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Position: P
Date of Birth:
06/27/1997
Height: 6' 2" Weight: 215 lbs
Bats: R
Throws: R
Resides: Waltham, MA
Biography:
Named opening day starter at Northeastern University for second straight season ... Made 12 starts and one relief appear- ance for a total of 65.1 innings ... Finished season with a 3.86 ERA to go along with 87 strikeouts and 15 walks ... Ranked 3rd in the CAA with 87 strikeouts ... Held opponents to a .203 batting average, which was fourth in the CAA ... Fanned a career high 12 batters against Hofstra on April 10 and Towson on May 1 ... Member of All-CAA First Team ... Two-time CAA Pitcher of the Week. Previous: Two-way star at Billerica Memorial High School ... Recorded a 2.37 ERA with 61 strikeouts as a senior ... Batted .529 with eight doubles, three triples, five home runs and 19 RBI in final high school season ... MVC Player of the Year 2015 ... Team MVP 2015 ... Lowell Sun Player of the Year 2015 ... Boston Globe All-Scholastic 2015 ... ESPN Boston All-State team 2015 ... Began collegiate career at Northeastern University in 2017 ... Started six games and made 13 relief appearances ... Finished freshman year with a 6.09 ERA across 44.1 innings ... Struck out 30 batters and walked 26 ... April 4 marked first career save after not allowing a hit in two innings against Towson ... Fifth most strikeouts on the team as a freshman ... Played for Nashua Silver Knights of Futures Collegiate Baseball League in summer of 2017 ... Pitched 27.1 innings and finished summer with a 5.27 ERA ... Returned to Northeastern for sophomore year where he made 24 relief appearances and one start ... Pitched to a 3.33 ERA in 51. 1 innings with 42 strikeouts and 26 walks ... Murphy’s five saves ranked second on the team ... Spent the summer of 2018 playing for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League, but pitched just two innings ... Played junior season at Northeastern where he appeared in 20 games, making 11 starts ... Ended season with a 4.66 ERA in 67.2 innings ... Struck out 66 batters and walked 35 ... Tossed first collegiate complete game shutout ... 66 strikeouts ranked sec- ond on the team ... Returned to Cape Cod League for summer of 2019 as a member of the Hyannis Harbor Hawks ... Made three starts and seven relief appearances across 24.1 innings ... Finished summer with a 7.40 ERA, 25 strikeouts and 11 walks ... Named opening day starter for Northeastern University to begin the 2020 season ... Led the CAA with 12.50 strikeouts per 9 innings ... 3.00 ERA ranked eight in the CAA ... Struck out 8 or more in 2-of-4 starts this season ... Made four starts and pitched 18 innings before season was can- celed due to COVID-19. |
