2015 Softball Roster
Holliday, Molly
Jersey Number 4
Molly Holliday
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Valencia
- Hometown:
- Bosque Farms, N.M.
Bio
2016
Named the Falcons' Defensive Player of the Year ... played in 51 of BGSU's 54 games, starting 50 ... all 50 starts came in center field ... hit .250, with 39 hits in 156 at-bats ... tied for third on the team in at-bats, and was second on the Falcons with 22 runs scored ... had two triples and 12 RBI on the year ... in the field, had just three errors in 76 total chances, for a fielding percentage of .961 ... led the team in stolen bases and finished second in sacrifice bunts, with seven of each ... tied for second in the league in triples in MAC games, as both of her three-base hits on the year came against conference foes ... on the year, hit .348 (24-of-69) with runners on base ... reached base 14 times in 39 opportunities when leading off an inning, a success rate of .359 ... hit .395 (15-of-38) with runners in scoring position, and batted .308 (12-of-39) with two outs ... had seven multiple-hit games, including one of the team's two four-hit games on the year ... also had three multi-RBI games ... batted second in the order 24 times, and hit in the leadoff and number-nine spots 13 times each ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored at Cleveland State (Feb. 14) ... had a hit, stole a base and scored two runs vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20) ... was 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and three stolen bases in a win over Morgan State (March 5) ... the next day, was 2-of-4 against Towson, before going 1-of-2 in a rematch vs. MSU ... hit .444 (4-for-9) with three runs scored and two RBI as BG went a perfect 3-0 that weekend ... drove in a pair of runs vs. South Dakota (March 13) ... was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI vs. Western Illinois (March 18) ... the next day, went 4-for-5 with a pair of runs against Michigan State (March 19) ... followed that up by going a combined 3-for-7 with a walk, two runs and an RBI in a doubleheader vs. IPFW (March 23) ... hit .600 (9-of-15) during that four-game stretch ... scored twice in the opening game of BG's doubleheader sweep of Eastern Michigan (April 1) ... had a triple in each game of a twinbill at Miami four days later ... had a hit and scored a run in both ends of the DH sweep of Central Michigan at Meserve Field (April 8) ... was 2-of-4 with a walk and a run at Akron (April 23) ... went 4-for-9 in the Kent State series, including a 2-of-3 effort in the series opener ... played in 99 of BGSU's 102 games during her two seasons in Northwest Ohio starting 98 ... batted .300 during those two years, with 43 runs scored and 22 stolen bases.
2015
Was one of four Falcons to start all 48 games ... started in center field in every game ... led the team and ranked 12th in the MAC in hitting, with a .354 batting average in her first spring in BG ... was second on the Falcons in hits (52), and lead the team in both stolen bases (15 in 19 attempts) and sacrifice bunts (eight) ... ranked seventh in the MAC in steals ... tied for second on the team with 21 runs scored, and was third in at-bats, with 147 ... had an on-base percentage of .395 and tied for second on the Falcons with 58 total bases ... was second on the team with 14 multiple-hit games ... in the field, had eight outfield assists and a .986 fielding pct., with just one error in 73 total chances ... hit a whopping .441 (30-of-68) with runners on base ... batted a team-leading .424 (14-of-33) with runners in scoring position ... in MAC games, hit .338 to rank second on the team ... led BG in steals (five) in conference contests, and was second in at-bats (71), runs (seven) and hits (24) vs. MAC foes ... was 2-for-4 with a stolen base in her BGSU debut, vs. Niagara (Feb. 7) ... began a five-game hitting streak the next day, going 1-for-2 in wins over Canisius and Robert Morris (Feb. 8) ... scored two runs in the first game and one more in the second ... had a double and an RBI in a win over Winthrop (Feb. 20), and was 2-for-3 with a run scored against both UMass and the College of Charleston (Feb. 21) ... those games were part of the Cougar Classic, hosted by the C of C, and she was named to the Cougar Classic All-Tournament Team ... hit .500 in the four games at that tourney, with a .545 on-base percentage and a slugging pct. of .600 ... was 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base vs. Penn (March 10) ... was a combined 5-for-8 