Molly_Fichtner
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 31–32) Houston, Texas[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 2011–2012 | UTSA |
| 2013–2014 | Alabama |
| Position(s) | 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) |
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.
On September 21, 2018, Fichtner was named head softball coach at Louisiana–Monroe.[5][6][7][8]
| 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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- "Molly Fichtner - 2012 - Softball". UTSA Athletics.
- 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 7, 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 7, 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.