UPDATED September 27, 2026
Maggie Murphy joined the Wayne State University softball coaching staff in the fall of 2026 as an assistant coach.
Murphy, who earned a bachelor's degree from Oakland University in 2025, plans to complete her master's degree in Business Analytics from OU this December.
She began her collegiate career at Miami University in 2022 and was voted Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-MAC and Second Team All-Region by the NFCA, while making 42 starts in 48 appearances. Â Murphy batted .331 with nine home runs and 32 RBI, while also recording eight doubles. Â She smacked her first career home run at Alabama (3/5/22).
The following year, Murphy made 16 starts and totaled four home runs and 17 RBI, while earning Academic All-MAC recognition. Â She batted .297 (58-for-195) in 84 games for the RedHawks with 13 home runs and 49 RBI. Â Murphy notched 13 walks to 14 strikeouts in 214 plate appearances.
She concluded her collegiate career at Oakland University. Â Murphy started 27 contests for the Golden Grizzlies in 2024, hitting a home run vs. Yale. Â She missed her senior season (2025) due to an injury, but returned as a graduate student in 2026 and garnered First Team All-Horizon League (HL) as well as HL All-Academic Team accolades. Â Murphy was selected to the NFCA All-Region Third Team after setting the OU program record with a .455 batting average along with an .891 slugging percentage thanks to 24 extra-base hits (12 doubles, four triples and eight home runs) and driving in 35 runs.
In her two playing seasons at OU, Murphy batted .367 (58-for-158) with nine home runs and 38 RBI. Â She tallied more walks (22) than strikeouts (17) and had a .448 on-base percentage.
