Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 13
Madi Young
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Crown Point
- Hometown:
- Crown Point, Ind.
NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATS
2025
2024
2023
2022
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Bowling Green |
2025
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Pitched in nine games, making a pair of starts
- One of those starts came on the road against the four-time defending national champions
- Was 0-2 with a 9.33 ERA in 12 innings of work
- Had an ERA of just 3.23 in neutral-site games, allowing opponents to bat just .226 against her
- Pitched in relief in three of the five games at the season-opening Spartan Classic
- Fired a scoreless one-two-three inning in BGSU's day-two win over Monmouth
- Made her first start of the season at #2 Oklahoma, as the Falcons took the four-time defending national champions to extra innings
- Pitched in four of BGSU's five games at the Chanticleer Showdown
- Allowed only two earned runs and three hits in 5 2/3 innings of relief work vs. UConn in the opening game that weekend
- Walked just one batter in 7 2/3 total innings that weekend
2024
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team, earning that honor for the second-straight year
- Pitched in 13 games on the season, making three starts
- Was 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in 28 innings of work
- In MAC action, pitched in eight contests, starting one
- Had an ERA of 6.61 against league foes
- Pitched in two games at the Battle at the Beach on the season's opening weekend
- Made a relief appearance against host Coastal Carolina, then started the Louisville game
- Came on in relief in two games at the Hoosier Classic the next weekend, pitching 2 1/3 innings against Valparaiso
- Pitched an inning and a third of scoreless, hitless relief against Toledo
- Saw action in all three games of the Ball State series, pitching four or more innings in two of the three appearances
- Led the Falcons in innings pitched (10 1/3) and ERA (4.06) during the BSU series
- In the opening game, pitched four innings and allowed no runs and four hits
- Threw 4 2/3 innings of relief in the final contest in Muncie
- Pitched in relief against Central Michigan two days later as well
- Led BG pitchers with 5 1/3 innings of work at Kent State
- That included a start in which she allowed just one earned run in four innings
- Started the second game of the Youngstown State DH, allowing four runs and six hits in four innings
2023
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete as well
- Pitched in 14 games, making four starts
- Had a 5.66 ERA, with one complete game and one save
- Threw a total of 29 2/3 innings on the year
- Nine of her appearances, and three of her four starts, came in MAC play
- Had a team-low 4.85 ERA in 26 innings in conference contests
- Made her season debut against Western Illinois at the DePaul Dome Invitational
- Also saw action vs. UConn the next week, with two strikeouts among the four hitters she retired
- Pitched an inning of scoreless, one-hit ball against Western Michigan
- Made appearances in two of the three games vs. WMU, and also saw action at Buffalo that weekend
- Pitched two innings vs. Ball State, and did not allow an earned run
- Threw a complete game on the road against league-leading Central Michigan
- Allowed only one run and four hits through four innings, before the Chippewas tacked on several late-inning runs
- Pitched 4 2/3 innings of relief against Kent State
- Started the series opener at Northern Illinois, and allowed just three hits (and no earned runs) in 2 2/3 innings
2022
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Pitched in six games, making one start
- Had an 0-1 record and an 8.08 ERA in 8 2/3 innings of work
- Appeared in two home games, with a 0.00 ERA and three strikeouts in five innings
- Appeared in one game at the DePaul Dome Tournament on the season's opening weekend
- Made her debut against Seattle, pitching 1 1/3 innings and striking out one
- Earned a save vs. Detroit Mercy in her Meserve Field debut, pitching a shutout inning of relief
- Allowed a hit to the leadoff batter, then set down the next three Titans
- In the longest outing of her BGSU career to date, threw four innings of relief against Akron
- Allowed two runs (both unearned) and seven hits, walking one Zip and striking out three
- Made her first collegiate start at Ball State
- Came on in relief in the final regular-season game, at Kent State
- Pitched the final inning against Kansas in the NISC
- Wore uniform #29 as a freshman
Crown Point High School |
Crown Point, Ind. |
- A four-year letterwinner at Crown Point H.S. ('21)
- Earned All-Area Team honors on multiple occasions
- Played in 45 high-school games and had only one loss in the circle
- Hit .310 in her career, and had an ERA of 1.98
- Helped the Bulldogs capture a regional title and advance to the semifinals of the Class 4A state tournament in 2019
- Team won the league (Duneland Athletic Conference) title in 2018
Personal |
- Born in Merrillville, Ind.
- Daughter of Mike and Angie Young
- Has an older brother, Carson
- Plans to major in criminal justice at BGSU
- Has played travel ball, most recently for Ohio Lasers after spending five years with the Beverly Bandits
- Lists her father as her biggest influence
SB: First Pitch Dinner Recap (Jan. 11, 2024)
Wednesday, January 24
BGSU-CMU Softball Highlights (May 13, 2022)
Saturday, May 14
BGSU In The Nest : Nikki and Alex Sorgi (Softball)
Wednesday, May 08
BG Softball Beats Akron in Game 1 on Senior Day 4.27
Saturday, April 27
