Patrick Murphy (softball coach)
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| Patrick Murphy | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Alabama | |
| Sport | Softball | |
| Born | November 28, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Waterloo, IA | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 495-169 | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1990-1994 1995 1996-1998 1998-present |
USL (assistant) NMSU (interim head) Alabama (assistant) Alabama |
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Patrick Murphy (born November 28, 1965, in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American softball coach and the current head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. He has been an assistant or head coach at Alabama since the program's inception in 1997 and has brought it to national prominence — resulting in frequent top-ten rankings in national polls. He also served as the hitting coach for the Canadian National Team in the 2004 Olympics.
[edit] Career record
Career record: 495 wins and 169 losses, or .745 (through 2007).
Career record by years:
| School | Year | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW Missouri State* | 1995 | 28 | 20 | .583 |
| Alabama | 1999 | 39 | 26 | .600 |
| Alabama | 2000 | 66 | 14 | .825 |
| Alabama | 2001 | 50 | 11 | .820 |
| Alabama | 2002 | 46 | 21 | .687 |
| Alabama | 2003 | 49 | 21 | .700 |
| Alabama | 2004 | 45 | 20 | .692 |
| Alabama | 2005 | 63 | 15 | .808 |
| Alabama | 2006 | 54 | 11 | .831 |
| Alabama | 2007 | 55 | 10 | .846 |
*Interim head coach.
[edit] Academic degrees
- Northern Iowa, 1988 B.S. in History Education
- Southwestern Louisiana, 1992, M.S. in Mass Communication
[edit] External links
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