Santa Clara University

SENIOR (2018): Drafted in the 33rd round (988th overall) by the Seattle Mariners in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft ... side-arm thrower appeared in 24 games including starting in three games on the bump ... posted a 6-3 record with four saves and a 3.65 ERA over 66.2 innings ... led the team in wins (6) and innings pitched (66.2 IP) ... second on the team in saves (4), appearances (24) and ERA (3.65) ... earned first save as a Bronco against San José State (Feb. 20) pitching two innings in the 4-1 win  ... picked up first win as a Bronco against against Wake Forest (Feb. 24) pitching five scoreless inings in relief in the 14-inning contest ... set career-highs pitching in 7.2 innings while striking out 10 to pick up the win in the final game of the season against Gonzaga (May 20) ... was one of 13 seniors recognized on Senior Day vs LMU (May 13).

 

PRIOR TO SCU: Played three seasons at Vanderbilt, first two as an infielder and his last season in 2017 as a reliever ... batted .272 in 56 career games, collecting 40 hits in 147 at-bats ... drove in 23 runs ... made 10 appearances, all out of the bullpen and had a 0-1 record ... in 11 innings of work, allowed 10 hits, walked four and struck out six ... struck out a season-high two batters against eventual national champion Florida on April 15 ... named to the 2015 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll and also the 2013-2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll ... graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee ... team finished as state runner-up in 2013... named first team All-State as a senior... Lettered in baseball, basketball and swimming and diving... Finished fifth at the state diving meet in 2013.

 

PERSONAL: Parents are John and Alison Murfee ... has one older brother, Jack, who swam at the University of Virginia ... in his free time, enjoys hunting, fishing, surfing, riding motorcycles and cooking.