2009: Did not see action due to injury.
2008: Second on the team in appearances (16), including one start ... Finished the season with a 1-0 record, and was third best on the team in ERA (5.58) ... ... Gave up only one run on four hits in five innings of relief vs. No. 21 Oklahoma State (2/29) ... Win came in a one-inning appearance vs. Ohio State (4/27).
2007: RRelief pitcher ... Made 12 appearances out of bullpen ... Posted a team best 4.76 ERA in 22.2 innings pitched ... Threw a career high 3.2 innings at Michigan State (5/11) ... Did not allow an earned run and yielded only one walk in his final four appearances of season (7.2 innings pitched).
High School: Member of the Cardinals' Elite Pro 2005 Scout team after being asked to join four different pro scout teams ... Member of the U.S. team for the Area Code Goodwill Games held in Australia ... Pitched for victorious U.S. in championship game ... Participated in the Dodgers' Elite Lasorda Games run by Tommy Lasorda ... Arguably the most impressive pitcher at the Games, striking out six batters, three times as many as any other pitcher ... Honored as a member of the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Baseball team ... Participated in the Brewers' Area Code Final Tryouts at the University of Southern California ... Finished in the top 10 percent of his class ... Member of the National Honor Society ... High school coach was Rick Lepire.
Personal: Born Jonathan Allerton Purcell on 4/2/88 ... Son of Jon and Sheryl Purcell ... Major is economics.
Purcell's Career Stats
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK2007.... 4.76 0-0 12 0 0 0/0 0 22.2 26 13 12 5 9 3 1 1 93 .306 1 0 2 1 12008.... 5.16 1-0 16 1 0 0/0 1 29.2 33 24 17 15 11 4 1 7 139 .292 1 5 3 3 2TOTAL... 4.99 1-0 28 1 0 0/0 1 52.1 59 37 29 20 20 7 2 8 232 .298 2 5 5 4 3