Dane Purdy

Class:
Freshman
Position:
RHP
Height/Weight:
6-2 / 190
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.
High School:
Apex
Concentration:
Economics

Summer 2026: Playing for the Zebulon Devil Dogs in the Coastal Plain League.

Before Brown: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Apex High School…Ranked in the top 500 nationally in the class 2026 by Perfect Game…First team all-conference honoree as a senior in 2026 when he struck out a school single-season record 73 batters over 46.2 innings…Four-year pitcher, and also played shortstop and center field for three years…Served as a team captain…Played club ball for the TPA Nationals…Graduated top 10 in his class of over 600…Four-time academic all-conference…UNC Chapel Hill Morehead-Cain Merit Scholarship Finalist…AP Scholar with Distinction.

Personal: Son of Stephanie and Darren Purdy…Has a sister, Caroline…His grandfather David Purdy played baseball at Wofford.

Why Brown?: “I chose Brown for the one-of-a-kind combination they have between both top tier athletics and academics. On top of this, I really enjoyed the campus and the city of Providence when I came up for the first time to visit.”