2015 Softball Roster
Maddy Grimm
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- INF
- Hometown:
- Stahlstown, Pa.
- Prev School:
- Ligonier Valley
- High School:
- Ligonier Valley
Career
• Kent State's all-time leader in home runs (69) and RBIs (192)
• Three-time NFCA All-Mideast Region First Team (2015-17)
• NFCA All-Mideast Region Third Team (2014)
• 2017 MAC Player of the Year
• 2017 Nan Harvey Award recipient
• Three-time All-MAC First Team (2015-17)
• Two-time MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2015, 2016)
• Three-time Academic All-MAC (2015-17)
• Seven-time MAC East Player of the Week
• Two-time MAC All-Tournament Team (2016, 2017)
2017
• MAC Player of the Year
• Nan Harvey Award recipient
• Academic All-MAC
• MAC All-Tournament Team
• Hit .329 (52-for-158) with 19 home run, 55 RBIs and 50 runs scored
• Led the MAC in home runs, RBIs, walks (51), on base percentage (.498) and slugging percentage (.778).
• One of only three players in the country with 50 RBIs, runs and walks.
• Had three two home run games (Murray State Feb. 11, Ohio Mar. 4, Bowling Green May 7).
• Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double and seven RBIs against Murray State (Feb. 11).
• Was 2-for-2 with a home run, base hit, three RBIs and an intentional walk against #9 Alabama (Mar. 28).
• Went 3-for-3 with a home run, a double and two RBIs against #19 Michigan (Mar. 19).
• Scored the game-winning run against Ohio in the eighth inning at the MAC Tournament Championship en route to the tournament championship.
• MAC Player of the Week Feb. 14 for batting .357 with two home runs sand 13 RBIs at the Mercer Invitational.
• MAC Player of the Week Apr. 10 for hitting .636 with four home runs and eight RBIs in 11 at-bats with seven walks against NIU and Ohio.
2016
• NFCA All-Mideast Region First Team selection
• All-MAC First Team selection
• Named to MAC All-Tournament Team
• MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete selection
• Academic All-MAC selection
• Named MAC East Player of the Week two times
• Set Kent State single-season records with 51 runs scored and 124 total bases
• Team leader in several additional offensive statistics, including batting average (.327), hits (55), doubles (13), walks (35), on-base percentage (.449) and slugging percentage (.738)
• Had 14 multi-hit games and 8 multi-RBI games
2015
• NFCA All-Mideast Region First Team selection
• All-MAC First Team selection
• MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete selection
• Academic All-MAC selection
• Named MAC East Player of the Week two times
• Set Kent State single-season records with 19 home runs, 54 RBIs, 121 total bases and .852 slugging percentage
• Team leader in several additional offensive statistics, including batting average (.373),  walks (21) and on-base percentage (.452)
• Had 13 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games
2014
• NFCA All-Mideast Region Third Team selection
• Named MAC East Player of the Week three times
• Started all 45 games during freshman season
• Tied Kent State single-season record with 13 home runs
• Set freshman record 44 RBI, which ranks third on the KSU single-season list
• Team leader in several offensive statistics, including runs scored (34), walks (26), on-base percentage (.409) and slugging percentage (.667)
• Second on the team with 38 hits and a .288 batting average
• Totaled seven doubles, two triples and two stolen bases
• Led the MAC with 16 walks in conference games
• Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors
Prior to Kent State
• Three-time all-state selection at shortstop for Ligonier Valley
• Guided Ligonier Valley to three consecutive conference titles
• Batted .579 with 10 home runs and 31 RBIs during junior season
• Earned a total of 14 varsity letters in high school: softball (4), soccer (4), basketball (4) and football (2)
• Two-time Greensburg Tribune-Review Female Athlete of the Year
Personal
• Daughter of Terry and April Grimm
• Has one brother, Taylor
• Majoring in Exercise Science
