Madison Kotchey

Class:
Freshman
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Hummelstown, Pa.
Position:
1B
Prev School:
Lower Dauphin HS

2016 (So.)
• Competed in 17 games, including 15 starts (13 – 1B, 2 – DP)
• Named Big South Player of the Week on March 21, after batting .500 with three doubles, two homers and five RBI in conference-opening sweep of Winthrop
• For the season, batted .286 (12-for-42) with four doubles, three homers, nine RBI, nine runs scored, a .595 slugging percentage and .423 on-base percentage
• Went 2-for-2 with two RBI in season debut against La Salle (March 12)
• Batted 2-for-3 with a double, homer and three RBI in game one against Winthrop (March 18), before going 2-for-3 with double, home run and two RBI in game two
• Homered at Presbyterian (April 9)

2015 (Fr.)
• Appeared in 53 games, making 48 starts (43 – 1B, 5 – DP)
• Big South All-Freshman team member
• Batted .273 with 10 doubles, five homers, 31 RBI, 19 runs scored, 23 walks, a .392 on-base percentage and .448 slugging percentage
• Team leader in RBI, while tying for second in doubles and ranking second in walks
• Recorded 10 multiple-hit games and a team-leading eight multiple-RBI contests
• Over the last 13 games of the season, hit .436 with three doubles, three homers and 15 RBI
• Registered her first career hit versus Middle Tennessee (Feb. 14)
• Staged an eight-game hitting streak, March 6-20
• Launched her first career home run at Gardner-Webb (March 14)
• Hit three-run double against Rider in first inning at first game in Liberty Softball Stadium history (March 19)
• Batted 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBI against Coastal Carolina (April 18)
• Went 3-for-3 with two doubles against Hampton (April 21)
• Posted back-to-back two-hit games to close out conference play at Winthrop (April 24-26)
• Drove in two runs during 2-for-3 game against Charleston Southern at conference tournament (May 7)
• Hit her first career grand slam at Big South Softball Championship against Coastal Carolina (May 8)

Prep
• Graduated from Lower Dauphin High School
• Four-year letterwinner and varsity starter
• Mid-Penn MVP at first base during all four years of high school
• Hit .489 as a freshman
• Batted .562 as a sophomore, earning first-team all-state mention
• Named to Big 11 first team during sophomore season
• Voted second team Big 11 as a freshman, junior and senior
• Also played basketball at Lower Dauphin
• Three-year honor roll member

Personal
• Daughter of Keith and Joelisa Kotchey
• Majoring in business: human resources
• Birthday is Sept. 12