Lead candidate for SIU's starting job in center field this season.

Pre-SIU: Four-year starter at Fox Chapel High School...His .620 batting average as a senior ranked number one among AAAA schools in western Pennsylvania...Hit 14 home runs in four years...Set school records in single-season batting average, career batting average (.446) and career RBI (111)...Three-year all-section coaches' selection...Two-time Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Tribune all-North Region all-star.

Personal: Full name is Christopher M. Murphy...Pre-Major...Born March 6, 1989...Son of Michael & Elizabeth Murphy, and Dorothy Murphy.

Last Updated February 7, 2008