Chris Murphy Class: Sophomore Hometown: Sewickley, Pa. High School: Fox Chapel Height / Weight: 5-9 / 165 Position: Outfield Birthdate: 03/06/1989 B/T: L/R

Last Updated February 18, 2009

One of two returning starters in the outfield this season...Was second on the team with 19 multiple-hit games as a true freshman in 2008.

2008: Started 52 of 55 games in center field...Hit .281 with 36 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple, one home run and 24 RBI...Ranked third on the team in runs, hits (61) and walks (24)...Hit .392 (38-of-97) as the Dawgs' leadoff man...Committed only two errors in 154 chances...Started 21 of 23 conference games, where he hit .267 with 10 runs, three doubles and 10 RBI...Strung together an 11-game hitting streak (4/2-18), marking the third-longest on the team...Registered multiple-hits in four of his first five games of the season...Had a season-high three hits four times, with the last vs. Creighton (5/4)...Posted a season-high three RBI vs. Butler (3/10)...Had a walk-off single with one out in the bottom of the ninth to beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4/4).

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:Pre-Major...Born March 6, 1989...Son of Michael & Elizabeth Murphy, and Dorothy Murphy..

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