Molly Fichtner (born 1992) is an American softball coach and former player. She is currently the head coach at

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Career

She attended

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. 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. Fichtner was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 12, and played four years of NCAA Division I

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with the condition. 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

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. On September 21, 2018, Fichtner was named head softball coach at

Head coaching record

References

External links

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Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks bio

Alabama Crimson Tide bio

UTSA Roadrunners bio

East Carolina Pirates bio

Dartmouth Big Green bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fichtner, Molly 1992 births Living people Female sports coaches American softball coaches Alabama Crimson Tide softball coaches Alabama Crimson Tide softball players Dartmouth Big Green softball coaches East Carolina Pirates softball coaches Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks softball coaches UTSA Roadrunners softball players People with type 1 diabetes Sportspeople from Houston