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Jersey Number 18
Madisyn Kennedy
- Position:
- Infield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Ala.
- High School:
- Macon East Academy
Bio
Awards / Honors
2024 NFCA Second Team All-American2024 D1Softball Second Team All-American
2024 Second Team All-South Region
2024 First Team All-SEC
2024 Softball America No. 1 First Baseman in April
2024 Softball America No. 1 First Baseman in March
2024 NFCA National Player of the Week - Mar. 19
2024 NCAA National Player of the Week - Mar. 19
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District / Academic All-American Finalist
2024 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2024 SEC Honor Roll
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023 SEC Honor Roll
2022Â NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2022 SEC Honor Roll
2021 SEC Honor Roll
2020 SEC Freshman of the Week - Mar. 2
2020 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
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2024 | Fifth Year
Named a Second Team All-American by both the NFCA and D1Softball … earned Second Team NFCA All-South Region and First Team All-SEC honors … played in 52 of 54 games, making 50 starts, primarily at first base … batted .312 (39-for-125) on the year, which was third on the team … led the team and the SEC in slugging percentage (.792), which was fifth in MSU single-season history … also ranked 22nd nationally in RBIs per game (1.08) … ranked fourth in the SEC in OPS (1.222) … homers (17) ranked seventh in MSU single-season history and fifth in the SEC ... 56 RBIs were sixth in the SEC … finished fourth in program history with 40 career homers and seventh with 35 career multi-RBI games … 17 of her homers came in SEC games, which was second in program history since 2004 … led the SEC in conference play with nine homers, which is a school record, and a .762 slugging percentage … recorded a career-best 25-game reached base streak … homered in her first at-bat of the year against UAB (2/9) while seeing her first career action at first base … delivered a pinch-hit RBI double the following day against the Blazers (2/10) … singled and brought home a run with a sacrifice fly against No. 23 Louisiana (2/13) … hit a two-run homer and added an RBI double vs. No. 17 Clemson (2/17) … also doubled and scored vs. No. 13 Utah (2/17) … went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double vs. Notre Dame (2/22) … singled vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/23) … delivered a sacrifice fly vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24) … hit a two-run homer against Southern Miss (2/29) … tied her career high with two walks against Troy (3/1) … doubled against the Trojans (3/2) … hit a three-run homer against Samford (3/3) … opened SEC play hitting .571 with a 2.000 slugging percentage in the series at Ole Miss (3/8-10) while hitting three homers and driving in 14 runs … tied her then-career-high with five RBIs on two homers against the Rebels (3/10) … named NFCA and NCAA National Player of the Week (3/19) after hitting four homers and driving in 13 runs against ULM and No. 13 Texas A&M … tied the school record with seven RBIs against ULM (3/13) while hitting two homers, including her second career grand slam … hit a solo homer and a two-run single against No. 13 Texas A&M (3/16) … launched a three-run, game-tying homer in the win over the Aggies (3/17) … delivered the game-winning three-run double at No. 18 Arkansas (3/22) … hit a two-run homer against the Razorbacks (3/24) and added a single … homered and doubled in the win over No. 10 Florida (3/28) … walked twice in each of the final two games of the series with the Gators (3/29-30) … named Softball America’s No. 1 first baseman in the nation for the month of March, after slugging 1.133 with a .547 on-base percentage, 10 homers and 34 RBIs … hit a three-run homer at UAB (4/3) … homered at No. 22 South Carolina (4/5) and added a single and two intentional walks … drove in a run against the Gamecocks (4/6) … hit a sacrifice fly in the win against No. 4 Tennessee (4/12) … drove in a run and scored twice against Memphis (4/16) … walked a career-high three times against South Alabama (4/17) … drew her 25th walk of the year at No. 14 Missouri (4/27) … hit a solo homer and drew a walk against No. 14 Georgia (5/3), giving her a school-record nine homers in conference play … launched a three-run homer vs. South Carolina (5/8) at the SEC Tournament … doubled vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/18) in the NCAA Tournament … closed her career tied for second in program history with 14 career NCAA Tournament starts and fifth with six NCAA Tournament RBIs.Â
2023 | Senior
