Kai Murphy

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfield
B/T:
L/L
Height:
5-8
Weight:
173
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mesa, Ariz.
High School:
Red Mountain

2020
• Made four appearances, all in relief.
• Did not record a decision and tallied a 6.23 ERA in 4 1/3 innings. Allowed six hits and three runs with five walks and three strikeouts.

Red Mountain High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Rob Gorrell.
• Ranked as the No. 12 prospect in Arizona by Prep Baseball Report. Rated as the No. 2 left-handed pitcher.
• Played for the Reds team at the 2018 Area Code Games.
• Earned all-conference honors in each of his four seasons at Red Mountain High School.
• 2019 finalist for the Arizona Player of the Year by the Arizona Republic.
• Named 6A First-Team All-State by the Arizona Baseball Coaches Association (AZBCA) as a senior.
• Batted .370 in 2019, with a .520 on-base percentage and .620 slugging percentage. On the mound, was 8-2 with a 1.90 ERA in 50 innings. Struck out 57 and tallied one save.
• As a junior, batted .270 with three home runs and 20 RBI.
• On the mound, in 2018, was 8-2 with a 1.80 ERA. Struck out 62 batters in 53 innings.

Personal
• Born August 26, 2000 in Chandler, Ariz.
• Son of Pat Murphy, formerly the head coach at Notre Dame and Arizona State and who is the current bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers.
• Has one sister, Keli, and one brother, Austin.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the quality of the people around the program and the unmatched development of the team’s players.”

Murphy’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 1.2, at Mississippi State, Feb 22, 2020
Walks allowed: 3, at Mississippi State, Feb 22, 2020
Strikeouts: 2, at Mississippi State, Feb 22, 2020
Batters faced: 10, at Mississippi State, Feb 22, 2020
Field chances: 1, vs Gonzaga, Feb 15, 2020 ; UC Santa Barbara, Mar 06, 2020
Putouts: 1, vs Gonzaga, Feb 15, 2020
Assists: 1, UC Santa Barbara, Mar 06, 2020