Arizona 2006
Redshirted the season.
High School
Graduated from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 2005 where he earned four varsity letters in baseball for coach Jerry Dawson ... Team won the 5A state championship his senior season ... Two-time all-state selection (2004, 05) by the Arizona Baseball Coaches Association ... All-region selection his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
Summer Leagues
Played three years with the Arizona Firebirds in Connie Mack ... Team won the 2005 state championship.
Personal
Full name: John Thomas Murphy ... Born: 2/10/87 in Ventura, Calif. ... Son of John and Tamma Murphy ... Father graduated from Boston College, mother from Oklahoma State and Missouri ... Has a sister, Katie, who runs track at Arizona State ... Is a business major.
