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2019 Baseball Roster

37 John Murphy

  • Position Right Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 245
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Merchantville, N.J.
  • Highschool Gloucester Catholic

Biography

As a Senior (2019): Appeared 27 times out of the bullpen as the Terps top bullpen option...accumulated 11 saves with a 1-1 record...tossed 33.1 innings and struck out 53 to 17 walks...had a 4.32 ERA...his 11 saves were tied for third for most in a season in Maryland history...his 27 appearances were the ninth most in a single season in program history...finished his career with 75 appearances, the seventh most in school history, and 16 saves, the third most in school history...notched a two-inning save in his first appearance of the season against VCU (2/17)...struck out the side in his second save against Maine (2/24)...grabbed a save at VCU (2/26)...struck out the side to get a save at Louisiana (3/1)...picked up a save against Indiana (3/29)...struck out two in an inning and notched a save at Illinois (4/5)...struck out four in a two-inning save at Northwestern (4/13)...tossed an inning to earn a save at Penn State (4/26, 4/27)...notched a save at James Madison (5/14)...grabbed a save against Iowa (5/18).

As a Junior (2018): Appeared 23 times and tossed 25 and a third innings...recorded four saves...went 1-3 with a 4.26 ERA...recorded a two inning save against Army (2/25)...notched a save at VCU (2/28)...notched a save at Michigan State (4/29)...nabbed a save against Rutgers (5/13).

As a Sophomore (2017): Appeared 17 times and tossed 31 and two thirds innings...went 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA and one save...struck out 27 to eight walks...allowed a .183 batting average against...did not give up a run in his first four appearances over six and a third inning...struck out three in an inning of work against Penn State (4/16)...tossed three and a third innings and did not give up a run at Illinois (5/6)...tossed two scoreless innings and picked up a save against UMBC (5/9)...struck out six over three innings in the Big Ten Tournament against Purdue (5/25)...picked up a win after three innings of work in the Big Ten Tournament against Northwestern (6/4).

As a Freshman (2016): Appeared in eight games with two starts...finished with a 9.82 ERA in 11.0 IP…struck out 10 batters…made a start in his first career game and went four and 2/3 innings, giving up five runs and striking out three at Delaware (3/1)…lasted one and 1/3 innings against George Washington (3/9)…pitched an inning of relief and gave up a run at Iowa (3/25)…struck out two and gave up a run in an inning of relief against VCU (3/29)…tossed a scoreless inning of relief against High Point (4/2)…struck out one in a scoreless inning of work against Purdue (4/24)…struck out the side in an inning of work against Rutgers (5/14)…appeared in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals against Iowa (5/28).

Before Maryland: Pitched for Gloucester Catholic…named first-team All-South Jersey twice…earned All-State Second Team honors…won two state championships with the Rams…named the South Jersey Times Player of the Year…holds the all-time wins lead at Gloucester Catholic…finished 5-2 with 70 strikeouts…named a 2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American…earned PG first-team All-Region honors.

Personal: Son of Laree and Jennifer Murphy…lists his sports her as Brian Dawkins…lists his biggest sports thrill as winning state championships…also recruited by Louisville, LSU, Rutgers, Texas Tech and UCF.

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2016Freshman

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 240 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2017Sophomore

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 245 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2018Junior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 245 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2019Senior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 245 lbs
    37