2012 — Saw action in 57 of 59 games, primarily at second base (48 starts) before making six late season starts in left field...hit .375 (24x64) with 14 RBI in first 16 games...went 4-for-5 and scored two runs in 8-6 win over Miami of Ohio...stroked an RBI triple and delivered a pair of sacrifice flies at UNC Asheville (6-0 win)...batted only .178 (13x73) from Mar. 13-Apr. 13 before rallying to hit .309 (22x71) over his final 20 games...homered in a 2-for-5 performance versus Clemson at Fluor Field...doubled, homered and drove in a season high four runs in 9-5 triumph over Wofford...suffered an injury in series opening contest at The Citadel...contributed as a pinch runner in game two and came off the bench in the series finale to deliver a pinch-hit, ninth-inning double to help rally the Paladins to an eventual 8-6, 12-inning win over the Bulldogs...sat out a mid-week clash at Clemson on May 15 before returning to the lineup in the role of starting left fielder in six of the Paladins’ final seven games...went 2-for-4 with a double, a round tripper, four RBI, and two stolen bases against Davidson (12-1 win) in first start in outfield in 2012....stroked a leadoff single in the ninth inning and later scored the game winning run on a single by Alex Abrams to beat Western Carolina, 9-8, in a SoCon Tournament elimination game...fielded impressively, recording a .966 clip at second base with only eight errors in 219 chances...finished the campaign poised to move onto numerous Furman career statistical charts in 2013...118 career RBI already ranks 10th in program history.
2011 — Earned starts in 56 games, including 43 at second base, six in right field and seven in center field...scuffled at the plate for much of the season and saw his batting average drop from .329 as a freshman to .271 (5 HR, 29 RBI)...finished strong, however, hitting .356 (21x59) over the final 16 games...paced the Paladins in doubles (16)...helped Furman secure a SoCon Tournament seed with a couple of key late season hits, including a bases-loaded, walk-off RBI single that capped a three-run ninth in a 9-8 win over Western Carolina....came back two days later to deliver a pair of home runs in a 14-7 triumph over the Catamounts...put together a 3-for-5, two-run, two-RBI peformance against Davidson (8-2 win)....fielded at a solid .977 rate, committing only five errors in 220 chances.
2010 — Consensus Southern Conference Freshman of the Year selection in voting by head coaches and media...named to Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger and Ping!Baseball Freshman All-America squads...hit .329 with a team high 14 home runs and 55 RBI...14 home runs and 55 RBI both represented the third highest season tallies in school history and keyed Furman to a season record 71 home runs...also paced the squad in hits (74)...hit a two-run home run in his first collegiate game (third at bat) against Michigan State (8-6 loss)...reeled off a 12-game hitting streak (.408, 20x49) from (Feb. 28-Mar. 21)...homered and drove in four runs as part of a 3-for-5, 2-run performance in a 10-9 win over Georgia in Athens, marking Furman’s first win over UGA in Athens since 1925...went 3-for-5 with a home run in an 11-3 win over 26th-ranked College of Charleston, and registered a 3-for-4 outing the next day in an 8-5 victory over the Cougars...notched a pair of 4-for-5 performances against both The Citadel (10-5 loss) and Presbyterian (16-10 win), with the triumph over PC (at Fluor Field) including a season high five RBI and four runs scored...also drove in five runs as part of a 3-for-5 display versus Georgia Southern (14-8 loss)...went deep in a back-to-back late season victories (12-1 & 11-10) over Wofford in Greenville, spurring Furman to a SoCon Tournament bid...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
High School: 2009 graduate of Dorman (4A) High School...coach was Ben Waddle...played shortstop...team MVP, all-region, all-state, South Carolina Select Team...led Dorman to region and district championship...played summer ball with the Upstate Mavericks.
Personal: Full name is Edward William Muzika, Jr....son of Kim and Edward Muzika...born April 12, 1991, in Spartanburg, South Carolina...political science major.
