Lynn University

Moving from the mound to the circle, Murch is the top softballpitcher in school history. Her impression was felt so much in hertwo-year stint with LU that she was selected for the Sunshine StateConference 25th Silver Anniversary team. The accolades sheaccumulated in her time donning the Blue & White include NFCAFirst Team All-America, SSC Pitcher of the Year, SSC Female Athleteof the Year, two-time All-SSC and NFCA All-Region selections andthe only two-time Blue & White Club Athlete of the Year inschool history. Murch holds 13 program records, most notablystrikeouts in a game (22), ERA (0.45), wins (39), complete games(38), shutouts (21) and strikeouts (428) for a season and ERA(0.55), wins (62), complete games (69), shutouts (37) andstrikeouts (737) in a career. She also holds the NCAA Division IIrecord for combined strikeouts in a game with Saint Leo's KatieHeintz (45) and ranks sixth all-time for strikeouts, tied for 12thfor wins and tied for 19th in winning percentage (.929) in a seasonand tied for 21st for all-time winning pct (.838) and eighth instrikeout ratio (10.14) in a career. Murch continued to pitchfollowing her time at Lynn, playing three years in Milan, Italy andtwo more in the Netherlands while also playing for the AustralianNational Softball Team.