PATRICK MURPHY, VARSITY HEAD COACH

The 2011 season marks Coach Murphy’s 15th year in high school baseball and second at Newport Harbor. In three stops as a head coach, he has assumed programs with a combined .233 winning percentage (2-24, 7-19, 9-16) and in only one year guided them to a combined .589 winning percentage (7-19, 20-10, 17-11). This .356 improvement also led to two CIF playoff appearances; including the first at Newport Harbor in 20 years.

Coach Murphy’s 2010 Sailors set school records in several offensive categories including: batting average (.339), homeruns (32), stolen bases (72), runs scored (203), RBI (171), doubles (63), walks (111) and hit by pitches (48). The 2010 pitching staff also lowered the team ERA by 2 full points (3.89 from 5.91).

Prior to coming to Harbor, Coach Murphy was the varsity pitching (2008) and hitting coach (2009) at Los Alamitos High School. His 2008 squad earned the Sunset League Championship and spent the majority of the season ranked #1 in California. In 2005, Coach Murphy was the Associate Head Coach of the Division II CIF CHAMPIONS from Cypress High School. In 14 seasons, he has experienced 11 playoff appearances including eight league championships. Six of his former pitchers were selected within the 2009 & 2010 MLB drafts, and since 2002 Coach Murphy has worked with four FIRST ROUND draft picks (Scott Moore, Sergio Santos, Hank Conger, Josh Vitters). His former teams have been ranked #1 in Orange County on four occasions (2000, 2001, 2005 & 2008), and #1 in the California twice (2001 & 2008).

Outside of high school, Coach Murphy has been a member of two World Series staffs: the 16u OC Cardinals (2000) and the 18u Trombly Bulldogs (2005). Coach Murphy holds a Master’s Degree in Special Education and teaches Special Day Class (SDC) on campus. He resides in Cypress with his wife Crystal and their two boys: Braden (10) and Gavin (5).

Contact: Coach Murphy's e-mail | Baseball Office Phone (949) 760-3399

TRAVIS BERNARD, VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH

Coach Bernard joins the Sailors following two years of coaching college baseball at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. NWSOU is a highly respected NAIA program led by Ryan Bay, one of the best young coaches in the country.

Coach Bernard prepped at Pacifica High School where he was presented with First Team All-County honors by the Orange County Register. Coach Bernard led all large school divisions in batting average his senior year with a mark north of .530! After high school, Coach Bernard turned down scholarship opportunities in baseball, from UCI among others, to attend Fresno State on a soccer scholarship. When the school decided to withdraw their men’s soccer team, Coach Bernard chose to lace his spikes back up and quickly became one of NAIA baseball’s most productive offensive stand outs. In 2008, he ranked 13th in the nation with a .446 batting average! He was also recognized as #1 in the country with a perfect fielding percentage (as a centerfielder), #8 in runs scored per game (1.345), and #10 in hits per game at (1.582).

Coach Bernard resides in Cypress and will be instructing the varsity outfielders, the offensive short game, and coaching third base.

DWAYNE BERNARD, VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH

Coach Bernard has been coaching high school and college baseball for 12 years. During a seven year span at Pacifica High School, the final three of which he was the Head Coach, Coach Bernard’s Mariners made six playoff appearances including a trip to the 2003 CIF Championship game. Coach Bernard has also spent time as a Varsity assistant at Fountain Valley and Valley Christian high schools. Most recently, he has spent the last two seasons working as an assistant coach, under Nick Fuscardo, at Fullerton Junior College.

Coach Bernard resides in Cypress with his wife of 26 years, Bobbi, and has three children: Travis (25), Nicole (23), and Hailey (8).

Coach Bernard and Coach Tompkins are the best of friends and have partnered together for 9 years; producing several successful collegiate athletes. The Newport Harbor Baseball family can rest easy knowing we have an outstanding FROSH coaching staff investing in the future of our program.

JOHN TOMPKINS, VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH

Coach Tompkins is entering his 12th year of high school baseball and his first as a lower level instructor. Coach Tompkins was the Head Coach at Valley Christian High School (Cerritos) in 2008 & 2009. Coach Murphy and Coach Tompkins began their successful partnership at Valley Christian in 2007. Under their guidance, the Crusaders went 20-10, a 13 win improvement from the year previous, and qualified for the CIF playoffs. While at Pacifica High School, Coach Tompkins’ team won 22 straight games and played at Angel Stadium for the CIF Championship in 2003. This spring, Coach Tompkins will be assisting with the overall development of our Frosh/Soph team.