Madi McCoy

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Madi McCoy in Chattanooga - Feb 14 15 2020

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Position:
Shortstop
Height:
5-9
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Washington
Hometown:
Washington, Ill.

McCOY ON THE BGSU CAREER LISTS
Through the end of the 2021 season, Madi McCoy was ranked on the following BGSU career lists...

Slugging pct. (.617, FIRST)
Multiple-HR Games (4, T-FIRST)
Batting avg. (.348, third)
Homers (21, T-seventh)
Sacrifice Flies (4, T-12th)
Runs Batted In (80, T-14th)

She compiled these numbers while playing the equivalent of roughly two seasons in a BGSU uniform (missed one-third of the 2019 season due to injury, then saw the 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19)

2021 HONORS & AWARDS

MAC Medal of Excellence
Falcon Medal of Honor
All-MAC First Team
NFCA All-Mideast Region Second Team
Academic All-MAC Team
MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
MAC Player of the Week (May 11, 2021)
Listed among NFCA's Louisville Slugger/Wilson Selected Top Performances of the Week (May 11, 2021)
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete

2021

Named to the All-MAC First Team
Also was named to the NFCA All-Mideast Region Second Team
Was BGSU's female recipient of the MAC Medal of Excellence, an award given to just one male and one female student-athlete at each conference school
Was the school's female recipient of the Falcon Medal of Honor, the highest award given by the athletic department, at the Ziggys, the athletic department's end-of-year (virtual) awards ceremony
That award goes to just one male and one female athlete across all sports at the University
Also was one of three finalists for BGSU's Female Senior Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year award
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
And, was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, a 'best of the best' list of student-athletes who earned both all-conference and academic all-conference honors
Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Started 50 games and batted .380, the third-highest average in school history
A total of 27 of her 60 hits went for extra bases
In addition to BA, added her name to the BGSU single-season lists for slugging pct. (.696, second), RBI (43, second), homers (11, T-fourth), total bases (110, fifth), doubles (15, T-sixth), hits (60, seventh) and sac flies (3, T-ninth)
Led the team in batting average, doubles, homers, RBI, total bases, OBP and slugging pct.
Became the first player in school history with three multiple-homer games in the same season
Hit .423 in MAC games, the highest average by a BGSU player since 2006
Had an OBP of .463 and an eye-popping .784 slugging pct. in MAC games
Overall, ranked fifth in the MAC in doubles and doubles per game; sixth in slugging, homers, RBI and total bases; seventh in hits; and ninth in BA
Started all four games at Cleveland State on opening weekend, with three hits
Scored three runs in the final game of that series, an 8-7 victory in nine innings
The next weekend, had an RBI double in the eighth inning as BG beat Winthrop
Went 2-for-4 and drove in another run vs. Furman at the Winthrop tourney
The following weekend, had a stellar game vs. Indiana State, going 2-for-3 with a double, a homer, two runs and two RBI
Doubled and scored the game's first run in the fourth inning vs. the Sycamores, then homered with two outs in the sixth to tie the contest at 2-2
In the seventh, had a sac fly to drive in one of BG's six runs in that frame, as the Falcons broke the game wide open
Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI vs. Valparaiso, with a triple and a homer among her three hits
Walked, singled, scored two runs and drove in one in a win at Dayton
Had a monster series vs. Central Michigan, going 8-for-12 with three doubles, three runs and five RBI
Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run and two RBI in the opener
Then, was 3-for-4 in the second game, adding a walk, a run, a stolen base and three RBI
Was 1-for-2 with a walk in game three, and went 2-for-3 with another double and another run in the final game of the weekend
Had a hit and scored a run in each of the first two games at Ball State, adding a walk in the opener
Was 1-for-2 in the third game of the series, then went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI in the finale
Again went 1-for-2, with a double and a pair of walks in the series opener vs. Akron, driving in a run
The next day, had a hit in each end of BGSU's doubleheader sweep of the Zips
In that day's first game, drew a walk, then had a sixth-inning double to drive home the lone run in a 1-0 win
Had a hit and scored two runs in the nightcap
Was finally held without a hit in the last game of the series, but drove in a run with a sac fly
That snapped her hitting streak at 12 games and her streak of reaching base at 15 games
Had five hits, including two doubles, in the Buffalo series
Went 5-for-12 over the final three games at UB, with a hit and an RBI in Friday's second game
The next day, had two hits, including a double, in each game, driving in a run in the opener
In the nightcap, drove in a pair of runs, including the game-winning RBI as her sixth-inning double broke a 4-4 tie
Had four hits, including a pair of homers, in the series at Ohio
Had a solo homer in the series opener
Then, in game three, hit a three-run homer as part of a seven-run third inning
Drove in another run with a sac fly in that game, a 10-0, five-inning win
Went 2-for-3 in the final game of the Ohio series, a 2-1 victory
Had two more hits in BG's next game, a nine-inning win at Toledo
Was injured late in that game and missed that weekend's Kent State series, but returned in time for the home DH vs. Toledo the following week
Homered in her first two at-bats vs. the Rockets, for the first two-HR game by a BG player since she went deep twice in late April of 2019
Also had a hit in the second game of the DH
Went 2-for-3 with a walk and a three-run homer vs. Miami
Had a hit in the next game, as BGSU defeated the MAC-leading RedHawks, 2-1
Drew a bases-loaded walk in a home win over Western Michigan
Had an epic four-game series at Northern Illinois, hitting .688 (11-for-16) with a slugging pct. of 1.688 in the four games
At one point, reached base in 10 consecutive plate appearances, and after the Huskies finally got her out (on a line drive to RF), homered in her final two at-bats in the series
Had a hit in a 1-0 win in the opener in DeKalb, then went 10-for-12 (.833) over the final three games of the series
In the second contest, set a school record for hits in a game, going 5-for-5
Had two doubles and two homers among those five hits
Went 2-for-3 with two more doubles and a walk in Saturday’s first game, then was 3-for-4 with five RBI in the last game
In the latter contest, homered two more times, for her second multiple-HR game in as many days and her third in the span of a week and a half
In the process (as mentioned earlier), became the first player in BGSU history ever to have three multiple-homer games in a season
Also tied the school record with four multi-HR contests in her career
For her efforts in the WMU DH and the NIU series, was named MAC Player of the Week on May 11
Additionally, she was listed among NFCA's Louisville Slugger/Wilson Selected Top Performances of the Week that same day
Had a hit in each game of the season-ending DH at WMU
Doubled and scored BGSU's only run in game one, then had an RBI single in the game-two win

