Former All-American Molly Carter joined the MSU Denver softball coaching staff as an assistant in July, 2021.
Her primary duty is to lead the Roadrunners' pitching staff, but with her background she assists in many other areas on the field.
Carter spent two seasons as an assistant at Columbia College (Mo.) after a four-year playing career for the Cougars. She led Columbia to two NAIA World Series appearances, where the Cougars finished as the runner-up in 2018 after placing fourth in 2017.
Carter was a three-time All-American and was also a two-time American Midwest Conference Player of the Year and the 2016 AMC Freshman of the Year.
An infielder and pitcher, Carter compiled a career batting average of .435 with 45 homers and 241 RBIs in 195 career games. She was the NAIA national leader in RBIs in 2017 with 87. As a pitcher, she made 35 career appearances and was 21-6 with a 1.94 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 180 2/3 innings.
Carter graduated with a degree in sports management, marketing, and business administration and earned a master's in teaching.
She was a three-time all-state selection at Hickman High School in Columbia, Mo.
