Molly Sturdivant Season 2016

After 2019 season  

Big time clutch performer ... Can hit for power ... Plays a good third base and catcher ... Has a good eye and is a patient hitter.  

SDSU Career Rankings (after the 2019 season): 1st in sacrifice flies (11), T-4th in times caught stealing by (since 2000) (20), 5th in home runs (23), 5th in RBIs (126), 5th in caught stealing percentage (since 2000) (.260), T-5th in doubles (36), T-5th in times hit by pitch (12), 6th in extra-base hits (60), T-6th in walks (69), 8th in slugging percentage (.498), 9th in OPS percentage (.889), 9th in total bases (287)

HONORS
* Two-time NFCA All-West Region (2017 Second Team, 2019 Third Team)
* 2017 All-Mountain West Team (First Team)
* Mountain West Player of the Week (2/28/17)  

2019 SEASON - SENIOR
SDSU Single-Season Rankings (after the 2019 season): T-8th in caught stealing by (since 2000) (10)

Earned third-team NFCA All-West Region honors ... Started and played in 49 of the team's 51 games ... Started 42 times at catcher, four times at third base, twice as the designated player and once at first base ... Batted .306 (44-for-144) with four home runs, 23 RBIs, 17 runs, 11 doubles and 12 walks, posting a .465 slugging percentage and a .384 on-base mark ... Tied for the team lead in home runs and doubles, and was second in slugging percentage and on-base percentage ... Threw out 10 base runners trying to steal on her, which tied for the eighth most at San Diego State since records have been kept in 2000 ... Led the MW in times caught stealing (10) and tied for fifth in times hit by pitch (7) ... In Mountain West play hit .314 (22-for-70) with three homers, 17 RBIs, 10 runs, six doubles and 10 walks, while recording a .529 slugging percentage and a .410 on-base percentage ... Had nine multi-hit games, a team-high eight multi-RBI games and two multi-run games ... Had six go-ahead RBIs and four game-winning RBIs ... Hit a team-high .433 over the final 10 games of her career ... Hit .320 in road/neutral games, .391 in games won by SDSU and .333 in day games ... Also hit .321 when leading off an inning ... Was 3-for-5 with an RBI and three runs vs. UIC on March 1 ... Had a grand slam against UNLV on March 29 ... Had a two-run homer and two hits overall at No. 25 Colorado State on April 28 ... Was 3-for-3 with a double on Senior Day on May 5 ... Finished her final series in style at Utah State from May 9-11, going 4-for-10 with a homer, six RBIs, three runs, two doubles and a walk ... Hit a two-run homer in the final game of her career at USU on May 11 to give SDSU a 2-1 win.

2018 SEASON - JUNIOR
SDSU Single-Season Rankings (after the 2018 season): 8th in caught stealing by (since 2000) (10)

Was one of three Aztecs to start all 51 games on the season (also Katie Byrd and Taylor Adams) ... Her starts came at catcher (42), third base (8) and as the designated player (1) ... Hit .275 (42-for-153) with five home runs, 26 RBIs, eight runs, four doubles, 14 walks, a .399 slugging percentage and a .339 on-base percentage ... Led the team in RBIs (26), and was second in homers (5) and walks (14) ... Threw out 10 base stealers in 37 stolen base attempts at catcher ... The 10 times caught stealing ranked eighth at SDSU since 2000 and second in the Mountain West ... In league play, was 19-for-70 (.271) with a home run, six RBIs, a run, a double, seven walks and a .346 on-base percentage ... Had nine multi-hit games (3rd on team) and four multi-RBI games (T-3rd on team) ... Added two game-tying RBIs (T-3rd on team), six go-ahead RBIs (2nd on team) and four game-winning RBIs (T-2nd on team) ... Recorded a .345 average (10-for-29) over the final 10 games of the season and a team-high .342 (13-for-38) against teams that made the 2017 NCAA tournament ... Was 2-for-3 (.667) with two grand slams and nine RBIs with the bases loaded ... Had a season-long eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 14-23 and reached base safely in the final 12 games of the season ... Homered twice and drive in three vs. Western Michigan on Feb. 9 ... Grand slams came against Liberty on Feb. 22 and Colorado State on April 28.  

