The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Molly Jacobsen
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Adel-DeSoto-Minburn
- Prev School:
- The University of Mississippi
- Hometown:
- Adel, Iowa
AT OLE MISS (2019-20)
During her two-year stay at Ole Miss, Jacobsen posted 19 pitching wins with a 2.53 ERA over 49 appearances with 36 starts, 14 complete games, six solo shutouts, five saves and 230 strikeouts over 238 innings of work … As a junior in 2019, the lefthander earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Second Team All-South Region and All-Southeastern Conference Second Team honors after posting a 14-8 record with a 2.15 ERA, 11 complete games, five shutouts and 166 strikeouts (finished sixth in the SEC in the category) … Along the way, Jacobsen managed two of the three longest shutout streaks in Ole Miss history (26 & 23-inning streaks) and registered high-profile wins over No. 21 Minnesota, No. 18 Oklahoma State, No. 16 South Carolina, No. 6 Florida and No. 7 Louisiana … During her shortened senior campaign in 2020, she started 11 games, earning five wins with a 3.42 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 71.2 frames.
AT DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2017-18)
Prior to her time in Oxford, Jacobsen was a two-time first-team NJCAA All-American, All-District and All-Conference choice at Des Moines Area Community College (2017-18), posting a 51-6 career pitching mark with 585 career strikeouts (12.27 K-per-seven-innings) while also hitting over .400 with eight HR’s and 57 career RBIs … As a sophomore in 2018, she was named the NJCAA Division II National Pitcher of the Year and the ICCAC Female Athlete of the Year after tallying a 26-2 record with a 0.47 ERA over 163.2 innings while allowing just 11 total earned runs and striking out 312 (13.34 K-per-seven-innings) … During her team’s run to a third-place finish at the 2018 NJCAA College World Series, Jacobsen also hit .420 overall with nine doubles, three HR’s, 20 runs scored and 34 RBIs … As a freshman in 2017, she was 25-4 overall in the circle with a 1.15 ERA, 273 K’s over 170 innings and hit .398 with nine doubles, five HR’s and 23 RBIs.
HIGH SCHOOL
A native of Adel, Iowa, Jacobsen was a five-time letter winner at Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School where she posted an 88-21 career record with a 1.32 ERA and 1,145 strikeouts while batting at a .357 clip with 42 doubles and 17 HR’s … A three-time all-conference, all-district and all-state honoree on the diamond, she was also an all-conference basketball player and a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Full name is Molly Hope Jacobsen … Parents are Joel and Karen Jacobsen … Has three siblings, Drew, Abby and Emma.