Played in 43 games, making 41 starts, primarily at shortstop ... batted .226 (24-for-106) on the year ... has turned seven double plays ... was second on the team with 14 RBIs in SEC play and recorded six of her eight homers and 35 of her 53 total bases in conference ... tied for second on the team in home runs (8) ... now ninth in MSU history with 23 career homers ... was fifth on the team in RBIs (17) and fourth in total bases ... matched her career high with three hits to open the year at Florida Atlantic (2/9), including a career-high-tying two doubles ... also turned a solo double play to end a bases-loaded threat against the Owls ... drew a walk vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/10) ... hit a two-run homer in the win vs. No. 10 Arizona (2/17) while going 2-for-2 and drawing a walk ... left the game vs. No. 25 Michigan (2/18) with injury and missed the following eight games ... pinch hit against Murray State (3/4) and later homered ... turned double plays in back-to-back games against Abilene Christian (3/4) and Murray State (3/5) ... walked and scored against Southeastern La. (3/9) ... doubled against North Dakota St. (3/14) ... collected a career-high five RBIs in the series finale against South Carolina (3/19) with a double and a grand slam ... walked and singled at No. 17 Georgia (3/24) ... went 1-for-2 as the designated player at ULM (3/29) ... made a diving stop and glove flip to end a bases-loaded threat at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/9) that was the No. 4 play on SportsCenter that night ... hit a two-run homer against No. 16 Alabama (4/14) ... also singled against the Crimson Tide (4/16) ... walked and scored against Memphis (4/19) ... beat out an infield hit at No. 15 LSU (4/22) to go along with four putouts and three assists, which were both season highs ... hit a sacrifice fly to take the lead against No. 20 Kentucky (4/28) ... recorded her second career multi-homer game the next day against the Wildcats (4/29) while matching her career high in hits with a double ... went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer at No. 17 Auburn (5/5) ... walked and homered the next day against the Tigers (5/6).Â
2022 | Junior
One of four Bulldogs to start all 64 games, playing shortstop ... batted .253 (43-for-170) on the year, which was fifth on the team ... also fifth on the team in hits, doubles (7) and total bases (68) ... fourth in RBIs (29) ... led the SEC with 114 assists and her 53 assists in league play were second ... went 1-for-3 in the season opener vs. Loyola Marymount (2/11) ... doubled vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/12) ... hit by a pitch at Loyola Marymount (2/13) ... went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Game 1 against Alabama State (2/16) ... drew a bases-loaded walk in Game 2 against the Hornets ... tied for the team lead with a .455 (5-for-11) batting average in the Bulldog Kickoff Classic (2/18-20) while posting a 1.000 slugging percentage ... went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles against Central Arkansas (2/18) with one RBI … hit a three-run double against Georgia Tech (2/19) … homered against Central Arkansas (2/19) ... singled and scored against Longwood (2/25) ... went 1-for-3 with a run scored against Belmont (2/26) ... doubled, was hit by a pitch and scored on a squeeze bunt against South Alabama (2/27) ... walked and scored against Furman (3/4) ... hit a three-run homer against Alcorn State (3/4) ... brought home a run with a base hit against Furman (3/5) ... hit a two-run homer against Alcorn State (3/6) and walked to score twice ... drew a bases-loaded walk to drive in a run at No. 4 Florida (3/12) ... hit a three-run homer against Ole Miss (3/18) and tied her career high with four RBIs ... drove in both of State's runs in Game 1 against Samford (3/26) with an RBI single and double … tied her career-high in hits in a 3-for-3 day with three RBIs and a walk at Middle Tennessee (3/30) ... hit a solo home run and added a game-tying sacrifice fly against the Blue Raiders ... singled and scored in the win at No. 13 Tennessee (4/2) ... battled through a 23-pitch at-bat that last more than eight minutes with 18 foul balls in the series finale against the Lady Vols (4/3) ... MLB at-bat records date back to 1988, and the MLB record is 21 pitches set by Brandon Belt on April 22, 2018 ... hit her sixth homer of the year in the series opener against No. 24 Missouri (4/8), driving in three runs ... went 2-for-4 in the series finale with the Tigers (4/10) including a double ... recorded four putouts and five assists while turning two double plays in the series opener at No. 3 Alabama (4/14) ... singled twice and scored against the Crimson Tide (4/15) ... relayed a throw home to cut down a run at the plate in the series finale at No. 3 Alabama (4/16) and singled ... drew a walk and scored against No. 18 Auburn (4/23) ... totaled a 17-pitch at-bat against the Tigers (4/24) ... singled and was hit by a pitch in the series finale at No. 11 Kentucky (5/1) ... went 2-for-3 and scored on a wild pitch in the opener against No. 19 LSU (5/6) ... recorded five putouts and three assists in the SEC Tournament vs. No. 13 Tennessee (5/12) ... drove in a run with a sacrifice fly vs. Howard (5/21) and scored from second on a dropped fly ball in right field ... singled in the win at No. 2 Florida State (5/22) that advanced MSU to Super Regionals ... drove in a run against Arizona (5/28) in the Super Regional.Â
2021 | Sophomore
