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Murphy resigns as ASU baseball coach
Comments 0 | Recommend 0Pat Murphy resigned Friday after 16 years as Arizona State's baseball coach.
No reason was given for the longtime coach's departure in an ASU press release, and Murphy could not be reached immediately for comment.
An interim head coach will assume responsibility for the program until Murphy's replacement is selected.
"Coach Murphy has an outstanding record of success on the playing field," ASU athletic director Lisa Love said. "I thank him for 16 years of hard work and service to the university and the sport."
During his time at ASU, Murphy was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year four times, his teams won three straight Pac-10 titles and two World Series berths, and in 1998 he was named the National Coach of the Year.
Since the 2000 season, no other Pac-10 school has won as many games as ASU, both overall and conference games. Murphy has also had more players drafted by Major League Baseball since 1995 than any other coach in the nation.
ASU will immediately begin a national search for a new head baseball coach.
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