in wins over IPFW and Wright State on March 15 ... went 2-for-4 in the first game and 3-for-4 in the second, scoring a run vs. the Mastodons and two against the Raiders ... beginning with that IPFW game, had a seven-game hitting streak, the longest by a Falcon on the season, and went 12-for-24 (.500) with eight runs scored during that time ... had a triple and a sac bunt vs. nationally-ranked Michigan (March 18) ... had four hits and scored three times in a doubleheader sweep of Toledo (March 29) ... that included a 3-for-4 game in the nightcap, when she scored two runs and drove in another ... was 1-for-3 with a run scored in each end of the Detroit DH (March 31) ... was 2-for-3 with a run, two sac bunts and an RBI at Northern Illinois (April 3) ... had two hits vs. both Ball State (April 12) and Ohio (April 17) at Meserve Field ... went 5-for-8 in a doubleheader vs. IPFW (April 21) ... in the first game of that DH, was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and no fewer than four stolen bases ... was 2-of-4 with another double in the nightcap ... had a 2-for-3 game vs. Buffalo (April 26) ... went 2-for-4 and scored a run on the final day of the regular season, as the Falcons posted a come-from-behind win over Central Michigan (May 3).
PRIOR TO BGSU
Attended Weatherford College for two years ... hit .366 during that time, with totals of 77 runs scored and 41 stolen bases ... the team went a combined 72-29 in those two years ... set the team's single-season record for stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of varsity softball at Valencia H.S. ... also lettered in volleyball, soccer, basketball and track ... made first team for softball in all four years for the Jaguars.
PERSONAL
Full name is Molly Lynne Holliday ... daughter of Valerie and Donald Holliday ... the youngest of three children ... has a sister, Ashley, and a brother, Garrett ... a liberal studies major at BGSU.
CAREER STATISTICS (at BGSU)
Named the Falcons' Defensive Player of the Year ... played in 51 of BGSU's 54 games, starting 50 ... all 50 starts came in center field ... hit .250, with 39 hits in 156 at-bats ... tied for third on the team in at-bats, and was second on the Falcons with 22 runs scored ... had two triples and 12 RBI on the year ... in the field, had just three errors in 76 total chances, for a fielding percentage of .961 ... led the team in stolen bases and finished second in sacrifice bunts, with seven of each ... tied for second in the league in triples in MAC games, as both of her three-base hits on the year came against conference foes ... on the year, hit .348 (24-of-69) with runners on base ... reached base 14 times in 39 opportunities when leading off an inning, a success rate of .359 ... hit .395 (15-of-38) with runners in scoring position, and batted .308 (12-of-39) with two outs ... had seven multiple-hit games, including one of the team's two four-hit games on the year ... also had three multi-RBI games ... batted second in the order 24 times, and hit in the leadoff and number-nine spots 13 times each ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored at Cleveland State (Feb. 14) ... had a hit, stole a base and scored two runs vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20) ... was 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and three stolen bases in a win over Morgan State (March 5) ... the next day, was 2-of-4 against Towson, before going 1-of-2 in a rematch vs. MSU ... hit .444 (4-for-9) with three runs scored and two RBI as BG went a perfect 3-0 that weekend ... drove in a pair of runs vs. South Dakota (March 13) ... was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI vs. Western Illinois (March 18) ... the next day, went 4-for-5 with a pair of runs against Michigan State (March 19) ... followed that up by going a combined 3-for-7 with a walk, two runs and an RBI in a doubleheader vs. IPFW (March 23) ... hit .600 (9-of-15) during that four-game stretch ... scored twice in the opening game of BG's doubleheader sweep of Eastern Michigan (April 1) ... had a triple in each game of a twinbill at Miami four days later ... had a hit and scored a run in both ends of the DH sweep of Central Michigan at Meserve Field (April 8) ... was 2-of-4 with a walk and a run at Akron (April 23) ... went 4-for-9 in the Kent State series, including a 2-of-3 effort in the series opener ... played in 99 of BGSU's 102 games during her two seasons in Northwest Ohio starting 98 ... batted .300 during those two years, with 43 runs scored and 22 stolen bases.
