2016 Softball Roster

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18 Molly Fowkes

  • Position
    OF/1B
  • Height
    5-2
  • Class
    Freshman
  • High School
    Del Oro
  • Hometown
    Loomis, Calif.
  • Major
    Product Design

Biography

Career Statistics

As a Sophomore in 2017 

  • Appeared in 11 games (three starts) at outfield and pinch hitter

As a Freshman in 2016 | Game-by-Game Statistics

  • Hit .333 (4-for-12) with three RBIs, two walks and one run over five games at the Kajikawa Classic (Feb. 12-14)
  • Made her collegiate debut in the season-opener, starting in left field against Portland State (Feb. 12)
  • Appeared in 40 games (30 starts) at outfield, designated player or pinch hitter

High School

  • A 2015 graduate of Del Oro High School in Loomis, Calif.
  • Captained team in 2014 and 2015
  • Four-year varsity starter
  • Helped lead team to 2012 Sierra Foothills League championship
  • Three-time Sierra Foothills League First Team All-League (2013-15)
  • Three-time Sacramento Bee’s All-Metro Area selection (2013-15)
  • Batted .431 during high school career and committed just two errors

Club

  • Played for Lady Magic (2012-15)
  • PGF National Championships (Premier) and Triple Crown Sports USA Nationals competitor in 2015
  • First-place finish at 2014 Louisville Slugger Boulder IDT Tournament
  • Fifth-place result at the 2014 PGF National Championships (Premier division)
  • Ninth-place finish at the 2013 PGF National Championships (Platinum division)
  • Fifth-place result at the 2012 PGF National Championships (Premier division)

Personal

  • Daughter of Dan and Margo Fowkes
  • Has a brother, Jimmy
  • Spent three weeks in Sri Lanka through the Bing Overseas Study Program at Stanford, learning about holistic approaches to health care, human rights, community development, participatory methods, etiquette and basic language skills while in several different cities
  • Father, Dan, played tennis at Stanford and won national championships in 1980 and 1981
  • Father (Dan, ‘83), mother (Margo, ’83) and brother (Jimmy, ’14) all attended Stanford
  • Brother Jimmy was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma (a pediatric brain cancer) in 2006. After recovery from his initial surgery and during his first round of treatment, Molly and her brother started fundraising and advocating for the LIVESTRONG Foundation. Over the next nine years, Molly and Jimmy raised over $250,000 for the Foundation to help people diagnosed with and affected by cancer. As a result, they received numerous national awards from the Foundation for grass roots fundraising. Despite his years of treatment and hospitalization, Jimmy achieved his dream of attending Stanford (Class of 2014). He passed away in February of 2014. Molly notes that during his life and since his passing, Jimmy has been her greatest source of inspiration.

Statistics

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