Jim Murphy
Jim Murphy

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Kirkland, Wash.

High School:
Juanita HS

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 247

Position:
1B

Experience:
3V

Bats/Throws:
R/R

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
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What is the most memorable game at Martin Stadium?
 
 
Nov. 20, 1982
WSU 24, Washington 20
 
Nov. 19, 1988
WSU 32, Washington 31
 
Nov. 21, 1992
WSU 42, Washington 23
 
Aug. 30, 1997
WSU 37, UCLA 34
 
Oct. 5, 2002
WSU 30, USC 27 (OT)