2020 ^

Named to the 2020 Academic All-District® Team, selected by the CoSIDA
Was one of three finalists for the Female Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year award at the Ziggys, the athletic department's year-end awards banquet
The award is given to just one male and one female athlete, across all sports, in the senior class
Also was a finalist for Female Newcomer of the Year (for her performance during the 2019 season, obviously)
Was inducted into Chi Eta Sigma, the national college athlete honor society
On the diamond, was one of five Falcons to start all 17 games
Hit .302 to rank second on the team
Led the Falcons with 16 runs scored, and was tied for second on the club with 16 hits
Finished third on the Falcons in walks (seven) and total bases (21 - tied for third)
Had two doubles and a homer, and drove in six runs
Was second in the MAC in runs per game (0.94)
Had five multi-hit games, the second-highest total on the team
Sixteen of her starts came at shortstop, with one at second base
Started all five games at short at the Chattanooga Challenge on the season's opening weekend
Batted .375 in those five games
In the middle three contests, was a combined 6-for-10 with a walk, two RBI and four runs scored
Was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against Indiana State
Went 3-for-4 with a double, two more runs and another RBI in a win over host Chattanooga
The next weekend, reached base eight times in 14 plate appearances at the Tiger Classic in Nashville
Singled and came around to score vs. Tennessee State
Had an RBI single, then walked and scored vs. Central Connecticut State
Went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in a five-inning win over Rider, and scored a pair of runs against Creighton
It was her third two-run game in nine contest on the season
The following weekend, went 2-for-3 with a homer vs. nationally-ranked Tennessee at the Buccaneer Classic, hosted by ETSU
Scored two runs vs. the Lady Vols
Had a total of four hits and five runs scored as the Falcons went a perfect 5-0 at the Clearwater Invitational
Went 2-for-3 and scored the game's only run against Providence
Then, had a hit and an RBI vs. Penn State
Doubled, walked and scored a run vs. Army, and walked and scored against Chattanooga later that day
In the final game of the weekend, drew two walks and scored two runs vs. Seton Hall

