Marla Murphy Class: RS Junior Hometown: Marion, Ohio High School: Ridgedale Position: 2B/OF Birthdate: 12/17/1981 Experience: 2L B/T: L/R

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Seniors Jody Johnson, Marla Murphy and Jenifer Kernahan celebrate with the MAC Tournament championship trophy (photo by Mike Metzger)

2004: Played in 41 games, making 11 starts in her final season ... recurring injuries limited her primarily to pinch-running duties in 2004 ... made seven starts at second base and four as the DP this year ... scored 10 runs, all as a pinch-runner, and was perfect in the field in 25 chances ... her lone run batted in of the year was a game-winning RBI, with a double vs. Eastern Illinois ... graduated in May, and will not return for her final season of playing eligibility.

2003: Played in 37 games, making 31 starts ... had 15 starts at second base and 16 as the DP ... shared BGSU’s Coaches Award, given given to the player or players who embody traits such as spirit and a positive attitude, both on and off the field ... also named to the MAC’s Academic Honor Roll ... batted .208 with nine runs scored ... hit .250 in the MAC Tournament (2-for-8), with singles vs. both Northern Illinois and Marshall ... in six pinch-running appearances, scored four times ... had two hits vs. Ohio (non-conf.), Toledo and Eastern Michigan ... drove in runs in the first two of those games.

2002: An All-MAC Second-Team selection in her first full playing season ... an Academic All-MAC pick as well ... also named to the MAC Honor Roll ... played in 37 games, starting 27 ... made 14 starts as the dp and 13 at second base ... hit .321 on the year, good for third on the team ... scored 17 runs and had five RBI ... hit .340 in MAC games, second-best on the Falcons ... went 3-for-3 in a win over Akron ... also had a three-hit game at Toledo, one of seven multi-hit games on the season ... scored two runs on two occasions, vs. Marshall and Ohio ... in 10 pinch-running appearances on the year, scored six runs.

2001: Made three appearances, all as a pinch runner ... scored two runs, vs. Pacific and Kentucky, at the Pepsi Arizona Classic in the season’s opening weekend ... broke her hand in the New Mexico State game in that tourney ... sat out the remainder of the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for Ridgedale High ... helped the Rockets to an overall record of 82-30 and three Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference titles ... batted .400 or better all four years ... earned all-league first-team and All-Ohio Second-Team honors as a senior ... a four-time all-district first-team pick ... helped RHS to a pair of state semifinal finishes ... also earned four letters in basketball, where she set a school career record for assists ... an all-league first-team pick as a senior, and also was named to the all-state third team ... District II Player of the Year in 2000 ... Class President ... honor roll all four years ... member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike and Sharon Murphy ... born Dec. 17, 1981 ... a dietetics major with a 3.38 GPA at BGSU ... member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... also a member of Student Nutrition Association ... the youngest of four children ... sister, Amy, played softball at Findlay, while brother, Scott, ran track for Otterbein ... other sister, Melissa, was a cheerleader at Ohio State.