By Colin Powers – Swift Current On-Line
Swift Current’s Ethan Murdoch wrapped up his minor baseball career with a huge honour, being named Baseball Saskatchewan’s Player of the Year for 2021.
“I was obviously really excited to hear it.” Murdoch said. “I like putting in a good effort as much as I can, and statistics and awards don’t mean everything, but it’s always nice to know that the people around the league saw what I did and nominated me for the award, and thought I was deserving of it.
“I’ve always been pretty lucky to have people around me who really cared about my development as a baseball player, but also as a person,” he added. “There are the guys that have been around for a while like Neil Hogg, Harv Martinez and Joe Carnahan do a pretty good job of showing people the right way to play baseball, but also to be a good person, and then I’ve been pretty lucky with the coaches I’ve had year to year. My dad (Derek Murdoch) coached and other guys along the way have done a good job making sure that we represent the city the right way.”
Murdoch is heading into his second semester at McCook Community College in McCook, Nebraska, where he is furthering his baseball career.
