Former West Virginia University left-handed pitcher and Bridgeport High School alum Harrison Musgrave has been called up to the Major Leagues by the Colorado Rockies from Triple-A Albuquerque, the Rockies announced today.

 

A Mountaineer from 2011-14, Musgrave is making his first career appearance on a Major League roster. He was drafted by the Rockies in the eighth round of the 2014 MLB Draft.

 

When Musgrave makes is Major League debut, he will become the 23rd Mountaineer in program history to play in the big leagues. He is the first player coached by Randy Mazey at WVU to earn an MLB call-up.

 

Musgrave joins fellow Mountaineer and West Virginia native Jedd Gyorko of the St. Louis Cardinals currently on an MLB roster.

 

A Nutter Fort native, Musgrave earned Second Team All-America honors and was the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year in 2013. A two-time All-Big 12 Team honoree, Musgrave’s career winning percentage of .750 is eighth-best in program history.

 

In his career, Musgrave went 18-6 with a 2.89 ERA. In 39 career starts, he allowed 83 earned runs on 210 hits in 258.1 innings pitched. Musgrave struck out 209 and walked 74. He led the team in in wins (9), ERA (2.17) and strikeouts (81) in 2013 and ERA (2.62) and strikeouts (87) in 2014.

 

In three starts with Triple-A Albuquerque this season, Musgrave went 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA in 10.2 innings. He had 10 walks and two strikeouts.