Kerry Murphy is a powerful catcher that proved she can compete at the next level … A dominate presence at the plate and rarely misses the barrel … Has the ability to hit for both power and average … Played a huge role in Johnson County’s offense in 2019.

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Earned first-team All-Region VI/District D and second-team All-Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference honors ... Played in 37 games, 35 in the starting lineup … Batted .333 (35-for-105) with six doubles and team-best seven home runs, 24 runs scored and 31 RBIs … Ranked second on the team hits, in RBIs, total bases (62) and walks (16) … Had nine multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games … Collected three singles and drove in two runs in an 8-4 loss to Blinn at the Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth (2-15-19) … Hit her first home run of the season, a solo shot, in a 9-6 loss to Indian Hills at the Crowder Classic in Joplin, Mo. (3-8-19) … Had a home run in three straight games, two in 6-1 and 11-2 wins at Cowley (4-5-19) and one in a 3-1 win over Cloud County (4-6-19) … Had three hits, including a double and home run, scored four times and drove in four runs in a 22-2 blowout at No. 5-ranked Highland (4-11-19) … Had a two singles and a double, scored twice and drove in two in a 13-2 win over Kansas City Kansas (4-13-19) … Collected at least one hit and one RBI in each of the last five games heading into nationals … Batting .429 (6-for-14) with three doubles, four runs, six RBIs over that streak … Had a two-run single in a 9-1 win over Murray State in the first game of the Region VI/District D Tournament (5-11-19) … Followed with an RBI double in a 3-2 win over Kansas City Kansas in the semifinal (5-11-19) … Drove in the final run with a single in a 4-2 win over KCKCC in the championship game (5-12-19) ... Belted a double and home run, scored twice and drove in four runs to propel JCCC to an 11-0 win over Illinois Central at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament (5-23-19).

FRESHMAN YEAR

Selected second-team All-District D as a designated player ... Batted .328 (21-for-64) with nine doubles, a home run, 10 runs scored and 20 runs driven in ... Had a .953 fielding percentage, committing just two errors in 43 fielding chances ... Had seven multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games ...  Got her first hit, a single, in a 7-5 loss to Ranger at the Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth, Texas ... Drove in her first run with a single in a  6-5 win over Southeastern (3-10-18) ... Followed with a single and a double, a stolen base, a run and a season-high four RBI in a 12-7 win over Allen (3-13-18) ... Has a solo home run, a single and scored twice in a 22-2 blowout over Independence (4-18-18) ... Followed in the second game with a single and a double, an RBI and three runs scored in a 10-0 win ... Riding a season-long five game hitting streak into the national tournament ... Batting .563 (9-for-16) over the streak with four doubles, two runs and six runs driven in ... Had a single and a double to drive in two in an 8-0 win over Kansas City Kansas to open the tournament (4-28-18) ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the 6-5 series clinching win ... Ripped a two-run double in a 7-4 win over Murray State (5-5-18) ... Drove in a run to help JCCC defeat Highland 5-4 and win the District D title and advance to the national tournament (5-6-18) … Drove in a run in a 11-3 win over No. 9 Lincoln Land at the national tournament (5-17-18).

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year starter for coach Rhonda Tackett at Winfield High School, Winfield, Kan. … Graduated 2017 … Selected All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division III all four years … Earned second-team honors as a freshman, and name to the first-team her sophomore, junior and senior years … Also named the AVCTL D-III Co-Player of the Year … Helped her team win back-to-back AVCTL titles her sophomore and junior years, and a 4A Regional championship her senior season, sending the Lady Vikings to the State Tournament for the first time in 12 years  … Hit nearly .600 her final varsity season and belted nine home runs … Hit at a .423 clip her freshman year … Started one season and earned two varsity letter in basketball.

PERSONAL

Born Kerry Anne Murphy on July 14, 1999, in Winfield, Kan. … Nicknames are Smurph and Murph … Daughter of Patrick and Courtney Murphy … One of two siblings … Majoring in sports management … Also recruited by Tabor College, Bethany College, Barton Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College and Three Rivers Community College … Favorite food is gummy bears … Favorite fast food restaurant is In-and-Out … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV show is Orange is the New Black … Favorite sports movie is Bull Durham … Favorite actor is Tom Kenny … Favorite book is Friday Night Lights … Favorite music entertainer is Imagine Dragons … Favorite athlete is Kady Self … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Her greatest sports moments wer going to State softball her senior year and winning the home run derby at nationals last year … Best player she played against was former McPherson sharpshooter and current Oklahoma guard Taylor Robertson … A notable alumnus from her school is University of Kansas All-American guard Bob Kenny who was a member of the 1952 national championship team that also won gold at the 1952 Olympic Games.