Marshall University Athletics
2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jeffrey Purnell
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Florence, Ky.
- High School:
- Boone County HS
2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Made four appearances, three of which were starts in the shortened season … totaled 8.1 innings, allowing eight hits and striking out five batters … made the Sunday start in the opening series at No. 4 Florida … set season-high innings pitched when he threw 3.1 hitless innings of relief on March 8 vs. Akron.
Junior College: Attended John A. Logan College in 2019…pitched 59.1 innings with an 8-0 record, a 2.43 ERA and 75 strikeouts…was first-team all-conference.
High School: Attended Boone County High School where he played baseball for four years and basketball for three.
Personal: Born May 1, 1998…son of Jeff and Michelle Purnell…has an older sister, Rachel…lists MLB pitcher Max Scherzer as his favorite athlete…lists the Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bengals as his favorite professional sports teams…enjoys working out and fishing in his spare time.
