Molly Fichtner Joins ECU Softball Program As Assistant Coach

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Molly Fichtner, who owns experience at the highest levels of the game, has been named an assistant coach for the East Carolina softball team according to an announcement by head coach Courtney Oliver Monday.

Fichtner, who joins the Pirate program after two years as an assistant coach at Dartmouth, played one season in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league after an honor-filled collegiate career at national powerhouse Alabama.

"I'm very excited to welcome Molly to the ECU softball family and Pirate Nation," Oliver said. "She is going to be a great addition to our coaching staff and will bring a wealth of knowledge and passion to the program. Molly is a seasoned assistant coach with great passion for the game, recruiting and teaching. Molly played for and has been mentored by a Hall of Fame coach in Patrick Murphy at the University of Alabama. I've had the pleasure of working with Molly over the last three years and am impressed with her knowledge, work ethic and professionalism. Molly's vision and enthusiasm for East Carolina softball is what made her the perfect candidate."

Fichtner is a 2014 graduate of Alabama who started her collegiate career at UTSA in San Antonio, Texas, before transferring to Tuscaloosa for her final two seasons. With the Crimson Tide, Fichtner appeared in 102 games, starting 88. As a senior, she was named to the All-SEC Second Team after pacing the Crimson Tide with a .391 average in conference play as well as tallying 27 hits, seven doubles and 16 RBI. Fichtner threw out a conference-leading seven would-be base stealers and committed just two errors in 125 chances with no passed balls behind the dish for a .984 fielding percentage in SEC play. As a senior, Fichtner helped the Crimson Tide reach the Women's College World Series as Alabama advanced all the way to the national championship series.

In the classroom at Alabama, Fichtner earned President's List status all four semesters and was named a 2014 First-Team Academic All-American.

During her time at UTSA, Fichtner was a two-time All-Southland Conference player, the 2011 Southland Freshman of the Year and the 2012 Southland's Student-Athlete of the Year.

In the summer of 2015, Fichtner signed a professional contract with the NPF's Dallas Charge.

FICHTNER'S HONORS AND AWARDS
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- President's List, all semesters
- 2014 First Team Academic All-America Selection
- 2014 National Runner Up
- 2014 NCAA Regional Champions
- 2014 NCAA Super-Regional Champions
- 2014 Second Team All-SEC Catcher
- 2014 Second Team All-South Region Catcher
- 2014 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2013 NCAA Regional Champions
- 2013 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2013 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete

University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
- 2012 First Team Southland Conference Shortstop
- 2012 Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year
- 2011 Named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year
- 2011 Second Team All-Southland Conference Catcher
- 2011-2012 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2011-2012 President's List

Molly Fichtner Joins ECU Softball Program As Assistant Coach

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