Molly Fichtner
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Louisiana–Monroe |
Conference | Sun Belt |
Record | 24-56 |
Biographical details | |
Born | [1] Houston, Texas | June 18, 1992
Playing career | |
2011–2012 | UTSA |
2013–2014 | Alabama |
Position(s) | Catcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2015 | Alabama (GA) |
2016–2017 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
2018 | East Carolina (assistant) |
2019–present | Louisiana–Monroe |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 24-56 |
Molly Ann Fichtner (born June 18, 1992) is an American softball coach and former player. 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. 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. Fichtner was named head softball coach at the University of Louisiana at Monroe on September 21, 2018.[5][6][7][8]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (Sun Belt Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019 | Louisiana–Monroe | 14–41 | 7–17 | 8th | 3–1 (SBC Tournament) | ||||
Louisiana–Monroe: | 14–41 | 7–17 | |||||||
Total: | 14–41 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hays, Graham (May 28, 2014). "Alabama's Molly Fichtner dreams big". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ULM names Molly Fichtner head softball coach". The News-Star. Monroe. September 21, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hunsucker, Adam (February 7, 2019). "Armed with 'gold coins,' ULM softball begins Fichtner era". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ 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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- East Carolina Pirates softball coaches
- Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks softball coaches
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- People with type 1 diabetes
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