus chances ... Had 18 hits in 78 at-bats ... Made first start against Loyola Marymount, scoring a run (2/22) ... Picked up first hit against USC (3/1) ... Went 2-for-3 against California (3/13) ... Drove in a run in a 1-for-2 day at Pepperdine (3/15) ... Started a five-game hitting streak with singles in both halves of a doubleheader with Oregon State (3/19) ... Had his biggest game of the year at Pacific, getting the start on Friday and responding with a 3-for-5 day with a walk and scoring four times, a team season-high four runs and a career-best (4/1) ... Also was behind the plate to catch a shutout ... Went 1-for-3 at UC Santa Barbara (4/21) ... Was 1-for-3 with a run scored in the opener at Arizona State (5/6) ... Had hits in two of his last three games played ... Went 1-for-2 against CS Northridge (5/20), and was 1-for-3 at UC Irvine (5/28). High School: A three-year letterwinner in baseball ... Team had a 52-5 record over his three seasons ... Three-time league champions ... Earned first-team all-league honors as a senior ... Also named second-team All-State ... Posted a 1.37 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched. Personal: Born in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Parents are Daryl and Stephanie Murai ... A member of the Honor Roll (3.5 GPA) and Principal's List (4.0 GPA) at Pearl City High School ... Also recruited by Arizona and Hawaii ... Major is undeclared. Career Highs:
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