Molly Fichtner
American softball coach and player
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Molly Fichtner (born 1992) is an American softball coach and former player. She is currently the head coach at Louisiana–Monroe.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Record | 93–146 (.389) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) Houston, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 2011–2012 | UTSA |
| 2013–2014 | Alabama |
| Position | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015 | Alabama (GA) |
| 2016–2017 | Dartmouth (asst.) |
| 2018 | East Carolina (asst.) |
| 2019–present | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 93–146 (.389) |
Career
She attended Clear Brook High School in Houston, Texas.[2] She later attended the University of Texas at San Antonio for two years, before transferring to the University of Alabama, where she played catcher for the Alabama Crimson Tide softball team.[3] Fichtner was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 12, and played four years of NCAA Division I college softball with the condition.[4] During her senior season in 2014, Fichtner led the Crimson Tide to the 2014 Women's College World Series finals, where they fell to Florida, 2–0.
Coaching career
After graduating from Alabama, Fichtner later went on to serve as an assistant softball coach at the University of Alabama, Dartmouth College, and East Carolina University.
On September 21, 2018, Fichtner was named head softball coach at Louisiana–Monroe.[5][6][7][8]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (Sun Belt Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Louisiana–Monroe | 14–41 | 7–17 | 8th | |||||
| 2020 | Louisiana–Monroe | 10–14 | 1–2 | 9th | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Louisiana–Monroe | 17–32 | 6–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2022 | Louisiana–Monroe | 27–27 | 10–17 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | Louisiana–Monroe | 25–32 | 7–17 | 8th | |||||
| Louisiana–Monroe: | 93–146 (.389) | 31–68 (.313) | |||||||
| Total: | 93–146 (.389) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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