2005 Baseball Roster
Roster
West Harris
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
2005: Second on the team with 20 appearances, making eight starts...went 4-5 with a 3.75 earned-run average...earned two saves...took part in two of MSU’s three shutouts...struck out 53 to 29 walks (a 1.83) ratio), with opposing hitters batting .269 against him, the best among MSU’s regular starters...had a season-high seven strikeouts at Eastern Illinois...had a season-high 7.0 innings pitched twice...led ?Breds pitchers with 14 hit batters, hitting three batters in two separate games.
2004: Led Murray State with 21 appearances, starting in two games...threw 59 strikeouts to 20 walks (2.95 strikeout-to-walk ratio)...got first career win against Tennessee-Martin on May 2...got first career save against Arkansas-Little Rock on March 21...averaged 11.38 strikeouts per nine innings.
BEFORE MSU: Saw limited action at the University of Kentucky in 2003, claiming a 1-1 record, throwing seven innings in five games, with one start...gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits, striking out six and walking five...opposing batters hit .207 against him...was part of a combined shutout...named to the East-West All-Stars in his senior (2002) and junior (2001) seasons at Lone Oak High...named 2002 1st Region Most Valuable Playerpicked to play in the East Coast Professional Showcase...helped American Legion team to a World Series runner-up finish...a four-year letterwinner in baseball and a three-year letterman in basketball...earned all-district honors in basketball.
PERSONAL: Born Douglas West Harris on Sept. 20, 1983, in Paducah, Ky., the son of Doug and Angela Harris...has one brother, Derek (25)...graduated LOHS with a 3.9 grade-point average...enjoys playing the guitar...majoring in biology.
