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Mike Murphy
Egbert Named Coach of the Year
Misericordia University baseball standout Mike Murphy (E. Moriches, NY/Center Moriches) was named to the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference All-PAC first team while teammates Jamie Philippi (Rome, PA/Northeast Bradford) and Nate Newman (Ulster, PA/Athens) were named to the second team.

Junior outfielder Mike D’Amara (Center Moriches, NY/Center Moriches) earned honorable mention and Pete Egbert was named PAC Coach of the Year in his first season at the helm of the Cougars.

Murphy, a junior third baseman, led the team in batting (.418), on-base percentage (.555), runs (44), hits (61), triples (5), total bases (85) and walks (42). He tied for the team lead in stolen bases (12).

He set school single-season records for hits, walks and games played and reached base in 40 of 41 games.

Philippi, a sophomore outfielder, made the second team for the second consecutive season. He was second on the team in batting (.371), hits (53) and on-base percentage (.448).

Newman, a sophomore outfielder, hit .300 with a .400 slugging percentage and .384 on-base percentage. He tied for the team lead in stolen bases (12) and was second on the team in runs (27) and third in RBI (24).

D’Amara, a junior designated hitter/outfielder, hit .315 with three homers and was second on the team with 27 RBI.

Egbert took over a team that won a combined nine games in the previous two seasons and led the Cougars to a 15-26-1 record.

MU finished 9-9 in the PAC and qualified for the PAC playoffs.

Nate Newman
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