Bridie Murphy

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

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Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
St. Paul's Grammer School
Hometown:
Glenmore Park, Australia

BALL STATE CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2025 SEASON
• 2023 MAC All-Freshman Team
• 2024 Academic All-MAC
• Named MAC Pitcher of the Week (March 21, 2023)
• Appeared in 59 of a possible 111 games over her Ball State career, earning 32 starts at pitcher
• Has two career complete game shutouts, and two career combined shutouts

2024 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Academic All-MAC selection … made 33 appearances in the circle, earning 21 starts … finished the season with a 10-11 record, two saves and a 3.90 ERA over 138.1 innings of work … ranked second on the team with 75 strikeouts and a .286 opponents’ batting average … earned six complete game victories on the year, including shutout wins over Ohio (March 16) and Akron (April 20) … limited the Bobcats to four hits over her 7.0 innings, striking out four without issuing a walk, in the 5-0 win on March 16 … held the Zips to five hits over her 7.0 innings of work, striking out six without issuing a walk, in the 5-0 victory on April 20 … struck out a season-high seven batters on her way to the win in BSU’s 11-3 (6) victory over Bowling Green (April 14) … threw the final 1.1 innings in the 6-5 win over Jacksonville State (Feb. 16) to pick up her first save of the season, limiting the Gamecocks to three hits and one run, while striking out one … pitched the final 1.2 innings to earn the save in the 5-2 victory at Central Michigan (May 5), holding the Chippewas to one walk … struck out at least one batter in 29 of her 33 appearances, with five-or-more strikeouts in four outings … held opponents hitless in three outings and off the scoreboard in six appearances.

2023 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … named to the MAC All-Freshman Team … earned MAC Pitcher of the Week honors on March 21 … made 26 appearances in the circle, earning 12 starts … finished the season with an 8-3 record, two saves and a 3.71 ERA over 73.2 innings of work … ranked second on the team with 53 strikeouts and a .269 opponents’ batting average … earned her first complete game victory in BSU’s 10-2 (5) win at Bellarmine (Feb. 24), throwing all 5.0 innings and scattering four hits and two runs, while striking out a career-high seven batters … threw the first four innings in the 9-3 victory at East Tennessee State (March 8), allowing just one hit and one run while striking out three … picked up six wins in MAC play, starting with a 6.0 relief effort in the 15-9 win over Kent State (March 17) which earned her MAC Pitcher of the Week honors … scattered just four hits in the outing, allowing four unearned runs, while striking out four batters … picked up relief wins in both ends of the March 26 doubleheader at Central Michigan, throwing 1.0 in the opener and 2.0 in the nightcap and allowing just three combined hits and one run while striking out three … limited Western Michigan (April 12) to four hits and one run over 4.2 innings of work in BSU’s 11-2 win … picked up her first collegiate save in her next appearance, retiring all nine batters she faced, including five strikeouts, over the final three innings of the 6-2 win at Buffalo (April 15) … pitched the final 0.1 inning in BSU’s 8-0 (5) shutout win over Bowling Green (April 22), ending the game with a strikeout … credited with the victory the following day over the Falcons allowing just two hits and striking out four over 5.0 innings of work in the 8-1 win … threw the first 3.0 innings to earn the win in Ball State’s 10-0 (5) victory at Miami (April 26), allowing just three hits and striking out one … her final save of the season came in the regular season finale at Akron (April 30), when she retired all three batters she faced in the seventh inning to help the Cardinals clinch a berth in the MAC Softball Championship … recorded at least one strikeout in 24 of her 26 outings, including three-or-more seven times … held opponents hitless in four outings and off the scoreboard in nine appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for coach Alan Moore at St. Paul’s Grammar School … helped guide her team to a 46-1 record over her four-year career … earned First Team All-State (New South Wales, Australia) as a sophomore, junior and senior … four-time Independent Schools Association All-Conference selection … team captain in each of her final three seasons … helped guide her squad to a ISA Championships in each of her final three seasons, after a runner-up finish her freshman year … four-time St. Paul’s Grammer School Softballer of the Year.

WHY BALL STATE: I chose Ball State because I wanted to go to a school in a big country town that offered the majors I am interested in studying. I love the campus, the facilities, and the softball program has a bright future. When I met the coaching staff and the girls, they were friendly & welcoming, this made me want to be a Cardinal.