University of Mary Athletics

A dominating force in the circle of some of the best University of Mary softball teams, Danelle Murphy led the Marauders to the NAIA World Series for four straight seasons and a pair of top-five finishes. 
 
Arriving from Helena, MT, in the fall of 1999, Murphy quickly displayed her abilities as she was named the Marauders rookie of the year in 2000. She was named to the 2001 All-Dakota Athletic Conference team as a sophomore and a 1-2 record at the NAIA national championships. The Marauders kept improving and Murphy kept winning awards, adding All-Region Pitcher of the Year honors for the first time as a junior in 2002 and pitching UMary to 5^th place and a 3-2 record at the NAIA World Series. Murphy showed no letting up as a senior in 2003 as she again earned regional pitcher of the year honors, was tabbed the DAC-10 Senior of the Year, and fired a trio of no-hitters. She pushed the Marauders to a 5-2 record at the NAIA World Series and a 4^th place finish while earning NAIA all-tournament team. In her four seasons, the Marauders earned four region titles, made four NAIA World Series appearances and won three DAC-10 titles.
 
Danelle graduated from the University of Mary with Bachelor of Science degrees in business administration and computer information systems and an MBA in 2006. Murphy lives in Bismarck, ND, and is an accounting analyst at Basin Electric Power Cooperative.