Career
Murphy built one of the most successful college softball programs east of the Mississippi River, taking Alabama to ten Women"s College World Series appearances (2000, "03, "05, "06, "08, "09,"11, "12, "14 & "15) since 2000, which ties for first in the National Collegiate Athletic Association along with University of California, Los Angeles and Arizona all having made appearances (10) in that span. Less than a year after Murphy left Alabama for the span of a weekend for rival, he led the Crimson Tide to its first national championship. Murphy has also served as the hitting coach for the Canadian National Team in the 2004 Olympics and as an assistant coach for the United States national softball team in the summer of 2009.
On June 9, 2011, Murphy announced that he was leaving Alabama to take the head coaching position at Three days later on June 12, 2011, Murphy announced he was returning to Alabama before signing a contract at Louisiana State, saying Alabama is where his heart was.
*Interim head coach. Northern Iowa, 1988 Bachelor of Surgery in History Education
Southwestern Louisiana, 1992, Master of Surgery in Mass Communication.
