Illinois Wesleyan senior catcher Pat Mollo (Naperville, Ill., Naperville North HS) was a 2016 second team preseason All-American selection in d3baseball.com after a sophomore season when he was chosen to first team of all-region squads selected by American Baseball Coaches Association and d3baseball.com
Also as a sophomore he was named to first team of all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin baseball squads and was IWU''s "Most Valuable Player" as he hit .361 with team-highs of 18 doubles and eight home runs.
Majoring in English (journalism) at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Ray and Pat Mollo.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: Still TBD.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: How to write a paper for a book you didn’t read
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Tuhhhhkeeeeys!
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Philosophy of Symbolic Logic sophomore year- 60%
I’m deathly afraid of ... : A confrontational Bubba after Daddios
Worst habit: Torching Nick Huskisson fastballs
Most expensive traffic ticket: $200 for going 61 in a 40
Language I’d like to learn: Italian
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Currently have an iPhone 4, so basically I am surviving without a cell phone.
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Just asked her and she said “driven”… what she doesn’t know won't hurt her.
Favorite sports figures: Anyone except Lebron James - that guy sucks.
My greatest moment in sports was: Playing shortstop for a few games my freshman year. That’s a lot of beef up the middle.
The best player I ever faced was: Zach Burdi
Worst dresser on my team: Matthew Banatis. I think that’s two years running for him. Kid has got to get a grip.
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Moldy cup of ranch from Mugsys
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Stephanie Prentice
Favorite food: Pizza
Vegetable I won’t eat: Squash
Pepsi or Coke? Coke. End of story.
Favorite TV show: "Shameless"
Favorite musical group: OMG Chainsmokers play Paris!
Favorite movie: Basically any Tarantino movie.
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Chris Pratt
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Squeaking by College: Starring Pat Mollo"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez
My dream job would be: Chief Executive Officer at Seam Street LLC
Place I’d most like to live: Within a 10-mile radius of wherever Gino Cavalieri is
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: One of Khaleesi’s dragons
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Sky dive and steal the bean bag from Ames
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My photo album of Adam O’Grady
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Me. #Blessed
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Chess Club
