2016 Softball Roster
Molly Smith
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Yamhill, Ore.
- Prev School:
- Yamhill Carlton HS
- NIL:
- R/R
Academic Honors:
- Fall 2014 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Fall 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Spring 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Fall 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Spring 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
2018 (Senior):
Appeared in 45 games, starting 38 of them … became the fourth Memphis pitcher to record a sub-2.00 ERA season, finishing with a 1.98 ERA … set career bests in multiple categories, including strikeouts (220), wins (25), compete games (20), shutouts (12), and batting average allowed (.206) … tossed two complete game no-hitters this season, the first no-hitters since 2012 … became the winningest pitcher in school history, and extended the record to 50 wins against UCF in the first round of the AAC Championship … claimed the top spot on the strikeout leader boards with her 489th strikeout against Tulsa … was named Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference.
2017 (Junior): Made 32 appearances on the mound for the Tigers … threw 14 complete games, tied for a team high … finished the season with an 11-12 record while striking out 106 batters … allowed a team-best 2.24 ERA … held batters to a .262 batting average … earned two saves, which was second on the team … was awarded American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of February 13th … was also named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on March 27 and May 8.
2016 (Sophomore): Was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll three times in 2016 on March 21, March 28, and April 11 … in 37 appearances and 149.0 innings pitched, Smith finished the year with a team-low 2.91 ERA to lead the Tigers … had a 11-16 win-loss record … struck out a career-high and team-high 123 batters with just 51 walks allowed … faced 689 batters and allowed just a .268 batting average … ended the year with 13 complete games with four shutouts and one save … allowed just 62 earned runs … comes into the season ranked ninth all-time with a 3.93 career ERA … also ranks fourth in strikeouts per seven innings, seventh in total strikeouts, eighth in opponent batting average and walks allowed per seven innings and fourth in games finished.
2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 22 games, eight of which were starts in the circle … Posted a 3-6 record with a 6.23 ERA in 66.1 innings pitched … Made a six inning appearance in the win against Marist (3/13), where she limited Marist to four runs and had five strike outs … Had a career high of six strikeouts in one game against Charleston (3/14) … An American All-Academic Team honoree.
Prep:Â Lettered four years at Yamhill-Carlton High School in Oregon as a pitcher under coach John Kuehnel ... 2014 First Team All-State Pitcher, West Valley Player of the Year ... Second Team All-State 2011-2013, Cowapa League Pitcher of the Year all four years, First Team All-League Pitcher all four years and Team MVP every year ... Finished 17-2 with 100 innings pitched, 189 strikeouts and a 0.63 ERA in 2014 ... Pitched a perfect game and struck out 20 of the 21 faced batters ... League champions in 2014.
Club:Â Played seven years of ASA Softball ... Final three seasons with Oregon Blaze 18 Gold ... Oregon Scorpions 18A for two years and West Valley Herricanes 14B for two years.
Personal:Â Full name Molly Malarkey Smith ... Born Nov. 11 to Meredith and Hank Smith in Portland, Oregon ... Likes to be outdoors and making art ... While outdoors she enjoys water skiing and hiking ... Some of her favorite activities are getting to hang out with friends and playing sports.
