University of Connecticut Athletics
Softball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- mrathbun@uconn.edu
Molly Rathbun enters her first season as an assistant coach at UConn. Rathbun joined the Huskies after spending the past three years as the head coach for the Trinity College softball program. She led the program to an 19-14 record and a NESCAC semifinals appearance while garnering NESCAC Coach of the Year honors in the 2022 season.
Prior to Trinity, Rathbun was the head coach for the Muhlenberg College softball program, helping the Mules to their highest win total in five years in 2019. Â
While serving as a head coach, Rathbun has coached nine all-conference players, a Golden Glove Award recipient, and a Rookie of the Year recipient, along with multiple all-region players. Rathbun also has experience as an assistant softball coach for two years at her alma mater and for two seasons at Springfield College while earning her master's degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology.Â
Rathbun was a four-time All-American pitcher at Eastern CT State, where she earned her bachelor's degree in health and physical education in 2012. She led the Warriors to three Little East Conference championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances, and two national finishes in the top five (third in 2010 and fifth in 2011). Rathbun compiled a four-year record of 103-14 with a 0.88 ERA in the circle while batting .390 with 28 home runs. She pitched nine no-hitters and finished her career holding school records for appearances, innings, starts, wins, winning percentage, strikeouts, saves, complete games, shutouts, home runs, total bases, slugging percentage and runs batted in. She was inducted into the Eastern Connecticut State University Athletics Hall of Fame in October of 2019.
Rathbun resides in Lebanon with her husband, Bill, and their son, Brooks.
