Maddy Labrador

Photo by: Robert Goldberg

Photo by: Tessa Mortensen

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Position:
Infield
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lexington
Hometown:
Lexington, S.C.

Labrador's Ball State Statistics
CAREER | 2017 GBG

CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2018 SEASON
• 2017 First Team All-Mid-American Conference
• MAC West Division Player of the Week (March 27, 2017)
• Has scored four game-winning runs, while driving in five game-winning RBI over her Ball State career
• Played in 53 of a possible 58 games over her Ball State career, earning 53 starts with 47 coming at second base and six as the designated player
• On Ball State’s Career Charts: 10th in slugging percentage (.521), 13th in on base percentage (.395), T-19th in home runs (7)
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts: T-16th in doubles (13 in 2017)

2017 (Jr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … All-Mid-American Conference First Team selection … named MAC West Division Player of the Week on March 27 … played in and started 53 games, with 47 starts coming at second base and six as the designated player … tied for second on the team with seven home runs, which places her in a tie for 19th in program history for career home runs … second on the squad with a .305 batting average, including 13 doubles, a triple and seven home runs … also second on the squad with 33 runs scored, while ranking fifth with 24 RBI … finished the season with 13 multiple hit games and five multiple RBI games … opened her Ball State career with a leadoff single in the season-opening victory over DePaul (Feb. 10) … her first multiple hit game came versus Drake (Feb. 17), when she went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and four runs scored in a 17-2 (5) victory … drove in her first three Ball State RBIs in an 11-1 (5) win over Penn (March 3), going 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run, a double and a two-run single … had a banner day in Ball State’s 9-4 win at FAU (March 9), going 3-for-5 at the plate with a single in the second inning and home runs in both the fifth and seventh frames … scored three runs total versus the Owls, including what stood to be the game-winner … drove in what stood as the game-winning run versus Northern Kentucky with a solo home run in the third inning … opened her MAC career by blasting a 1-2 pitch over the fence in her first at bat at Buffalo (March 24) to score what stood as the game-winning run in a 6-0 victory … scored what proved to be the game-winning run at Indiana State (March 29) after being placed on second in the eighth inning per international tiebreaker rules … drove in the first three runs in Ball State’s come-from behind 6-5 victory in the series opener versus Miami (April 1) with a three-run blast to right-center field … the home run sparked a streak of 18 games in which she reached base safely which was the longest streak for a Ball State player in 2017 … had a double and her first Ball State triple in the come-from-behind win in the second game of a doubleheader versus Northern Illinois (April 4) … drove in what stood to be the game-winning run in the opener of a twinbill versus Eastern Michigan (April 15) with a bases loaded walk … plated what proved to be the game-winning runs in both ends of the doubleheader versus Toledo (April 21) with a sixth-inning RBI double in the opener and a third inning sacrifice fly in the nightcap … strung together a season-long seven game hitting streak starting in the second game versus Eastern Michigan (April 15) and ending after the second game at Central Michigan (April 29), which also concluded her 18-game streak of reaching base safely … finished the season with 106 putouts, 67 assists and a .972 fielding percentage … had a hand in turning seven double plays.

Spartanburg Methodist College – 2016 (So.): Helped guide the Pioneers to a 55-11 record, including an undefeated run in NJCAA Region X … SMU won the Region X regular season and tournament championships … NJCAA District I Champions and NJCAA National Tournament participant … team put together a 28-game winning streak during the season … NJCAA Region X Player of the Year … NJCAA Marucci Elite Hitter Award … Region X First Team … led the Pioneers with a .497 batting average, including 16 doubles, five triples and six home runs … scored a team-high 67 runs, while adding 38 RBIs … finished the season with a .544 on base percentage and a .781 slugging percentage.

USC-AIKEN – 2015: Redshirted at USC-Aiken

USC-AIKEN – 2014 (Fr.): Started all 49 games at second base … finished the season with a .230 batting average with six doubles and four home runs … ranked second on the team with 20 runs scored, while collecting 14 RBIs … her first career hit was a two-run home run in the season-opening 8-0 (5) victory over Coker (Feb. 7).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball at Lexington High School for coach Russel Spires … a four-time all-region selection … was an all-state selection and earned a spot in the North/South Game.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeannie Doyle and Richard Labrador … has one brother, Pierce, who played baseball at Newberry college … her father participated in track & field at the University of South Carolina … born May 3, 1995 in Lexington, S.C. … full name is Madison Hope Labrador … majoring in general studies.