Stephanie Murad

Position:
OF/1B
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenville, N.C.
High School:
J.H. Rose

2009: As a junior, appeared in 42 games starting 14 at first base and designated hitter • Hit .232 on the year, with two home runs and 11 RBI • Key player off the bench in 2009 entering 28 games as a substitute • Hit second home run of the season, pinch-hitting, in a 8-3 win over UVA Apr. 11 • Hit first-career grand slam Feb. 14 in 4-3 win over California • Registered a season-high three hits in 7-0 win over Winthrop Apr. 15 • Winner of Tome & Linda Hazen Scholar-Athlete Award for second season in a row, finishing on the Dean's List each semester she has been at Carolina • Named 2009-2010 NFCA Scholar-Athlete.

2008: As a sophomore, appeared in 28 games with four starts • Hit .364 on the year going 12 for 33 with five runs scored and four RBIs • Recorded a team-high .462 on-base percentage • Went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and a run driven in during the Carolina Classic • Tallied a hit in six of the first seven games she played • Drove in two runs with a pinch hit single against Elon on Feb. 27 • Went 2 for 2 with two runs scored, an RBI and a double against NC Central on Feb. 9 • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2007: As a freshman, appeared in 54 games with 37 starts split between third base and designated player • Named to the NFCA Academic All-America Team • Ranked third on the team with a .298 average (36 for 121) • Recorded her first career hit in the season opener against College of Charleston on Feb. 9 • Hit a three-run home run against Mississippi State on Feb. 25 • Scored a pair of runs against Virginia in the ACC Tournament on May 11 • Posted four multi-RBI games and eight multi-hit games.

At J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, N.C.: Played basketball and softball • Member of four national championship teams including: Pitt County All-Stars, Pitt County Rockets, and Carolina Cardinals • MVP sophomore and senior year • Member of All-World Team • Most-Outstanding Glove Award • MVP of the World Series with the Pitt County All-Stars • First team all-state • Member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society • Also a N.C. Scholar Athlete.

Personal: The daughter of Joseph and Malene Murad • Born Stephanie Anne Murad on January 27, 1988, in Greenville, N.C.

More on Murad: A journalism and international studies major with concentration in public relations • Career plans are to be a lawyer • Made the Dean's List Fall 2008 • Hobbies include salsa dancing, traveling and learning Arabic • Biggest sports thrill is her grand slam vs. Cal. • Father has had the biggest impact on her career • Claims to be a master shimmier and also has eight nieces and nephews • Natasha Whatley is the athlete she most admires • "V for Vendetta" is her favorite book and "Hocus Pocus" is her favorite movie • "That 70s Show" is her favorite TV show • SAM is her nicknamed because of her initials.

Murad's Career Statistics

Year	Avg	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	SLG	BB	SO	SB-SA
2007	.298	54-37	121	12	36	7	0	1	46	17	.380	7	21	0-1
2008	.364	28-4	33	5	12	1	0	0	13	4	.394	5	4	0-0
2009	.232	42-14	56	4	13	4	0	2	23	11	.411	2	6	0-0
Totals	.290	124-55	210	18	61	12	0	3	82	32	.390	14	31	0-1