^ BGSU played only 17 games in 2020 due to COVID-19

2019

Named BGSU's Offensive Player of the Year in her first season with the program
Led the Falcons in multiple offensive categories in her first year, despite battling injuries
Hit a team-high .324 on the season, and paced the Brown and Orange with nine home runs and 31 RBI
Had an on-base percentage of .372 and a team-high .610 slugging pct.
Played in just 34 of BGSU's 51 games due to injuries
Made 32 starts on the year
Hit .351 (20-for-57) with runners on base and .415 (17-for-41) with runners in scoring position
Batted .349 (15-for-43) with two outs
Led the Falcons with nine multiple-RBI games, and had a team-high five contests with three or more RBI
Had 10 multi-hit games on the year
Had a 15-game reached-base streak during the season
Made 16 starts at shortstop, six at second base and 10 as the designated player
Hit a whopping .480 in neutral-site games, going 12-for-25 with an .880 slugging pct. in those contests
Started all three of BGSU's games on the season's opening weekend at the Upstate Classic
Homered in her Falcon debut, with a solo shot in the season opener vs. Boston Univ.
Scored two of BG's three runs in that game
Was 1-for-1 vs. the Terriers the following day
Had a pinch-hit single vs. LIU Brooklyn
Had a hit in each of the final three games at the UGA Classic in Athens, Ga.
Had an RBI vs. No. 8 Georgia, then clubbed a two-run homer vs. Western Illinois the following day
Went 2-for-4 with a double and a runs scored in BG's game-two win against Oakland, as the Falcons closed out a doubleheader sweep at Meserve Field
Hit .588 with a slugging pct. of .824 as BGSU won four games at the Morehead State Classic
Had nine RBI that weekend
In the opener, was 4-for-5 with a double, two runs and three RBI in BG's 21-0 win over St. Bonaventure
Later that day, went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI vs. host MSU
The next day, had another hit in another win over SBU, then went 3-for-5 with a homer, two runs and four RBI against MSU
For her efforts, was named the MAC Player of the Week by the College Sports Madness web site on Monday, March 18
Also was mentioned as a Louisville Slugger/ NFCA weekly top performer
Went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer vs. Dayton
Walked and scored in the MAC-opening game at Ohio, then had a monster doubleheader the following day
Had five hits and seven RBI in the latter two games
Went 3-for-5 with an RBI single and a two-run homer in the first game of the DH
Had two hits and four RBI, including a three-run bomb, in the nightcap
Walked and singled in the Falcons' 3-2 win over Toledo at Meserve Field
Had a solo homer in the second game of that DH
After missing several weeks due to injury, made a pinch-hitting appearance in the second game at Detroit
Then, started all three games at Western Michigan at the DP spot, picking up a pair of hits in the final game of the series
Went 2-for-4 vs. Wright State, and one of those hits was a two-run double
Walked twice and scored a run vs. Akron, then drove in the winning run in that 10-inning, walk-off win
Had a hit and a walk in the second game of the UA twinbill
Homered twice, driving in five runs, as BGSU closed the home schedule with an 8-3 win over Cleveland State
Hit a two-run blast in the third inning and a three-run shot in the sixth

PRIOR TO BGSU

Played two stellar seasons at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Ill.
Helped ICC qualify for the 2018 NJCAA Division II National Championship, where the Cougars finished seventh in the country, and was named a First-Team All American
Hit .433 with an on-base percentage of .492 and a slugging pct. of .921
Had 20 home runs (ranking second in the nation) and 73 RBI in 47 games, and also had totals of 14 doubles, three triples, 71 total hits and 61 runs scored
Was named an NJCAA Player of the Week on April 18, after hitting .518 with six homers and 17 RBI the prior week (April 9-15)
Also was named to the All-Region Team for the second consecutive year
Was ranked No. 59 in the nation in the 2018 FloSoftball Hot 100 Rankings
In 2017, hit .455 as a freshman at ICC, with a .473 OBP and a slugging pct. of .869
Had 18 homers and 60 RBI that spring, with 80 hits and 58 runs scored in 50 games
Also had 18 doubles and a pair of triples as the Cougars finished fourth in the nation

HIGH SCHOOL

A graduate of Washington Community H.S. (’16)
Played for coaches Stephanie Ramsey and Clint Reed
A four-time team MVP
Was an all-state first-team selection as both a junior and a senior, after earning second-team honors as a sophomore and third-team accolades in her freshman campaign
Hit .525 as a senior, with 18 homers and 65 RBI in that 2016 campaign
Also went 30-2 in the circle, with 256 strikeouts, a 1.26 ERA and no fewer than six no-hitters
Set school single-season records for hits, homers, RBI, wins and strikeouts
Panthers went 37-2 that year, posting a Class 3A state runner-up finish
Was the Peoria Journal Star's Softball Player of the Year as well as the Greater Peoria Hall of Fame Female Athlete of the Year
As a junior, led the team to the 2015 3A state championship
Hit .383 with 12 homers and 40 RBI that season, and went 23-4 with a 1.49 ERA and 210 strikeouts in the circle
Had a career batting average of .449, and set school career records for runs (141), hits (195), doubles (45), homers (42), RBI (161), innings pitched (513), wins (77), strikeouts (708) and shutouts (27)
Also lettered in volleyball and basketball

PERSONAL

Full name is Madisyn Alena McCoy
Born on Nov. 3, 1997, in Washington, Ill.
An intervention specialist major, with a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester
Daughter of Josh and Misty McCoy
The second of four children
Has three brothers, Mason, Micah and Maddix
Mason played baseball at ICC for two years before playing his final two seasons at Iowa, and was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft
Lists her parents as her biggest influences

McCOY - CAREER STATS (AT BGSU)

Year	avg	gp-gs	ab	r	h	2b	hr	rbi	tb	slg%	bb	so	gdp	ob%	sf	sh	sb-att	po	a	e	fld%
2019....	.324	34-32	105	17	34	3	9	31	64	.610	8	16	1	.372	0	2	1-1	28	40	8	.895
2020....	.302	17-17	53	16	16	2	1	6	21	.396	7	7	1	.377	1	1	0-0	25	22	4	.922
TOTAL...	.316	51-49	158	33	50	5	10	37	85	.538	15	23	2	.374	1	3	1-1	53	62	12	.906