In one of the more magical seasons in recent memory, Kodee Murray and her coaching staff saw her team beat all the odds and advance to the winner-take-all state championship game. Although the Falcons were defeated in the championships, they showed everyone in the state that they are a team to be aware of from hereon out. Murray, now in her seventh season as the Falcon softball coach, saw her team finished with a 39-11-1 record, setting a new school record for most wins in a season. Murray has established herself as one of the top-notch coaches in the state and was named the South Coast Conference Co-Coach of the Year last season. It was the second time she has earned the award, while she was honored by being named the Southern California Coach of the Year after the 2004 season. She has led her teams to a South Coast Conference Co-Championship and advancement into the Southern California Regional Playoffs four different times, while registering a 167-82-1 (.671) career record. Back in 2004, the team won their first conference championship in 14 years and were the #2-seeded team in Southern California.

            Murray became the fourth coach of the Cerritos College softball program in the last five years after being hired to lead the team six 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 19 years of experience coaching, with 11 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.