2017 SEASON - SOPHOMORE
NCAA Rankings:  T-18th in sacrifice flies (5), T-29th in RBIs per game (1.00), 33rd in doubles per game (0.33), T-45th in walks per game (0.67), 75th in on-base percentage (.482), 80th in slugging percentage (.664)
SDSU Single-Season Rankings (after the 2017 season):  T-1st in sacrifice flies (5), 5th in walks (30), T-6th in doubles (14), 7th in on-base percentage (.482), 8th in slugging percentage (.664), 8th in OPS percentage (1.146), 9th in RBIs (45), T-9th in extra-base hits (22)  

Had a tremendous second season, earning second-team NFCA All-Region honors and first-team all-Mountain West accolades ... Started all 45 games she appeared in at third base ... Batted .381 (51-for-134) with eight home runs, 45 RBIs, 25 runs, 14 doubles, 30 walks and five sacrifice flies, posting a .664 slugging percentage and a .482 on-base percentage ... Her five sac flies were tied for the most in SDSU single-season history ... Also posted top-10 Aztec marks in walks (5th, 30), doubles (T-6th, 14), on-base percentage (7th, .482), slugging percentage (8th, .664), OPS percentage (8th, 1.146), RBIs (9th, 45) and extra-base hits (T-9th, 22) ... Among the NCAA leaders, ranked tied for 18th in sac flies (5), tied for 29th in RBIs per game (1.00), 33rd in doubles per game (0.33), tied for 45th in walks per game (0.67), 75th in on-base percentage (.482) and 80th in slugging percentage (.664) ... In the MW ranked in a tie for first in sac flies (5), tied for third in doubles (14), fourth in slugging percentage (.664), tied for fourth in RBIs (45), tied for fifth in walks (30), sixth in batting average (.381) and on-base percentage (.482), and tied for 10th in home runs (8) ... In MW play, batted .353 (24-for-68) with three home runs, 26 RBIs, 10 runs, six doubles and 19 walks, posting a .574 slugging percentage and a .478 on-base percentage ... Batted .390 (23-for-59) in home games and .388 (19-for-49) in night games, .381 (24-for-63) with runners in scoring position and .379 (33-for-87) with runners on base ... Also was 2-for-4 (.500) with four RBIs with the bases loaded ... Led the team with 15 multi-RBI games (second was 12) and game-winning RBIs (8) ... Also added 12 multi-hit games, 12 go-ahead plays (tied for second on team), 10 go-ahead RBIs (second on team), 10 game-winning plays (second on team) and six multi-run games ... Had a career-long 11-game hitting streak from Feb. 12-March 2 ... Also had a career-long 19-game streak of reaching base safely (Feb. 12-March 11) ... Was 3-for-3 with an RBI and a double vs. UC Riverside on Feb. 16 ... Was named the MW Player of the Week for the first time of her career on Feb. 28 for her play against Siena and at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, going 11-for-21 (.524) with two home runs, eight RBIs, six runs, four doubles and a walk, owning a .545 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging mark ... Was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a run and two doubles vs. Siena on Feb. 21 ... Was 4-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs, a double and a walk vs. Oklahoma State on Feb. 24 ... Homered, had two hits and two RBIs in three straight games from March 10-11 (Boston Univ., Harvard and Eastern Michigan) ... Had a home run, two hits, three RBIs and two runs against Fresno State on March 19 ... Was 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs at Boise State on April 22.  

