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2026 Baseball Roster

The Big West
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27 Steele Murdock

  • Position RHP
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Herriman, Utah
  • High School Herriman HS
  • Major Communication
  • Bats/Throws R/R

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2026
All-Big West Honorable Mention...Baseball America Team of the Week (April 14)...Big West Pitcher of the Week and UCU Athlete of the Week (April 13)...Best Record-Breaking Performance at the 2026 Triton Awards...Set the Tritons' all-time program record with 17 strikeouts at UC Santa Barbara (April 10), pitching a career-long 8.0 innings and allowing one run with three hits and no walks...First Triton in Division I and fourth all-time to reach 100 strikeouts in a single season, finishing with 104 for the program's D-I single season record...Ranked first in the Big West and 21st nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (12.65)...Made 15 starts as the Tritons' Friday starter with a 4-3 record and one complete game...Recorded a 5.23 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and .238 opponent batting average...Finished with 104 strikeouts in a team-high 74.0 innings pitched...Ranked third in the Big West in strikeouts, fourth in games started and 10th in opponent batting average...Recorded the Tritons' second Division I complete game, going 8.0 innings in the Big West Championship opener against Cal Poly (May 21) and holding the conference's top offense to just one run on three hits with 11 strikeouts on a career-high 134 pitches.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2025
Big West Spring All-Academic Team…Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Appeared in 15 games, making eight Sunday starts with a 1-3 record, one save and one combined shutout…Recorded a 5.60 ERA and 1.84 WHIP…Finished third on the team with 42 strikeouts in 45.0 innings pitched…Made his collegiate debut at Pacific (Feb. 15) and his first collegiate start vs Long Beach State (March 23)…Earned his first career win at Hawai‘i (May 16)…Collected a season-high eight strikeouts at UC Riverside (April 19)…Pitched a season-long 5.0 innings, allowing one run with no walks and four strikeouts at Cal Poly (April 6)…Pitched the first 4.0 innings of a 23-0 shutout of UC Davis (May 11).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024
Redshirted the 2024 season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated in 2023 from Herriman High School in Utah…All-state second team…Two-time first team all-conference…Three-sport letterman in baseball, golf and basketball…Also competed for Mountain West Baseball Academy (2019-2023) and MGF Marshalls (2023).
 
PERSONAL
Born in Herriman, Utah to Amber and Dave…Has three older brothers, Matthew, Dalin and Jackson and one younger brother, Emmitt…Father, Dave played baseball at Southern Utah University…Studying at Roosevelt College…Hopes to pursue a career in professional baseball…Favorite baseball memory was throwing a no-hitter in summer ball…Enjoys golfing and fishing…Roots for the Dodgers, Cowboys and Jazz…Favorite athlete is Clayton Kershaw…Favorite movie is Bull Durham…Listens to J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, ERNEST and Kings of Leon.

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2024Freshman

    RHP
    6'2" 190 lbs
    45
  • 27

    2025Redshirt Freshman

    RHP
    6'2" 215 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2026Redshirt Sophomore

    RHP
    6'2" 210 lbs
    27

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