A transfer from Goldey-Beacom College, Molly Skelly joined the Rutgers-Camden softball program this season, leading the staff in wins (two), tying in complete games (four) and finishing second with 48-2/3 innings pitched.
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Academics: Member of the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and a Dean’s List student for the 2024 Fall and 2025 Spring semesters…Named a 2023-24 NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete during her freshman year at Goldey-Beacom College…One of 41 athletes at Rutgers-Camden on the 180-member 2025 Spring AD Honor Roll to post a 4.0 GPA.
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Softball 2025: Appeared in 17 games, making seven starts, nine relief appearances and one pinch-hitting appearance…Posted a 2-5 record and a 4.03 ERA, leading the team in wins…Hurled 48.2 innings, the second-highest total on the team…Tied for the team lead with four complete games…Finished second on the Raptors with 23 strikeouts, seven starts and nine relief appearances…Walked 21 and hit 11 batters…Made her Scarlet Raptor debut in a start against Oneonta (Feb. 25, Game 2), taking the loss in a 4-3 game after working three innings and allowing six hits and four runs, only two of them earned…Made three consecutive relief appearances against SUNY-New Paltz (Feb. 28, Game 1), SUNY-Geneseo (March 15) and Worcester State (March 18), working a total of 9.2 innings while allowing only nine hits and one earned run…Suffered a 4-1 loss in a start against Wisconsin-La Crosse (March 19), working six innings of five-hit ball and allowing four runs, only three earned, while walking two and striking out two…Earned her first Rutgers-Camden win in a 5-2 victory over Gwynedd Mercy (March 27, Game 2), hurling a complete game and allowing only six hits and two earned runs…Worked all eight innings and earned a 7-6 victory over New Jersey City (March 29, Game 1), allowing eight hits, six runs (only two earned), and three walks, while striking out two…Worked 0.2 innings and took the loss in a 6-1 game against Montclair State (April 5, Game 2), allowing four hits, one walk and three earned runs…Took a tough 3-2 loss in a complete-game performance against DeSales (April 10, Game 2), despite allowing only two earned runs and striking out her season high of seven batters…Had her final start in a 9-2 loss to Rowan (April 22, Game 2), working 2.2 innings and allowing eight hits and six runs (five earned), while walking three and striking out one.
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Pre-Rutgers: Pitched in seven games at Goldey-Beacom College in 2024, working eight innings…Posted a 0-1 record and a 6.13 ERA…Allowed 12 hits and seven earned runs…Walked six and struck out five…Collected two assists and one putout in three chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage…Worked a high of three innings against Bemidji State (March 4).
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High School: Earned four varsity softball letters at Sterling High School for Coaches Kelly Johnson (2019-21) and Pete Marlys (2021-23)…Second Team All-Conference in 2021…First Team All-Conference in 2022 and 2023…All-South Jersey in 2023…Also captured one varsity swimming letter…Graduated in 2023.
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Club Team: Jersey Outlaws
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Personal: Born April 28, 2005…Enjoys spending time with her family and friends and playing outside with her dogs…Psychology major at Rutgers-Camden who plans to continue her education in the field of psychology and hopefully obtain a PhD…Molly is the daughter of Jamie and Melanie Skelly of Blackwood.