Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Through three seasons, appeared in 33 games … Posted a 4-1 record with a 4.67 ERA … Over 52.0 innings struck out 43 … Had one save.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022: Played in 21 games and made one start as a redshirt junior … Went 3-0 with an ERA of 4.64 over 33.0 innings with 26 strikeouts … First career save was vs. Villanova (2/20) … Pitched a season-high 4.0 innings at CSU Bakersfield (3/22) and had a season-high three strikeouts to collect first win of the season in relief … All three wins were in relief (including at Gonzaga on 4/1 and at Santa Clara on 4/23).

PEPPERDINE 2021: Made 11 appearances and one start as a redshirt sophomore ... Went 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA over 18.0 innings with 17 strikeouts ... Had season highs of 5.0 innings and six strikeouts at USC (4/27), picking up the win in his only start ... Struck out four in two scoreless innings at San Francisco (3/19).
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Appeared in one game as a redshirt freshman during the COVID-19 shortened season ... Threw a single inning against Akron and gave up no baserunners.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Utilized a redshirt season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Jesuit College Preparatory School, located in Dallas, Texas, in 2018 ... Played two years of varsity baseball ... Threw 112.2 innings with a 15-2 record ... Had 124 strikeouts and 34 walks for a 1.62 ERA and a .965 WHIP ... As a senior, he led the North Texas 6A division regular season in strikeouts and earned both THSBCA and TSWA All-State honors and was the 9-6A District Pitcher of the Year.
 
CLUB: Played for the Frozen Ropes-Ladd.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in communication studies ... Born in McKinney, Texas ... Son of Todd and Julie Murrah ... Younger brother to Madison ... Chose Pepperdine because “Pepperdine is the perfect place to play college baseball. The team is like a family, the academics are great, and you get to play baseball in Malibu. It doesn’t get much better than that.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Clayton Kershaw (pro baseball player), Texas Rangers (pro team), Harry Potter series (books), Miracle (movie), Game of Thrones (TV show), J. Cole (musical artist), steak (food) and college football (sport besides baseball) ... Favorite part about baseball is the “importance of working as a team and relying on the guy next to you to do their job to win games, and how everyone can make an impact on the outcome of the game, even if you are on the bench.”