2015
Was one of four Falcons to start all 48 games ... started in center field in every game ... led the team and ranked 12th in the MAC in hitting, with a .354 batting average in her first spring in BG ... was second on the Falcons in hits (52), and lead the team in both stolen bases (15 in 19 attempts) and sacrifice bunts (eight) ... ranked seventh in the MAC in steals ... tied for second on the team with 21 runs scored, and was third in at-bats, with 147 ... had an on-base percentage of .395 and tied for second on the Falcons with 58 total bases ... was second on the team with 14 multiple-hit games ... in the field, had eight outfield assists and a .986 fielding pct., with just one error in 73 total chances ... hit a whopping .441 (30-of-68) with runners on base ... batted a team-leading .424 (14-of-33) with runners in scoring position ... in MAC games, hit .338 to rank second on the team ... led BG in steals (five) in conference contests, and was second in at-bats (71), runs (seven) and hits (24) vs. MAC foes ... was 2-for-4 with a stolen base in her BGSU debut, vs. Niagara (Feb. 7) ... began a five-game hitting streak the next day, going 1-for-2 in wins over Canisius and Robert Morris (Feb. 8) ... scored two runs in the first game and one more in the second ... had a double and an RBI in a win over Winthrop (Feb. 20), and was 2-for-3 with a run scored against both UMass and the College of Charleston (Feb. 21) ... those games were part of the Cougar Classic, hosted by the C of C, and she was named to the Cougar Classic All-Tournament Team ... hit .500 in the four games at that tourney, with a .545 on-base percentage and a slugging pct. of .600 ... was 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base vs. Penn (March 10) ... was a combined 5-for-8 in wins over IPFW and Wright State on March 15 ... went 2-for-4 in the first game and 3-for-4 in the second, scoring a run vs. the Mastodons and two against the Raiders ... beginning with that IPFW game, had a seven-game hitting streak, the longest by a Falcon on the season, and went 12-for-24 (.500) with eight runs scored during that time ... had a triple and a sac bunt vs. nationally-ranked Michigan (March 18) ... had four hits and scored three times in a doubleheader sweep of Toledo (March 29) ... that included a 3-for-4 game in the nightcap, when she scored two runs and drove in another ... was 1-for-3 with a run scored in each end of the Detroit DH (March 31) ... was 2-for-3 with a run, two sac bunts and an RBI at Northern Illinois (April 3) ... had two hits vs. both Ball State (April 12) and Ohio (April 17) at Meserve Field ... went 5-for-8 in a doubleheader vs. IPFW (April 21) ... in the first game of that DH, was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and no fewer than four stolen bases ... was 2-of-4 with another double in the nightcap ... had a 2-for-3 game vs. Buffalo (April 26) ... went 2-for-4 and scored a run on the final day of the regular season, as the Falcons posted a come-from-behind win over Central Michigan (May 3).
PRIOR TO BGSU
Attended Weatherford College for two years ... hit .366 during that time, with totals of 77 runs scored and 41 stolen bases ... the team went a combined 72-29 in those two years ... set the team's single-season record for stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of varsity softball at Valencia H.S. ... also lettered in volleyball, soccer, basketball and track ... made first team for softball in all four years for the Jaguars.
PERSONAL
Full name is Molly Lynne Holliday ... daughter of Valerie and Donald Holliday ... the youngest of three children ... has a sister, Ashley, and a brother, Garrett ... a liberal studies major at BGSU.
CAREER STATISTICS (at BGSU)
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2015.... .354 48-48 147 21 52 4 1 0 5 58 .395 2 1 9 0 .367 0 8 15-19 64 8 1 .986 2016.... .250 51-50 156 22 39 0 2 0 12 43 .276 5 1 13 0 .274 2 7 7-8 70 3 3 .961 TOTAL... .300 99-98 303 43 91 4 3 0 17 101 .333 7 2 22 0 .318 2 15 22-27 134 11 4 .973
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