Set to begin her fifth season as the Cerritos College softball coach, Kodee Murray has led her teams to a South Coast Conference Co-Championship and the #2-seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs two seasons ago. She followed that up with a second place in the conference and another berth in the Southern California Regionals. In addition, Murray won her 100^th game as the Falcons head coach when the team defeated East Los Angeles College, 3-2 on April 7, 2005. In the last two seasons, her teams have a combined 59-18 record and during her tenure, she has turned the Cerritos College softball program into a serious contender year in and year out.

          Two seasons ago, Murray was named the SCC Coach of the Year, as well as the Southern California Coach of the Year. After missing the post-season her first year, Murray guided the Falcons to three consecutive Southern California Regional appearances. Seven of her players have also earned scholarships to play at the four-year level during her four seasons.

          In her four seasons, Murray has guided her teams to a 109-52 (.677) record. In her first season, Murray led an all-freshman team to the school’s best finish since the 1990 season. Murray became the fourth coach of the Cerritos College softball program in the last five years after being hired to lead the team four seasons ago. She came to the Falcons after spending the 2001 season as an assistant coach at Santa Ana College, where they placed second in the State Championships. Murray brings coaching experience that spans every level – high school, community college, and professionally both in the United States and internationally.

          Murray has over 17 years of experience coaching, with nine of those at the community college level. She spent six years as the head coach at Los Angeles Valley College, rebuilding a team that had been on hiatus for a number of years. Murray coached at the high school level for six years, including a CIF Championship team at Woodbridge High School in Irvine in 1988. Professionally, Murray coached the Tampa Bay Firestix of the Women’s Professional Fastpitch team out of Tampa Bay, Florida, and helped them to within three games of winning their division. Internationally, Murray coached the Regio Calabria Team in the Italian Softball Federation

          Murray played softball at Golden West College for two years and at Cal Poly University, Pomona from 1982-83, where she earned All-West Region honors in 1983 and ASA All-American honors in 1984. After college, Murray played second base for the Orange Majestics, which included winning the 1987 ASA Women’s Major Fastpitch National Championship and several berths to the Olympic Festival.

          Murray earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Cal Poly Pomona in 1985 and a Master of Science degree in Physical Education from Cal State Dominguez Hills in 1991. She earned a second Master’s degree in Special Education from National University in 1994.