Inducted February 10, 2023
Tracey Balinskas encompassed the full picture of what it meant to be a Molloy student-athlete: excelling on the field as a four-year member of the softball team, performing at the highest level in the classroom as a multi-year Scholar-Athlete, and dedicating her time to being an involved member of the community in various service projects.
While donning the maroon and white, Balinskas took home an East Coast Conference Championship as a freshman in 2013, appeared in two NCAA Tournaments, was named an All-Conference First Team selection all four seasons, earned the league's Player of the Year distinction as a junior, tabbed to All-Region squad four times by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and the Conference Commissioners Association and was an All-America Honorable Mention.
Off the field, she was a three-time NFCA Scholar-Athlete, the 2016 ECC Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, an Academic All-District and All-American selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America, and was a Top-30 honoree for the annual NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
Her name is etched in the softball record books as the all-time doubles leader while ranking second in hits, runs, and total bases, third in home runs and slugging percentage, and fourth in walks. She also holds the single-game record for hits, walks, and home runs.
