2023 Baseball Roster
Morphew, Derian
Jersey Number 7
Derian Morphew
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- OF
- Height/Weight:
- 6-0 / 190
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Tolar, Texas
- High School:
- Tolar
- Concentration:
- Chemical Engineering
Bio
2023: Started all 38 games in center field and served as a captain and the team’s leadoff hitter…First Team All-Ivy selection…Academic All-Ivy honoree…Earned CSC Academic All-District honors…Second on Brown with a .314 batting average…Led the team with 50 hits and 33 runs scored…Tied for the team lead with 21 walks…Finished the regular season second in the league with 19 doubles…In Ivy League games, he led the league with 11 doubles, ranked third in runs (23), fourth in hits (30), and ninth in batting average (.341) and steals (6)…Led the team with eight steals on 10 attempts…Tallied four hits at Georgia State (2/26)…Had three hits, including two home runs against URI (4/11)… Had three hitting streaks of at least five games, including tying a season-long seven-game hitting streak to close the season…Had a 12-game on-base streak from March 17-April 8…Also made two appearances on the mound, totaling 2.2 innings.
2022: Started all 36 games in center field…Had five doubles, one triple and three homers…Ranked third on the team with 17 walks…Tied for third with 18 runs scored…Tallied 15 RBIs…One of three eligible players in the Ivy League with a 1.000 fielding percentage…Also made one appearance on the mound, tossing a scoreless ninth inning at URI with two strikeouts (4/12)…Launched his first career home run at Gardner-Webb (3/11)…Had a three-hit game, including a solo homer against Columbia (4/9)…Drew four walks, scored twice and picked up two RBIs at URI (4/12)…Had a solo homer at Yale (4/16).
2021: Team did not compete due to COVID-19.
2020: Did not see game action … Season shortened due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Before Brown: Played outfield and pitched at Tolar High School … Named Freshman Newcomer of the Year … First Team All-District as a sophomore … Pitcher of the Year as a junior … NHRP Merit Scholar … Hit .511 with a .592 on-base percentage as a senior … Also played football and basketball.
Personal: Son of Marrisa and Steven Morphew ... Has two siblings, Kaitlyn and Steven ... Brother, Steven, played baseball at Ecclesia College ... Plans to concentrate in Chemistry.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because it felt like the perfect fit for my personality and skill set.”
2022: Started all 36 games in center field…Had five doubles, one triple and three homers…Ranked third on the team with 17 walks…Tied for third with 18 runs scored…Tallied 15 RBIs…One of three eligible players in the Ivy League with a 1.000 fielding percentage…Also made one appearance on the mound, tossing a scoreless ninth inning at URI with two strikeouts (4/12)…Launched his first career home run at Gardner-Webb (3/11)…Had a three-hit game, including a solo homer against Columbia (4/9)…Drew four walks, scored twice and picked up two RBIs at URI (4/12)…Had a solo homer at Yale (4/16).
2021: Team did not compete due to COVID-19.
2020: Did not see game action … Season shortened due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Before Brown: Played outfield and pitched at Tolar High School … Named Freshman Newcomer of the Year … First Team All-District as a sophomore … Pitcher of the Year as a junior … NHRP Merit Scholar … Hit .511 with a .592 on-base percentage as a senior … Also played football and basketball.
Personal: Son of Marrisa and Steven Morphew ... Has two siblings, Kaitlyn and Steven ... Brother, Steven, played baseball at Ecclesia College ... Plans to concentrate in Chemistry.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because it felt like the perfect fit for my personality and skill set.”
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