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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- Year:
- JR
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- Hometown:
- Pella, IA
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- High School:
- Iowa Western CC
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- Position:
- 1B
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Iowa Western CC
Bio
2021 at Taylor: Started 55 of 57 games at first base … Logged a career-best 171 at-bats, 39 hits, 49 runs, 11 doubles, five home runs, 32 RBI’s, 38 walks and nine stolen bases … Scored a career-high four runs on May 10th against St. Francis; and rove in a career-best seven RBI’s against Marian on May 1st … Tied for 13th in the league in runs scored … Led the team in walks, while scoring the team’s second-most runs … Recognized as the Crossroads League Player of the Week in late February … Named Academic All-Crossroads League and an NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
2020 at Taylor: Drew 13 starts and appeared in 17 games, primarily serving as the designated hitter for the Trojans … Posted a career-best 0.292 batting average, 0.455 on-base percentage, and 0.479 slugging percentage … Collected 14 hits, including three doubles and two home runs for 10 RBI’s … Tied for fourth on the team in runs scored, while ranking fifth in on-base percentage.
Prep: Earned five varsity letters at Pella Christian, playing an extra year as an eighth grader.
Personal: Son of Troy and Stephanie Vander Molen … Transferred to TU from Iowa Western Community College … Majoring in exercise science.
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