Amherst College Athletics

Kevin Murphy joined the Amherst baseball coaching staff in Fall 2023 with experience coaching at all levels. The 2025 season is his second with the Mammoths.

In the summer of 2023, served as the head coach of the Norwich Sea Unicorns, a team in the Futures Collegiate Summer Baseball League. Murphy successfully led the team to a regular season championship and a postseason championship. Murphy earned Manager of the Year for his efforts.

From Fall 2022 to Spring 2023,  Murphy served as a volunteer assistant coach at Quinnipiac University, where he mainly worked with the Bobcats’ catchers. 

Before joining the QU staff, Murphy worked with several youth athletics organizations, including a year at Powerhouse Training, CT Crush, Complex Sports Academy, and Clubhouse CT. 

Murphy played collegiate baseball at Eastern Connecticut University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in sports and leisure management. After graduating from Eastern Connecticut, Murphy spent a season as a graduate student at Nichols College while playing baseball.