Played 52 games, starting 50 at shortstop ... missed the first eight games of the year with injury ... batted .206 (27-for-131) on the year ... fourth on the team in RBIs (24) and home runs (6) and fifth in slugging percentage (.382) ... led the team in sacrifice bunts (4) ... laid down a sacrifice bunt at Texas State (2/26) that resulted in a run one batter later ... drew a walk at No. 7/7 Texas (2/27) and was hit by a pitch vs. Houston (2/27) ... reached on a fielder’s choice and scored at No. 23/21 Baylor (2/28) ... recorded her first hit of the year with a double down the left-field line against Western Kentucky (3/6) and hit a three-run home run in her next at-bat ... went 2-for-3 against Alcorn State (3/6) ... drove in a run with a single at Alabama State (3/9) ... laid down two sacrifice bunts against No. 5/5 Florida (3/19) ... recorded a career-high four putouts against the Gators (3/20) with a single and a hit-by-pitch ... was hit by a pitch and doubled home a run at No. 15/15 Arkansas (3/27) ... drove in the winning runs with an extra-innings double in the first game of the doubleheader at North Alabama (4/3) ... hit a pair of homers in first two at-bats of the second game for her career first multi-homer game … collected a career-high four RBIs against the Lions and went 4-for-8 on the day with 10 total bases ... singled at Southeastern Louisiana (4/5) ... drew a walk against Central Arkansas (4/7) ... delivered a walk-off single against Southern Miss (4/14) for her third career game-winning RBI ... also drew a walk and turned an unassisted double play against the Golden Eagles ... was 2-for-3 with a double at No. 18/19 Missouri (4/18) ... had a career day in the doubleheader against Jackson State (4/20), going 4-for-5 with two homers and a double to plate five runs ... drove an RBI single off the pitcher against Texas A&M (4/23) ... reached base three times without a hit against the Aggies (4/24) while driving in a run and making a diving catch in foul ground to preserve a tie ... was hit by a pitch to drive in a run in State’s six-run first inning at South Carolina (5/1) ... singled home a run in State’s six-run first inning against No. 17/15 Tennessee (5/5) ... hit .364 in the NCAA Tournament (5/21-23) with an .727 slugging percentage, both of which were second on the team … also threw out two runners at the plate in the regional ... doubled home a run for her first career postseason RBI vs. Boston University (5/21) and added a single for her eighth multi-hit game of the year ... hit her first postseason home run vs. Campbell (5/22).Â
2020 | Freshman
Started all 28 games at shortstop ... doubled twice in a 3-for-6 day at the plate vs. Liberty (2/8) and vs. Louisville (2/8) … scored two runs and drove in a pair that day while making a crucial play in the hole to cut down a runner at third ... hit her first career home run bring home three against Alabama State (2/12) and scored twice ... relayed Anna Kate Segars’ throw home to cut down a runner out at the plate against Tennessee State (2/15) ... hit her third home run of the year vs. UC Riverside (2/21) and scored twice ... scored twice against Central Arkansas (2/26) including the tying run from second on a ball that deflected off the second baseman ... had a career-high three hits against UAB (2/28) on a perfect 3-for-3 night at the plate with three runs scored ... drove in two runs against Alcorn State (2/29) ... named SEC Freshman of the Week (3/2) after hitting .500 with four RBIs and a 1.150 OPS ... went 2-for-3 in the win against Bryant (3/6) ... went 2-for-2 against MVSU (3/7) with three RBIs and two runs scored … also stole a base against the Devilettes.Â
High School
Led Macon East Academy to three AISA Class 3A State Championships … finished her junior season with seven home runs … held a .927 fielding percentage … competed with the Alabama Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier where they win the 2018 16U PGF Premier National Championship … also won four state championships in volleyball.Â
Community Service / Academics
Selected to the 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team ... named an NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete in 2022 ... three-time member of the SEC Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023) ... earned a spot on the 2020 SEC First-Year Honor Roll ... volunteers with after school programs at the J.L. King Center.Â
Personal
Born Erin Madisyn Kennedy on April 13, 2001, to Terry and Shannon Kennedy … has three sisters, Deven, Ashtyn and Tiffany … Deven played softball at Florida International … majoring in kinesiology.Â
MSU Career Records (Through 2024)
2nd – Two-Out RBIs (65)4th – Home Runs (40)
T-6th – Sacrifice Flies (8)
7th – Multi-RBI Games (35)
8th – Runs Batted In (144)
T-8th – Double Plays (34)
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MSU Season Records (Through 2024)
1st – Home Runs - SEC play only (9, 2024)T-3rd – Two-Out RBIs (24, 2024)
T-4th – Runs Batted In (56, 2024)
T-4th – Sacrifice Flies (4, 2024)
5th – Slugging Percentage (.792, 2024)
T-7th – Home Runs (17, 2024)
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MSU Single-Game Records (Through 2024)
T-1st – Runs Batted In (7 vs. ULM, 3/13/2024)Â
MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2024)
T-2nd – Games Started (14)T-2nd – Games Played (14)
2nd – At-Bats (40)
T-2nd – Doubles (2)
T-5th – Runs Batted In (6)
5th – Total Chances (50)
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Career Highs (Through 2024)
At-Bats: 5, 3x, last, vs. Tennessee (5/12/22)Hits: 3, 7x, last, ULM (3/13/24)
Runs Scored: 3, UAB (2/28/20)
Runs Batted In: 7, ULM (3/13/24)
Doubles: 2, twice, last, at Florida Atlantic (2/9/23)
Home Runs: 2, 4x, last, ULM (3/13/24)
Walks: 3, South Alabama (4/17/24)
Stolen Bases: 1, twice, last (Mississippi Valley St., 3/7/20)
Putouts: 11, Florida (3/28/24)
Assists: 6, at Alabama State (3/9/21)
Hitting Streak: 7 games (2/21/20, vs. UC Riverside to 2/29/20, Alcorn State)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
