Molly Grube
2023 (SENIOR)
• Made 22 appearances with 19 starts in the circle
• Posted a 7-9 record with a 2.52 ERA through 75.0 innings of work
• Tallied 45 strikeouts with 27 walks and held opponents to a .221 batting average
• Posted a complete-game shutout of Minnesota (2/17) with a career-long 9.0 innings of work
• Struck out a season-high eight batters against Longwood (2/23)
• Also worked a complete game in a 1-0 loss at No. 4 Clemson (3/18) and allowed only two hits
• Wins came over Sam Houston (2/10), at UNCG (2/16), Minnesota (2/17), Longwood (2/23), George Washington (2/26), Fairfield (3/4) and Saint Francis (3/5)
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (JUNOR)
• Made 17 appearances with 12 starts in the circle
• Posted a 3-4 record with a 4.76 ERA through 50.0 innings of work
• Walked 15 and struck out 31 on the year
• Worked her way back into the lineup after offseason surgery
• Wins came against No. 2 Virginia Tech (4/15), Pitt (4/22) and Bowling Green (5/22)
• Worked a season-long 6.2 innings with five strikeouts in win over the Hokies
• Struck out a season-high five batters twice: vs. Sacred Heart (2/20) and No. 2 Virginia Tech (4/15)
• Worked a season-long 4.0 innings in relief twice: vs. No. 2 Florida State (4/1) and at No. 2 Virginia Tech (4/16)
2021 (SOPHOMORE)
• Made 15 appearances with 10 starts in the circle
• Posted a 2-4 record with a 3.95 ERA, allowing 27 runs – 25 earned – through 44.1 innings pitched
• Struck out 32 and walked 32 with a .257 opposing batting average
• Combined for a pair of shutouts on the season
• Picked up wins in starts vs. NC State (3/21) and Boston College (4/1) – both shutouts
• Struck out a season-high six batters in that start against the Wolfpack
2020 (FRESHMAN)
• Made 12 appearances, including nine starts, in the circle on the shortened season
• Posted a 3.63 ERA in 46 1/3 innings of work
• Tossed three complete games, including a three-hit victory over Bucknell in the final game of the season
• Fanned a season-best nine batters in the win over La Salle (2/22)
• Did not allow an earned run in three of her nine starts
PRIOR TO UVA
• 2018 & 2019 VHSL All-State selection
• 2019 Class 6, Region B Player of the Year
• 2019 Richmond-Times Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year
• 2019 RTD and Richmond Sports Backers Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Led Manchester to 2018 VHSL 6A Championship game
• Finished 2019 at 21-2 with a 0.71 ERA and 155 strikeouts in 131 innings
• Tossed two no-hitters and nine shutouts as a senior
• Finished high school career with 490 strikeouts despite only playing six games as a sophomore
• First VHSL player to ever hit four home runs in a single game
PERSONAL
• Undeclared major within arts & sciences
• Daughter of Mike and Sara Grube
• Has one brother, Ryan
• Father, Mike, played baseball at UVA-Wise
• Four-year member of the honor roll and a member of National Honor Society