2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Kyle Molnar
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Aliso Viejo, Calif.
- High School:
- Aliso Niguel HS
2018
Made one appearance on the season earning win at Utah on April 14 after tossing a shutout inning.
2017
Did not play due to injury.
2016
Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American...honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection...made 13 starts, posting a 5-5 record with a 3.32 ERAโฆtied for the team lead in wins and posted the lowest ERA among UCLA startersโฆstruck out 72 batters and walked 20 over 76 inningsโฆstruck out at least five batters in eight of 13 startsโฆfinished ninth in the Pac-12 and second among Pac-12 freshmen in strikeoutsโฆheld opponents to a .244 batting average against, third best on the teamโฆposted the second best strikeout-to-walk ratio on the team (3.6/1)โฆmade eight starts during Pac-12 play, posting a 3-4 record and a 3.10 ERAโฆthird on the team in strikeouts (49) and innings (49.1) during conference playโฆheld conference opponents to a .241 batting average against, second best on the teamโฆmade his first career start on February 21 against North Carolina becoming the first freshman starting pitcher to start on opening weekend since Adam Plutko in 2011โฆallowed just two runs on five hits over six innings to earn his first career win in a victory over Texas on March 13โฆnamed Pac-12 Player of the Week after striking out a career-high 11 batters over seven innings in a win over Washington State on March 20โฆagainst Washington State, he retired the final 13 batters faced, including a run of eight consecutive strikeouts, the most in school history since David Huff struck out nine in-a-row on February 18, 2006 against Pacificโฆstruck out eight batters and allowed just one unearned run over seven innings at Arizona on March 26โฆallowed just two hits over seven shutout innings to earn the victory over Oregon on April 23โฆcarried a no-hitter through 6.1 innings and finished with a season-high 7.2 shutout innings and nine strikeouts to defeat UC Irvine on May 8.
2015 (Summer)
Played for the Walla Walla Sweets in the West Coast League ... made six appearances (four starts) โฆ went 1-1 with a 3.75 ERA over 24 innings pitched โฆ struck out 19 batters, while conceding 12 walks โฆ allowed no earned runs in two of his six appearances โฆ threw a complete game no-hitter on July 27 at Kitsap, striking out eight men โฆ helped lead Walla Walla to a 22-31 overall record and a fourth place finish in the West Coast League East Division.
High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Aliso Niguel High School (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) under head coach Craig Hanson โฆ drafted in the 25th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals โฆ ranked No. 47 on Baseball Americaโs Top 50 Prospects for the 2015 MLB Draft โฆ ranked No. 23 on Baseball Americaโs 2015 Top 100 High School Prospects โฆ 2015 Perfect Game USA first team All-American โฆ 2015 Perfect Game USA California Region first team All-American โฆ ranked No. 8 on Perfect Game USAโs list of Top 500 High School prospects in California for 2015 โฆ competed for the U.S. 18U National Team at the 18U COPABE Pan American Championship, leading the team to the gold medal โฆ threw back-to-back one-hitters against Panama and Mexico, combining to throw a team-high 13 innings, while striking out 11 โฆ named to Perfect Game All-American Classic West Team โฆ retired the side in order in his one inning of work โฆ 2014 Under Armour All-American โฆ played for the Milwaukee Brewers at the 2013 and 2014 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ named to the 2014 Rawlings Top Prospect team at the Perfect Game USA National Showcase โฆ named to the All-Tournament Team at the 17U Perfect Game USA World Series โฆ 2013 and 2014 Perfect Game USA Underclass First Team All-American โฆ named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Second Team โฆ named to the 2014 All-CIF Southern Section Division II First Team โฆ as a senior at Aliso Niguel HS, went 7-4 with a 1.57 ERA in 13 starts, leading his team to the second round of the CIF-SS Division I playoffs โฆ struck out 86 batters, walking just 11, in 76 innings pitched โฆ as a junior, recorded a 10-2 record with a 1.81 ERA in 15 appearances (13 starts), while leading his team to the finals of the CIF-SS Division II playoffs โฆ posted 81 strikeouts in 81 innings, while also hitting .320 with three home runs, seven doubles, one triple, 17 RBIs and 24 runs in 33 games at the plate โฆ as a sophomore, recorded an 8-3 record with a 2.25 ERA in 15 appearances (13 starts) โฆ totaled 62 strikeouts in 77.2 innings, while also hitting .348 with three homeruns, nine doubles, one triple, 19 RBIs and 20 runs in 32 games at the plate โฆ as a freshman, appeared in 16 games (12 starts), posting a record of 5-3 with a 1.44 ERA โฆ racked up 27 strikeouts in 53.1 innings, and hit .288 with three doubles, nine RBIs and seven runs in 29 games at the plate.
Personal
Full name: Kyle Steven Molnar โฆ born in Upland, Calif. โฆ parents are David and Kristin Molnar โฆ has an older brother Matt (21) and a younger sister Jenna (16) โฆ decided to attend UCLA to play for a national championship and to acquire a good education โฆ lists his biggest athletic thrill as winning the gold medal in Mexico with the U.S. 18U National Team โฆ admires Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Jered Weaver โฆ lists his hobbies outside of baseball as playing basketball, going to the beach and hanging out with friends โฆ something you may not know about Kyle is that heโs been in a hurricane โฆ majoring in Political Science.
Career Highs
Innings - 7.2 vs. UC Irvine (5/8/16)
Strikeouts - 11 vs. Washington State (3/20/16)
