2018 Softball Roster
Madison Lee
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Cerritos
- Hometown:
- Cerritos, Calif.
END OF CAREER NOTES
• Graduated in the spring of 2019 with a degree in legal studies
• 2016 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team
• 2016 MAC All-Freshman Team
• 2017-18 Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete
• 2018 & 2019 Academic All-MAC
• Has scored eight game-winning runs, while driving in seven game-winning RBI over her Ball State career
• Played in 182 of a possible 222 games over her Ball State career, earning 162 starts with 68 as the designated player, 50 at catcher, 34 in right field, eight at first base and two in left field
• On Ball State’s Career Charts: 10th in fielding percentage (.987), T-13th in walks (65)
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts: T-1st in highest fielding percentage (1.000 in 2017), 16th in on base percentage (.443 in 2016)
2019 (Sr.): Earned fourth letter at Ball State ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... played in 28 games, earning 21 starts ... made 19 starts as catcher and two in right field ... collected four hits on the season ... also drew six walks and was hit by a pitch once, while tallying two sacrifice bunts ... her first hit of the season was an RBI single versus Delaware (Feb. 16) ... also drew her first walk of the year in the game ... collected her second hit of the season with a single versus Cleveland State (March 16) ... tallied her second RBI single of the season in the fourth inning of the win at Northern Illinois (April 2) ... smashed her first home run of the season with a solo blast in the second inning of the opening game versus Bowling Green (April 6) … finished the season with 107 putouts and 10 assists while committing just two errors for a .983 fielding percentage ... also threw out three batters trying to steal.
2018 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete … Academic All-MAC … played in 49 games, earning 43 starts … made 21 starts in right field, 14 as catcher, seven as the designated player and one at first base … finished the season with a .261 batting average, including six doubles and four home runs … also drew 14 walks and was hit by a pitch once for a .344 on base percentage … drove in 22 RBI, while scoring 17 runs … scored what proved to be the game-winning run in three contests, while driving in the game-winning run twice … had five multiple hit games and five multiple RBI games … scored the game-winning run versus NC State (Feb. 10) after registering her first double of the season in the opening inning … went 3-for-3 with three RBIs at ECU (Feb. 24), including driving in what proved to be the game-winning run with a three-run home run to left field in the top of the fourth inning … registered her second three-run home run of the season versus LIU-Brooklyn (March 9) to drive in the game-winning run in that contest … came around to score what proved to be the game-winning run in the series opener at Akron (March 30) after blasting a two-run double to center field to tie the score … the double started a season-high five-game hitting streak and a season-best five-game streak of reaching base safely … also scored the game winning the next day in the first game of a doubleheader versus the Zips after drawing a one-out walk in the second inning … blasted solo home runs in the second game victory over Western Michigan (April 13) and in the first game at Toledo (May 5) … registered at least one hit in 24 games … finished the season with 93 putouts and five assists, while registering a .980 fielding percentage.
2017 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … played in 54 games, earning 48 starts … made 32 starts as the designated player, 11 in right field, three as catcher and two in left field … finished the season with a .254 batting average, including six doubles and a pair of home runs … also drew 21 walks and was hit by a pitch three times for a .365 on base percentage … drove in 17 RBI, while scoring 15 runs ... had eight multiple hit games and four multiple RBI games … opened the season by driving in what proved to be the game-winning run versus DePaul (Feb. 10), with a first inning RBI single to left-center field … reached base via a walk versus Hartford (March 3) to begin a season-high streak of 12 straight games reaching base safely … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run versus Towson (March 4) with a two-run double in the second inning of the 10-0 (5) victory … scored what proved to be the game-winning run versus Butler (March 18) after reaching base on a first inning single in the 7-1 win … drove in herself for the game-winning run in the rematch versus Butler (March 22) with a first inning home run … also deposited a three-run blast over the wall in left center in the fourth inning and drew a RBI walk in the sixth to finish the game 2-for-3 with five RBI and a pair runs scored … put together a 3-for-3 effort in the first game of a doubleheader versus Eastern Michigan (April 15), with a RBI single in the first and a RBI double in the second inning of the 9-0 (5) victory … finished the season with 51 putouts and five assists, while earning a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
2016 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … named to the NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team … MAC All-Freshman Team … played in each of the final 51 games, starting the final 50 … started 29 games as the designated player, 14 games at catcher and seven games at first base … led the Ball State offense and ranked seventh in the MAC with a .345 batting average … also led the squad in hits (49), walks (24) and on base percentage (.443) … made the most of her first career at bat versus No. 25 South Alabama (Feb. 13), splitting the outfielders in left-center field for a pinch hit double … blasted her first of three career home runs in the top of the second inning versus No. 24 Texas (Feb. 19), which also marked her first career RBI … reached base safely in a team-high 16 straight games starting with a first-inning single at FGCU (March 4) and ending with a pair of singles and a walk in the first game of a doubleheader at Miami (March 26) … led the Ball State offense with 13 multiple hit games, including three three-hit contests … played a direct role in five of Ball State's wins, scoring the game-winning run three times and driving in the winning RBI twice … her first career game-winning RBI came on a double to left field versus Valparaiso (Feb. 28), which was also her first career three-hit and three-RBI game … her second game-winning RBI scored courtesy of another double, this time to right field, versus Central Michigan (April 23) … scored the winning runs at Houston (Feb. 20) and in the first games of doubleheaders versus Ohio (April 2) and Western Michigan (April 29) … also tallied three hits in the second game of a doubleheader at Northern Illinois (April 5) and at Indiana (April 20) … strung together a season-long five-game hitting streak starting with the first game of a doubleheader versus Central Michigan (April 23) and ending with a hit versus Western Michigan (April 30) … finished the season with a .991 fielding percentage, including 108 putouts, five assists and one error.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball at Cerritos High School for coach Mike Freeman … three-time All-Suburban League selection, earning second team honors as a freshman before picking up first team accolades as a sophomore and junior … helped guide the Dons to back-to-back Suburban League Championships her junior and senior years … team earned a 20-8 (12-0 SL) record her senior year and a 20-4 (11-1 SL) record her junior campaign … recorded a .408 batting average with seven doubles, 17 runs scored and 19 RBIs her junior season … hit .196 with three doubles, 12 runs scored and five RBIs as a senior … team’s top defensive player as a freshman and coaches award winner as a sophomore … named All-Area Second Team and Telegram Dream Team Second Team as a junior … also earned three letters in volleyball at Cerritos.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Glen and Lizbeth Lee … has one brother, Emery, and one sister, Kainoa … born Feb. 5, 1997 in Lakewood, Calif. … full name is Madison Reece Leinani Lee … graduated in the spring of 2019 with a degree in legal studies.
