Molly Fowkes Season 2016

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As a Senior (2019)
• Appeared in 24 games and started nine
• Posted a double, a triple and four RBI while drawing four walks and hitting .194
• Managed a pair of multi-hit games
• Went 2-for-2 against Bucknell before batting 2-for-3 with an RBI against UMass Lowell (March 8)
• Hit safely in five of six games from March 1-March 8

As a Junior (2018)
• Appeared in 49 games and started 47 (39 as designated player, eight in outfield)
• Second on the team with 16 walks
• Fifth on the team with 17 RBI
• Finished with .195 batting average, nine runs and four doubles
• Went 8-for-10 with five RBI in four-game stretch from March 3-10
• Season-high three walks and two runs in win over CSU Bakersfield (March 11)

As a Sophomore (2017)
• Appeared in 11 games (three starts) at outfield and pinch hitter

As a Freshman (2016)
• 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

Prior to Stanford
• 2015 graduate of Del Oro High School in Loomis, Calif.
• Captained team in 2014 and 2015
• 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)

Personal
• Daughter of Dan and Margo Fowkes
• Has a brother, Jimmy
• Added to the Israeli National Softball Team in January 2019 before spending the summer playing at the European Championships
• 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.