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Bemidji State Beavers Athletics

2025 Softball

Kortney Carlin
Kortney Carlin
Kortney Carlin
Kortney Carlin
Kortney Carlin
Kortney Carlin
Kortney Carlin
Brent Cizek
Brent Cizek
Brent Cizek

20 Molly Houts

  • Position RF
  • Height 5-4
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Hometown Whittier, Calif.

Biography

2025 (Gr)
• NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete
• NSIC Spring All-Academic Team of Excellence
 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

Started in all 52 games for the Beavers... Grabbed the second-best batting average on the team at .329 with 146 at bats and 48 hits... Marked 24 runs with 31 runners batted in... Tallied six doubles and five triples... Walked 11 times and hit by 11 pitches... Stole four bases... Finished with a .970 fielding percentage... Grabbed 60 putouts and four assists... Turned a double play... Set the program record for most times hit by pitch at 31... Third all time for games played and games started in a career (199/196).

2024 (Sr)
• NSIC All-Defensive Team
• NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award

 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• NSIC Spring All-Academic Team of Excellence

Appeared and started in 50 of the Beavers 51 games... Batted .336 with 46 hits in 137 at bats... Finished with a .394 slugging percentage, holding the highest on the team, and a .452 on-base percentage... Scored 14 runs and batted in 23 runs leading the team... Posted a .981 fielding percentage. 

2023 (Jr)
 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• Spring NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence

Appeared in 49 games and made 48 starts during her junior season with the Bemidji State softball team... Batted .316 on the season with 42 hits in 133 at bats to finish second on the team... Finished with a .444 slugging percentage and .391 on-base percentage to finish second in both categories on the team... Scored 17 runs during the season and batted in 24 runs... Hit seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, drew 11 walks and stole one base... Posted a .962 fielding percentage in right field. 

2022 (So)
The only one of two Beavers to appear all 50 games starting in 48 during her sophomore season with the Bemidji State softball team... Batted .227 on the season with 24 hits in 141 at bats to finish sixth on the team... Finished with a .255 slugging percentage and .270 on-base percentage to finish sixth in both categories... Scored 11 runs during the season and batted in 16 runs... Hit four doubles, drew four walks and stole one base... Posted a .963 fielding percentage in the outfield. 

High School
Molly is a three-year letter-winner for Downey High School’s softball program and one-year letter-winner for its volleyball program… Helped the Vikings win the San Gabriel Valley League Championship in 2018… Captained the Viking team in 2020… Graduated with honors at Downey High School and was a Mary Stauffer Scholar Athlete.

Personal
Daughter of Tom and Sharon Houts… Born on February 15, 2002… Majoring in English Education while attending Bemidji State… Father, Tom, played football at Indiana University and brother, Jake, played football at Kent State University.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2022Sophomore

    OF
    5'4"
    20
  • 20

    2023Junior

    OF
    5'4"
    20
  • 20

    2024Senior

    OF
    5'4"
    20
  • 20

    2025Graduate Student

    Right Fielder
    5'4"
    20