Susquehanna University Athletics

Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 7 IP (4 Times)
Strikeouts: 18 at Dickinson (4/28/22) - Landmark Conference Record

Awards: 
Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award at the Susky's (2022)
2022 NFCA All-Region V First Team
2022 CoSIDA Division III All-District V First Team
2022 Landmark Conference Tournament MVP
2022 Landmark Conference Pitcher of the Year
All-Landmark Conference First Team (2022)
NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (4/19/22)
Landmark Pitcher of the Week (5/2/22; 4/25/22; 4/18/22; 4/4/22; 3/28/22; 3/8/19)
2022 Suskys Female Student-Athlete of the Year

2022: The senior had one of the best seasons in Susquehanna program history for a pitcher, as she earned Landmark Conference Pitcher of the Year in the process...led the conference in strikeouts, shutouts, saves, earned run average, batting average against...was 16-3 on the year with a 1.11 ERA, posting a 0.70 WHIP while fanning 210 hitters...the season strikeout total was a Susquehanna and Landmark Conference record...also set the single-game strikeout record for the Landmark with 18 against Dickinson College...had tied the previous record of 15 earlier in the season against King's (Pa.)...from April 16 to May 13, allowed two runs over 43 innings...had seven appearances of 10 or more strikeouts...in that record-setting game against Dickinson, tossed a complete-game, allowing one hit and one walk...against Scranton, allowed one hit and struck out 14 in a victory...led Division III in strikeouts and fewest hits allowed per seven innings...in a win over King's, fanned 15 hitters...fanned 13 in a complete-game win over Elizabethtown College April 2...allowed just one hit while punching out 12 against Penn College March 22...was the Landmark Conference Tournament MVP after earning a save and win...came in to strike out four in two innings in the Landmark semis against Catholic in a 2-0 win...against Moravian, worked six innings of stellar relief, fanning seven while allowing just five hits and no runs...struck out 10 in just four innings in a win vs. Drew April 24...in five innings against Juniata, fanned 10 while walking just one...named Landmark Conference Pitcher of the Year five times in 2022...Susquehanna finished 28-9 overall, earning the Landmark Conference regular and postseason title while making its fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament. 

2021:  Appeared in 15 games, starting three games ... Logged 42 IP, 2 CGs, while leading the team with 47 SOs ... Also recorded one save and held opponents to a  .273 B/AVG ... Lowest WHIP on the team 1.45 with a 2-3 record

2020: Appeared in four games out of the bullpen ... Tallied one save ... Pitched 12.1 innings, striking out ten batters and allowing only four earned runs ... 2.27 ERA and 1.30 WHIP

2019: Made collegiate debut against Roanoke...appeared in nine games and in five as a starter ... One complete game ... 31 IP with 23 SOs ... 4.29 ERA and 1.84 WHIP

Prior to SU: 2018 graduate of C. Milton Wright HS ... Played for Jim French ... 2017 MPSSAA State Champions ... 2017 Most Outstanding Pitcher ... Four-time All-Harford County, including three first team selections ... Two-time All-Conference ... Part of four regional championship teams ... Art National Honor Society ... Best Buddies ... Student Mentor ... Honor Roll all four years.

Personal: Kaitlyn Elizabeth Murphy ... Dean's List (Fall '20; Spring '20) ... Born May 18 in Baltimore, Md. ... Daughter of Bill and Karen ... Has one sibling, Billy...aspires to persue a career as a physical therapist or pain management counselor... chose Susquehanna because she loved the feel of the campus and people in the community... her best SU sports moment was when the team made it to the Landmark Conference Championships in 2019.