MURPHY'S WSU CAREER
JUNIOR (2007): Appeared in 53 games, including 45 starts...batted .220 with nine doubles, three home runs and 23 RBI...registered .996 fielding percentage, fifth-best on Cougar single-season list...recorded 432 putouts to raise career total to 1,398, a WSU record...hit safely in eight of nine games March 9-20...batted .313 (10-for-32) with eight RBI during the stretch...collected season-high three hits against Washington March 25.
SOPHOMORE (2006): Appeared in all 59 Cougar games, including 58 starts...batted .333 with eight home runs, 46 RBI and .519 slugging percentage...set WSU single-season record with 526 putouts...recorded 20 multi-hit games, including career-high four hits, including two homers, in first game of doubleheader at Hawaii-Hilo Feb. 16...home run and career-high five RBI in 8-7 win at UC Davis Feb. 25...nine-game hitting streak March 9 (second game of doubleheader)-March 27...two home runs, including game-winner, in 5-4 victory over California April 14...three hits and four RBI in 11-5 win at Gonzaga May 16...Pac-10 honorable mention.
FRESHMAN (2005): Appeared in 50 games, including 47 starts...batted .287 with seven doubles, seven home runs and 28 RBI...had 12 multi-hit games...hit safely in 20 of 21 games Feb. 18-April 8...batted. 427 (32-for-75) with six doubles, six home runs and 18 RBI during the span...finished the season with 5-for-10 (.500) series at No. 22 Arizona State May 27-29.
MURPHY'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Coached by Gary Groenen, earning three letters...pitched and played first base and third base...lettered in basketball...honorable mention KingCo 4A League first baseman as a sophomore...as a junior, had 4-1 record, two saves, and 1.63 ERA...all-league honorable mention first baseman...team captain as a senior...first team all-league first baseman and second team third baseman...hit .463 and was 6-2 on the mound.
PERSONAL
Full name James Patrick Murphy...born in Oakland, Calif...age 22...parents James and Jackie...one younger brother, John...father played football at Notre Dame...enjoys golf, snowboarding and wakeboarding...received scholar-athlete award for basketball junior year for having the top GPA on the team...business major.
YEAR G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA FPCT
2005 50-47 .287 167 30 48 7 0 7 28 24 47 3-4 .992
2006 59-58 .333 210 34 70 13 1 8 46 29 55 2-5 .993
2007 53-45 .220 168 24 37 9 0 3 23 16 47 0-1 .996
Career 162-150 .284 545 88 155 29 1 18 97 69 149 5-10 .993
