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Molitor Officially Inducted to College Baseball Hall of Fame
8/28/2020 9:55:00 AM | Baseball
All-time Gopher great and 2004 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Paul Molitor was officially enshrined into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Thursday night during a virtual Night of Champions ceremony.
During the Night of Champions ceremony, Molitor sat down with Dani Wexelman and spoke about what the induction means to him, as well as reliving moments of his historic career in Maroon & Gold. Molitor's complete interview can be viewed above.
Molitor, who was elected to the College Hall of Fame back on August 6, also appeared on the Golden Gopher Podcast to discuss the latest achievement in his storied baseball career.
From 1975-77, Molitor excelled on the diamond for the Gophers, finishing with a career .350 batting average, 18 home runs, 11 triples, 159 hits, 245 total bases, 112 runs scored, 99 RBI and 52 stolen bases. In both 1976 and 1977, Molitor was honored as a First Team All-American as well as a First Team All-Big Ten recipient. In the latter of the two years, Molitor batted .325 with a team-high 20 stolen bases while leading Minnesota to a Big Ten Championship and an appearance at the College World Series.
During the Night of Champions ceremony, Molitor sat down with Dani Wexelman and spoke about what the induction means to him, as well as reliving moments of his historic career in Maroon & Gold. Molitor's complete interview can be viewed above.
Molitor, who was elected to the College Hall of Fame back on August 6, also appeared on the Golden Gopher Podcast to discuss the latest achievement in his storied baseball career.
From 1975-77, Molitor excelled on the diamond for the Gophers, finishing with a career .350 batting average, 18 home runs, 11 triples, 159 hits, 245 total bases, 112 runs scored, 99 RBI and 52 stolen bases. In both 1976 and 1977, Molitor was honored as a First Team All-American as well as a First Team All-Big Ten recipient. In the latter of the two years, Molitor batted .325 with a team-high 20 stolen bases while leading Minnesota to a Big Ten Championship and an appearance at the College World Series.
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