Madrey Signs with OKC Spark

The Oklahoma City Spark professional softball team has signed Liberty outfielder KK Madrey to play pro softball with their team, beginning this month.

The Spark, a professional fastpitch team based out of Oklahoma City, Okla., enters its third season. Formed in 2023, the Spark will open its 2025 season on June 15 with a four-game home series against the New York Rise. The team will compete primarily against the Florida Vibe, New York Rise and Texas Smoke.

A native of Newnan, Ga., Madrey joins a large group of Liberty softball players and staff who are participating in pro softball this summer.

Current Liberty Head Coach Dot Richardson will serve as the Vibe's head coach beginning this year, one of many Liberty connections on the team. Former Liberty assistant coach Bob Pinto will serve as an assistant coach with the Vibe this season.

Emily Kirby enters her fourth season with the Vibe, while Kara Canetto returns for her third season after serving as one of the team's batting leaders each of the last two years. 2025 NFCA All-American and Rawlings Gold Glove winner Rachel Roupe begins her pro career with the Vibe this year. Additionally, first-year Vibe player Emma Ritter, a two-time All-American for Virginia Tech, served on Coach Richardson's staff at Liberty this season.

Madrey had an amazing senior season, playing an elite center field while also serving as one of the top basestealers in the nation. The center fielder was named to both the NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region first team and CUSA All-Conference first team. She stole a program-record 50 bases, ranking second among all NCAA Division I softball players. Madrey is ranked second in CUSA in conference-only batting average (.430) and third in overall batting average (.402). She is the first Lady Flame since 2007 to finish with a .400 batting average or better.

She posted 22 multiple hit games, including six three-hit contests. She stole three bases in a game five times. Madrey finished the season on a tear, reaching base safely in 22 of the last 23 games. A highlight-reel play waiting to happen, Madrey has made numerous SC Top 10-worthy catches this season.

The Lady Flames finished the season with a 50-15 record, setting a new program record for single-season victories. Liberty won both the Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles for the second year in a row. The team made history at the 2025 NCAA Bryan-College Station Regional, winning two out of three games against No. 1 Texas A&M to earn its first-ever Super Regional appearance. The Lady Flames were the first team in the Super Regional era to knock out the No. 1 national seed in the Regional round.

Schedule

Players Mentioned

KK Madrey

Rachel Roupe