| Career Highlights |
| • One-Time All-PSAC West |
| • 13th in SRU History in Career Strikeouts |
| • 13th in SRU History in Career Starts (Pitching) |
| • 19th in SRU History in Innings Pitched |
Personal: Son of Joe and Mary Purcell … A Safety Management major.
2025: Made 11 starts as part of The Rock’s starting rotation … Also appeared in 19 games as a position player with 14 starts at first base … Went 4-3 with a 5.91 ERA … Struck out 36 batters with 16 walks allowed over 53.1 innings … Offensively, collected a .315 on-base percentage with 11 runs scored, one home run, five RBIs and two stolen bases … Ranked fourth in the PSAC in walks allowed among qualified pitchers … Posted a season-high seven strikeouts while scattering two runs over six innings as part of an 8-4 win at Pitt-Johnstown (March 22) … Also earned victories over Saint Anselm (March 16), IUP (March 29) and Lock Haven (April 12) … Struck out six batters in seven innings vs. Clarion (April 19) and limited California to only one run through five innings on April 26 … Drove in two runs against Shippensburg (March 1) …
Game-by-Game Statistics
2024: Started 34 games as The Rock’s primary first baseman in addition to making nine starts in SRU’s weekend pitching rotation … A first team All-PSAC West honoree at first base … Named the PSAC West Pitcher of the Week on one occasion … Hit .319 while slugging .454 with a .397 on-base percentage, 29 runs, one home run, 18 RBI and four stolen bases … Batted .375 (15-40) with runners in scoring position while totaling 13 multi-hit games … Recorded a season-long reached base streak of 10 games … Went 5-4 on the mound with a 3.10 ERA and .206 opponent batting average over 61 innings pitched … Struck out 64 batters while issuing just 17 walks … Pitched three complete games and two shutouts (one solo / one combined) … Ranked 16th in the nation in WHIP (1.03), 23rd in hits allowed per nine innings (6.79), 38th in complete games and 50th in ERA … Also led The Rock in runs scored and doubles (9) in addition to being second on the team in on-base percentage as well as third in walks (14) and fifth in OPS (.851) … Threw seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts in a combined no-hitter against Saint Anselm … Followed no-hitter by pitching a two-hit, eight-strikeout complete game shutout at Pitt-Johnstown … Also earned wins against Dominican, Gannon and Clarion … Pitched into at least the sixth inning in all nine starts … Drove in three runs on two occasions – against Saint Anselm and Mansfield … Went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI against IUP on April 6 ...
Game-by-Game Statistics
2023: Started 37 of 38 games played in the field as SRU’s primary first baseman while also making 11 starts in The Rock’s pitching rotation … Hit .273 with 26 runs and 10 RBI … Slugged .339 with a .388 on-base percentage … Stole three bases … Hit .308 (8-for-26) with runners in scoring position … Registered 10 multi-hit games … Pitched 58 innings in first season in the rotation, going 1-7 with a 4.19 ERA with 52 strikeouts … Threw three complete games … Led Slippery Rock in walks while ranking third in OBP … Drove in two runs vs. Wilmington … Pitched into the fifth inning in seven starts … Struck out nine over seven innings while giving up fust four hits at West Virginia State … Earned first collegiate victory in a complete-game, one-run, three-hit effort vs. Gannon ...
Game-by-Game Statistics
2022: Appeared in seven games … Had a .333 on-base percentage with one run scored and two RBI … Made six appearances as a defensive replacement at third base … Recorded first collegiate hit against Davis & Elkins … Had 1 RBI vs. both Saint Anselm and Lock Haven …
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High School: Lettered three times in baseball and twice in basketball at Council Rock South High School … Earned first team Suburban One National honors at first base.
| Top Performances |
| Date |
Opponent |
Stats |
| 3/11/23 |
West Va. State |
7 IP, 9 K, 0 Runs |
| 4/14/23 |
Gannon |
7 IP, 5 K, 1 Run, Win |
| 5/4/23 |
Pitt-Johnstown |
6 IP, 7 K, 2 Runs |
| 3/16/24 |
Saint Anselm |
3-4, 1 Run, 1 RBI |
| 3/17/24 |
Saint Anselm |
7 IP, 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 9 K, Win |
| 3/23/24 |
Pitt-Johnstown |
CG, 8 K, 2-Hit Shutout |
| 4/21/24 |
Gannon |
CG, Win, 9 K |
