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K Murphy

Kellee Murphy

  • Class
    1996
  • Induction
    2007
  • Sport(s)
    Softball

Kellee Murphy Kirkelis '96 ranks among the softball program's career leaders in virtually every pitching category. Known as "Murph" to her teammates, she pitched 431.0 innings during her three-year career and, at the time of her induction, ranks first in wins with 56. Kirkelis struck out a school-best 436 of the batters she faced. During her junior season, her 24 wins and 191 innings pitched set single-season records for the Royal Blue. In 1996, Kirkelis led Saint Joseph's softball program to a school record 38 wins and recorded the first ever NAIA National Tournament win over Southern Wesleyan. She posted a 1.28 earned run average and struck out 158 batters along the way. Over her storied three-year career, Kirkelis was named the Maine Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1995, 1996 and 1997, and was chosen NAIA Honorable Mention All-American and All-New England in 1996. During her first year, Kirkelis was selected Maine Athletic Conference and State of Maine Rookie of the Year, as well as All-State.

  

Career Statistics:

YEAR ERA W L SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO
1995 1.88 13 2 7 2 97    74 34 26 23 90
1996 1.28 24 6 191    136 61 35 54 158
1997 1.17 19 4 4 143    83 44 24 24 188
Total 1.38 56 12 7 6 431    293 139 85 101 436

YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SAC SB AVG
1995 28 70 15 20 10 0 0 16 1 3 0 0 .286
1996 45 130 11 44 6 0 2 21 9 0 4 6 0 .338
1997 37 121 20 41 7 1 3 25 2 0 6 0 0 .339
Total 110 321 46 105 23 1 5 62 12 0 13 6 0 .327
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