Kyle Murphy Profile - University of Kansas Official Athletic Site

Kyle Murphy

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Beloit, Wis.
	High School: F.J. Turner

	Last College: Indian Hills CC
	Height / Weight: 6-0 / 185
	Position: OF
	B/T: R/R

Summer 2006: Played in 10 games for the Hays Larks of the Jayhawk League ... Hit .292 in 24 at-bats with a pair of doubles and four RBIs.

2006 (Junior): Appeared in 58 games, making 22 starts in center field ... Finished the season with a .153 batting average, seven doubles and two home runs ... Collected first hit of the season, an RBI-double, against Hawaii-Hilo (2/2) ... Homered in his only at-bat against San Diego (2/18) ... Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs against Baker (3/8) ... Also collected a pair of hits, including a double, at Baylor (3/18) ... Hit his second home run of the season at Oklahoma State (4/15).

Summer 2005: Stole seven bases in 28 games for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League ... Madison finished second in the NWL.

Indian Hills Community College: Coached by Cam Walker ... As a sophomore was named All-American honorable mention and an Academic All-American ... Led the team in batting average (.444), hits (63) and stolen bases (20) while hitting 13 home runs with 51 RBI .... As a freshman hit .349 with 28 RBI, five home runs and 12 stolen bases ... Indian Hills placed fourth at the 2004 JUCO World Series ... Was named to the JUCO World Series All-Tournament Team.

Summer 2004: Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League ... Helped Madison to the Northwoods League championship.

High School: Earned seven letters at F.J. Turner High School in Beloit, Wis. ... Garnered three letters in baseball and two each in football and basketball ... Hit .483 with five home runs, 24 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 20 games during his senior season ... Named all-state first team and Rock Valley Conference MVP after his senior season ... Named all-state third team and Rock Valley Conference MVP after his junior campaign ... F.J. Turner won the Rock Valley Conference championship all four seasons and the Wisconsin state tournament in 2001 ... Coached by Rick Hofeditz.

Personal: Born on Sept. 6, 1984 in Beloit, Wis. ... Parents are John Murphy, and Steve Heikkinen and Mariann Murphy ... Majoring in sociology.

Murphy's Career Stats: Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO GDP OBA SF SH SB-ATT 2006 .153 58-22 98 12 15 7 0 2 9 28 .286 7 1 29 0 .215 1 3 4-6 Career .153 58-22 98 12 15 7 0 2 9 28 .286 7 1 29 0 .215 1 3 4-6