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Molly Fichtner
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLouisiana–Monroe
ConferenceSun Belt
Record24-56
Biographical details
Born (1992-06-18) June 18, 1992 (age 32)[1]
Houston, Texas
Playing career
2011–2012UTSA
2013–2014Alabama
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015Alabama (GA)
2016–2017Dartmouth (asst.)
2018East Carolina (asst.)
2019–presentLouisiana–Monroe
Head coaching record
Overall41–87

Molly Ann Fichtner (born June 18, 1992) is an American softball coach and former player. She is currently the head coach at Louisiana–Monroe.

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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (Sun Belt Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Louisiana–Monroe 14–41 7–17 8th 3–1 (SBC Tournament)
2020 Louisiana–Monroe 10–14 1–2 9th (season cut short by COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Louisiana–Monroe 17–32 6–15 9th 1–2 (SBC Tournament)
Louisiana–Monroe: 41–87 14–34
Total: 41–87

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  2. ^ Roepken, Corey (June 10, 2014). "Clear Brook alumna Fichtner realizes dream at Alabama". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Hays, Graham (May 28, 2014). "Alabama's Molly Fichtner dreams big". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Benner, Scott (June 19, 2014). "University of Alabama Catcher and Type I Diabetic, Molly Fichtner". HuffPost. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "ULM names Molly Fichtner head softball coach". The News-Star. Monroe. September 21, 2018. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Hunsucker, Adam (September 25, 2018). "New ULM softball coach aims to build winning culture". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Hunsucker, Adam (February 7, 2019). "Armed with 'gold coins,' ULM softball begins Fichtner era". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Peloquin, Steve (September 24, 2018). "ULM names Molly Fichtner head softball coach". KPEL. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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