Oct 10, 2025 | Chris Redfern | 62 views
Grady Murphy wins ICBA 2025 Senior Player of the Year
SMBA's own Grady Murphy (18U) was the recipient of the ICBA Senior Player of the Year award for his excellent season (2025).
Grady is pictured here with SMBA board member Ashley Mathieson.
ICBA Awards Banquet, Army Navy (Stratford), October 9th, 2025:
Grady is the type of
kid you describe as a gamer, someone who comes to the park looking to make a
difference every game. He puts his teammates before himself often and will
never give up on a ball until he's made the out. His teammates would describe
him as a no nonsense guy who holds himself to the highest standard. Grady has
been within the SMBA system since he was 8 years old, a kid who has only gotten
better as he has gotten older, he was the 3 batter on his team all year long
and was depend on the mound in the big game or big situation. In being around
the diamond when this kid plays, there is nothing that bothers him, he goes
about his business like a professional and it feeds off on the rest of his
teammates, Grady is deserving of this award because I haven't been around a kid
that loves to play the game and win as much as him. Grady had an impressive
season both offensively and defensively. He played in 46 games, batting .438
with 33 RBIS, 19 Stolen Bases, 3 Homeruns and a fielding percentage of .939. On
the mound he carried a 6-0 record pitching 42 innings and carrying a 1.5 ERA
while striking out 42 and walking only 9 batters.