2016 SEASON - FRESHMAN
NCAA Rankings:  17th in sacrifice flies (5)
Single-Season Rankings (after the 2016 season):  T-1st in sacrifice flies (5)  

Had an impressive freshman season, playing in 50 of the team's 52 games, starting 48 times (44 at third base, four at catcher) ... Batted .297 (43-for-145) with six home runs, 42 RBIs, 24 runs, seven doubles, one triple, 13 walks, three times hit by a pitch, five sacrifice flies and three sacrifice bunts, posting a .483 slugging percentage and a .355 on-base percentage ... Her five sac flies tied a school record and were the most by an Aztec freshman in program history ... Other top-five freshman marks in school single-season history include third in home runs (6) and tied for third in RBIs (32) ... Led SDSU in RBIs (32) and sac flies (5) ... Her five sac flies were tied for the most in the Mountain West and 17th in the nation ... In MW action hit .293 (22-for-75) with five homers, 24 RBIs, 13 runs, five doubles, six walks and two hit batters, recording a .560 slugging percentage and a .349 on-base percentage ... Started all 24 games in league play at third base ... Hit .429 (3-for-7) with nine RBIs with the bases loaded ... Had 11 multi-hit games (T-2nd on team), eight multi-RBI games (T-1st on team), four multi-run games, nine go-ahead RBIs (1st on team), five go-ahead runs, 14 go-ahead plays (GA RBI + GA runs) (2nd on team), four game-winning RBIs (2nd on team), three game-winning runs, seven game-winning plays (GW RBI + GW runs) (T-1st on team), one walk-off RBI (T-1st on team), one walk-off run (T-1st on team) and two walk-off plays (WO RBI + WO runs) (1st on team) ... Singled in her first career at-bat vs. Canisius on Feb. 12 and scored a run ... Had her first RBI and walk in the nightcap at Cal State Fullerton ... Had her first two-hit game with an RBI and a run vs. Oklahoma State on Feb. 25 ... Had two RBIs, a run and a hit vs. No. 11/9 Texas A&M on March 4 ... Had two hits with her first career triple vs. Saint Joseph's (March 5) ... Was 2-for-2 with a run and a walk vs. Weber State on March 13 ... Came up with two hits, an RBI, two runs and a double vs. Princeton on March 19 ... Had her first career homer to end the game vs. UC Santa Barbara on March 20 ... Had a homer, two hits, two RBIs and two runs vs. Nevada (March 29) ... Was 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs and a run at Fresno State on April 2 ... Had three RBIs and a double the next day vs. the Bulldogs ... Homered, walked, had three RBIs and a run in the second game of the doubleheader vs. Colorado State on April 8 ... Had two hits and two runs at San Jose State on April 17 ... Was 2-for-3 with a homer, three RBIs and a run vs. Utah State (April 29) ... Was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, a homer, a double and a run vs. Utah State two days later ... Had another big game at New Mexico on May 6, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs, three runs and a double.  

CLUB - FILLY'S
Played her club ball with the Filly's Gold team in Jurupa Valley, Calif., under coaches Pat Kelly and Bill Malcomb.  

HIGH SCHOOL - EL MODENA
Earned three letters at El Modena High School in Orange, Calif., and another at Foothill High School in Tustin, Calif. ... Was named the Crestview League MVP as a senior in 2015 ... Earned first-team all-CIF honors in 2015 and was chosen third-team all-state ... Was also a three-time second-team all-league selection ... Led the Vanguards to a league title in 2015 and a trip to the CIF quarterfinals ... Batted .573 with eight home runs, 50 RBIs, 33 runs, 19 doubles and 12 stolen bases as a senior, while posting a 1.021 slugging percentage and a .627 on-base mark (according to MaxPreps) ... Batted .475 (29-for-61) with five home runs, 27 RBIs, 20 runs and four doubles as a junior at EMHS in 2014 (according to MaxPreps) and .338 with eight homers, 23 RBIs, 12 runs and three doubles at Foothill High as a freshman in 2012 ... Also was a top-15 freshman to watch by OC Varsity ... Was the team's MVP all four years of high school ... Was a two-time scholar-athlete at El Modena.  

PERSONAL
Molly Anne Sturdivant was born Dec. 30, 1996, in Fountain Valley, Calif. ... Daughter of Lynne and Mark Sturdivant ... Also was recruited heavily by Cal State Fullerton ... Is majoring in criminal justice.