| Ryan Murphy |
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 | Hometown: Springfield, Ill.
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 | High School: Pleasant Plains
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 | Last College: Lincoln Land C.C.
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 | Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190
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 | Position: IF
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 | Birthdate: 06/29/1981
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 | Bats/Throws: R/R
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IN 2003 Posted a .253 average and had 26 RBI
launched three home runs on the season, all with at least one runner on base
drove in a pair of runs on a single in the season finale at UAB
singled in each of the first two games of the UAB series
hit his third home run of the season to score three runs in the second game of the Cincinnati series
singled in the series opener against the Bearcats
picked up a single in the series finale at Memphis
launched a two-run homer to give the Billikens their first lead of the weekend in the second game at Memphis
picked up a double and a single at Eastern Illinois
saw an eight-game hit streak end in the series finale against No. 22 Tulane
matched his career high with three hits and drove in a run in the second game of the Tulane series
picked up two RBI in the first game against the Green Wave
recorded a hit in each of the last two games at Houston after opening the series with a 2-for-4 performance
drove in a run with a double in the second game at UH
roped his first triple of the season on a 2-for-4 day at Bradley
doubled and drove in the game winning run in the seventh against SMS
picked up a hit in the first and third games at Louisville
went 2-for-4, scored twice and picked up an RBI against Missouri
drove in two against UT-Martin
drew a pair of walks and scored in the second game of the Charlotte series
doubled in the first game against the 49ers
went 3-for-4 with an RBI against Evansville
drew a pair of walks and scored twice, including the game-winning run, against Eastern Illinois
picked up a hit in the first and last games against TCU ... went 2-for-4 with a double in the first game at Southern Miss
tied his career high with three hits, including a career-best two doubles in the final game of the UIC series
doubled his previous career high with six RBI, matching The Billiken Sports Center record, in the second game of the UIC series, including a ninth-inning grand slam to bring the Bills from six runs down to a 16-14 victory
went 2-for-5 with an RBI at UT-Martin.
IN 2002 Led the team with a .337 average after hitting .419 in the seasons final month
was second on the team with 40 RBI, including seven three-RBI games
one of two players to see action in all 52 games this season
led the team with 17 multiple-hit and nine multiple-RBI games
hit .382 with runners on, .429 with runners in scoring position and .571 with the bases loaded
tied for the team lead with 13 doubles, which ranks 14th in school history
led the team with a .354 average and 19 RBI against C-USA
has had multiple hits five times in the last seven games
held hitless just eight times in 52 games and only once in back-to-back games
recorded multiple hits in six of the seasons final seven games
was 2-for-4 with a double a three RBI against Tulane in the C-USA Tournament
recorded two of only four team hits against Houston in the first game of the tournament
went 2-for-3 and scored both the teams runs in the second game at Cincinnati
drove in a career-high three runs for the second-consecutive game at Southern Illinois
went 3-for-5, including a three-run double to plate the winning run, in the series finale against Memphis
scored the winning run in the first game of the Memphis series, going 2-for-4 at the plate
drove in the game-winning run with a double in the series opener at ECU
saw his team-best 12-game hit streak end with an 0-for-3 night in the wooden bat game against Missouri
opened the ninth-inning comeback in the second game of the Southern Miss series by drawing a one-out walk and scoring the teams first run of the weekend
went 2-for-5 at Bradley and matched his career-high with three RBI against the Braves, including a two-run home run in the fifth inning and an RBI single to plate the winning run in the seventh
was a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs scored in the series opener against UAB
matched his career high with three hits and set a career high with three runs against Eastern Illinois
posted a career-high three hits and scored twice in the series finale at Tulane
picked up a hit in each of the first two games of the series at Tulane and added two RBI in the second game
hit his first career triple at SEMO
gave the team its first lead of the Louisville series with a two-run single in the third inning of the series finale
drove in another run on a seventh-inning bases loaded walk to match his career high of three RBI in that game
drove in three runs with a seventh-inning double that gave the Bills a 5-4 lead in the first game of the South Florida series
went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the second game of the Northwestern doubleheader
drove in the teams first runs with a two-run homer in the fourth inning at Lipscomb
went 2-for-3 with a two-RBI double that drove in the winning run in the ninth inning of the season opener against WIU.
AT LINCOLN LAND C.C. Played two seasons for Coach Claude Kinciks Loggers
helped team to the NJCAA Division II national championship in 2000
hit .373 with 11 home runs, 20 doubles and 56 RBI in his final season.
AT PLEASANT PLAINS Earned four letters for Coach Dave Greer
first-team All-State as a senior after earning second-team honors the previous three years.
MURPHY'S CAREER STATS
| Year |
G/GS |
Avg. |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB-A |
BB |
PO |
A |
| 2002 |
52/51 |
.337 |
190 |
29 |
64 |
13 |
1 |
4 |
40 |
8-12 |
17 |
103 |
54 |
| 2003 |
49/48 |
.253 |
182 |
26 |
46 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
26 |
5-8 |
17 |
231 |
9 |
| Totals |
101/99 |
.296 |
372 |
55 |
110 |
23 |
2 |
7 |
66 |
13-20 |
34 |
334 |
63 |