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2020 Softball

17 Molly Hennessey

  • Height 5-6
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Charlton, Mass.
  • High School Shepherd Hill Regional
  • Position Outfield
  • Major Nursing

Biography

2019 Season: Missed the entire season due to injury and served as a Manager for the squad. 

2018 Season: Named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Northeast Region Third Team as an At-Large selection ... Tabbed to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference First Team ... Among the league leaders in runs batted in for the entire season and finished the year ranked fourth with 39 runs batted in, which was also good for the sixth-most in school history ... Batted .372 (45-121) to rank second on the team and ranked fifth among league leaders with four triples, which was the ninth-highest total in school annals, as part of 67 total bases for a .554 slugging percentage ... Drew 13 walks for the 10th-most in the conference to contribute to a .420 on-base mark ... Scored 31 runs and rapped out 45 hits to rank 14th among GNAC leaders ... Committed just one error, prior to closing out the season with 50 chances without a miscue ... Recorded 12 multi-RBI efforts, including a career-high of five that saw her hit a grand slam home run at Regis (Mass.) on April 7 ... Put together a six-game stretch that saw her hit .600 (12-20) with nine RBI and nine runs scored from April 8-14.

2017 Season: Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team ... The only player on the team to start all 40 games ... Made her collegiate debut by going 2-3 vs. Worcester Polytechnic Institute on March 5 ... Led the team in batting average (.361/44-122), hits (44), triples (five), runs batted in (23), total bases (64) and slugging percentage (.525) ... Ranked 18th among Great Northeast Athletic Conference leaders in hits and total bases and her 17 RBI in conference-only games was the 13th-highest total among league players ... Closed out the season with a team-long 14-game hitting streak, batting .488 (21-43) with a .814 slugging average, .511 on-base percentage, 11 RBI, five doubles, three triples and a home run ... Hit safely in 30 of 40 contests ... Recorded 10 multi-hit efforts, including four outings with three hits ... Went 3-4 with two doubles and a run batted in at Rivier University in the first game of a twinbill on April 30 ... Knocked in two more more runs on four occasions, including a career-high of four vs. Anna Maria College on April 8 ... Excelled with runners in scoring position, batting .395 (15-38) in those situations.

High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in softball and field hockey for Shepherd Hill Regional High School ... Named a Midland A Conference All-Star for both the Rams' softball and field hockey teams following her respective senior campaigns ... Tabbed Most Valuable Player for the SHRHS field hockey squad as a senior ... Chosen a Captain for the Shepherd Hill Regional softball and field hockey teams prior to her senior seasons ... Played softball for the Central Mass Xplosion from 2014-2017 ... Named to the SHRHS Honor Roll ... Born April 18, 1998 ... Majoring in Nursing with a minor in Psychology at Simmons and would like to pursue a career as a Pediatric Nurse ... Daughter of Tim and Nancy Hennessey ... Member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee at Simmons and served as a GNAC SAAC Executive Council member in 2017-2018 ... Enjoys her dog.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2017First Year

    Outfield
    5'6"
    17
  • 17

    2018Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'6"
    17
  • 17

    2020Senior

    Outfield
    5'6"
    17