2018 AWARDS
D3Baseball.com All-Region: Second Team (Second Base)
NEIBA All-New England: Second Team (Second Base)
LEC All-Conference: Second Team (Second Base)
SEASON HIGHS
Games Played/Games Started: 47/47
Average/On-base Percentage/Slugging Percentage: .324/ .452/ .591
Hits: 3 five times (57 total)
Runs: 3 three times (49 total)
Runs Batted In: 5 at Western Connecticut State University, April 5 (50 total)
Doubles/Triples/Home Runs: 11/0/12
Stolen Bases: 0
Total Bases: 104
NOTABLES
- Had a stellar senior season racking up multiple accolades in his first season as a second baseman
- Earned D3Baseball.com Team of the Week honors on March 6 and April 10
- Named the Little East Player of the Week on March 12
- Tied the school record in home runs for a single-season with 12 and is second in career home runs with 22
- Placed second in career slugging percentage (.602) and first in walks for a single-season (42)
- Posted a 10-game hitting streak from March 6–24
- Led the Beacons in homeruns (12), runs (49), RBI (50) and walks (42)
- Led all infielders in the Little East Conference with a .987 fielding percentage
- Finished 2-3 with two home runs, four RBI and 3 runs scored against Rochester Institute of Technology
- Registered four hits, three runs scored, two home runs, two doubles and seven RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Western Connecticut State University
- Went 2-for-4 with a homerun, 3 RBI and a run scored in the NCAA Regional Tournament against SUNY Oswego
- Reached safely in 43 of 47 contests
- Homered in four-straight games and posted six home runs in a six-game span from April 5-12
2017 Was sidelined for the 2017 season due to an injury
2016 Had one of the biggest seasons in recent memory for the Beacons … Named a D3Baseball.com, NEIBA, and ABCA All-Region selection at shortstop … Earned Second Team All-Little East Conference honors … Led the team with a .599 slugging percentage, 45 runs scored, nine home runs, 19 doubles, 56 hits, 29 walks, and two triples … Finished third on the team with a .316 average … Started in all 46 games for the beacons … Totaled 155 assists and 65 putouts to end the year with a.940 fielding percentage … Was 7-for-8 in stolen bases … Recorded at-least one hit in every game but 10 … Finished the year with 15 multi-hit games … Finished 5-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored and had seven assists in the non-conference win over Babson College on April 14 … Drove in five runs off of two home runs as he went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in the March 30 win over Western New England University … Recorded the first-ever home run and grand slam in Monan Park history against Western New England on March 30 … Drove in three runs and had two doubles to finish 3-for-5 in the April 16 game two win over UMass Dartmouth … Combined for a season-high seven assists and was 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs scored, and two home runs in the Little East Conference win over Southern Maine on April 19 … Collected five assists and had one hit and a run scored in the win over Penn State Berks on March 19 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament … Drove in two runs in the May 18 win over Haverford College in the first round of the NCAA Regional Tournament … Went 3-for-5 with four RBI and four runs scored and had five assists and one putout in the April 28 win over MIT.
2015 (at Massasoit Community College) Appeared in 36 games and hit an impressive .400 on the year … Recorded four home runs, and had 30 RBI and 27 runs scored … Recorded a hit streak of 10 games with at-least one hit … Recorded a career-high four hits to finish 4-for-6 with three runs scored and one RBI in the 16-0 win over Navy Prep on April 16 … Combined for six hits, three runs scored, two doubles, and three RBI in the NJCAA Tournament … Recorded 12 multi-hit games … Drove in a career-high four runs and went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, one double, and one home run on May 3 against Bunker Hill Community College … Combined for 42 putouts and 102 assists for a .954 fielding percentage … Helped turn 15 double plays.
2014 (at Massasoit Community College) Appeared in 34 games for MCC and posted a .355 average with three home runs, 40 RBI, 34 runs scored, and two stolen bases … Totaled 44 hits in 124 at-bats and had 11 doubles … Was walked a combined 13 times and finished the year with .516 slugging percentage, and a .413 on-base percentage … Recorded his first collegiate hit, a double, and first RBI against Ontario Academy on March 14 … Had his first multi-hit game when he went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored in the 10-2 win over Inside Pitch Academy on March 18 … Recorded 10 multi-hit games … Posted a hit streak of 15 consecutive games with at-least one hit … Totaled 35 putouts and 89 assists and turned eight double plays.
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Transferred to UMass Boston from Massasoit Community College in Brockton, MA … Graduated from Plymouth North High School in 2013 … Led Plymouth High to a 2011 State Championship … Was a two-time All-State selection, and also earned All-League honors as well as being named the League MVP … Led his team to three league titles … Son of Carol and Peter Murphy … Has one brother Steven, and one sister Julia … Currently majoring in Social Psychology.
