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2018 Softball Roster

13 Madi Shaw

  • Position Infielder
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Hometown Raynham, Mass.
  • Highschool Bridgewater-Raynham

Biography

2018: Started all 51 contests she was available for as a senior… Slashed .284/.436/.610 with 13 home runs, 40 RBIs, 40 hits, 31 runs scored, and 30 walks… Atlantic 10 All-Academic selection… A-10 Championship All-Tournament… Finishes her career within the top-three of all three triple slash categories; second in both on-base percentage (.449) and slugging percentage (.646) and third with a .342 career batting average… Finishes third all-time with 157 career RBIs, fourth with 39 home runs, and seventh with 89 walks… Smoked a two-run home run against #23 California for her first hit of the season then singled and walked in game two against UC Santa Barbara (2/17)… Notched a RBI single against RV Arkansas (2/19)… Walked twice, singled in a run, and scored against Ball State (3/2)… Went 2-for-3 with a RBI and two runs scored against Robert Morris before leading the team with two hits in a tight loss to Troy (3/3)… Hit a solo home run against RV Florida International (3/4)… Combined to go 4-for-7 at #13 Alabama over two games in two days, first going 3-for-4 with a pair of singles, a double, and a RBI then smacked a two-run home run in the first inning to put the Rams up early on the Tide in game two (3/9-10)… Hit a two-run single against Boston College (3/11)… Drove in three against UMass-Lowell with a double and a home run (3/16)… Socked a two-run dinger against Seton Hall (3/17)… Got the scoring started in the record-matching win against Detroit Mercy by going 2-for-3 with a RBI single, double, and bases-loaded walk, scoring all three times (3/18)… Enjoyed her lone multi-homer performance of the season in the series opener at Dayton, blasting a pair of solo shots (3/23)… Tied the school record for most times hit by a pitch in a game, three, also walking and scoring twice in the series finale at Dayton (3/25)… Reached all three times in game two at Saint Joseph’s, scoring all three times, going 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a single, and a walk (3/30)… Capped the scoring in game one at Rhode Island with a grand slam, also walking twice earlier in the contest, before singling and walking in game two (4/14)… Went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, and a run scored against St. Bonaventure (4/18)… Notched a at least one hit and one walk in all three games at Saint Louis, first singling, walking twice, and driving in a run in game one before smacking a two-run bomb to start game two, finishing that contest with two more walks (4/21)… Finished the series strong with another first-inning two-run home run and also singling, walking, and scoring once more (4/22)… Her lone hit in each game of the doubleheader against Massachusetts was a home run, a solo shot in game one and a two-run blast in game two, adding a walk in the latter, as well (4/28)… Broke the program record for walks in a single game with five, one being intentional, in the series finale (4/29)… Singled twice, one driving in two runs, and scored at St. John’s (5/2)… Walked and scored in the regular season finale against La Salle (5/6)… Doubled twice, drove in a run, and scored once against George Washington in the A-10 Championship quarterfinal (5/10)… Doubled, walked twice, and scored once against UMass in the semifinal (5/11)… Doubled and was hit by a pitch, scoring once more, in the final against UMass (5/12)… Walked once at #11 LSU in the Baton Rouge NCAA Regional (5/18)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and ECAC President's Honor Roll.

2017: Played in all 63 contests, starting 62, primarily as a first baseman but also at third and sporadically at shortstop and right field, as a junior… Broke program record for RBI in a season, with 74, coming down to the final contest… Slashed .385/.475/.720 in one of the best offensive seasons in Fordham history, earning First Team All-Conference and finishing runner-up for Player of the Year, plus NFCA All-Region First Team and ECAC First Team honors… Named A-10 Player of the Week three times… Her .385 average ranks sixth all-time in a single season and 70 hits rank joint-fifth, while her 15 home runs is fifth-most and 131 total bases rank fourth… .475 on-base percentage ranks sixth all-time and .720 slugging percentage ranks fourth… Notched three multi-home run games… 21 multi-RBI games is a school record since the stat was first tracked a decade ago… Started her season 1-for-3 in a win over #21 Baylor (2/9)… In lone non-start, delivered pinch-hit walk-off solo home run against CSUN (2/11)… Went a combined 3-for-7 with two doubles, two RBI, one walk, and two runs scored against Bryant and Saint Francis (2/17)… Finished a combined 4-for-6 with two RBI, two walks, and a double against Saint Francis and at East Carolina (2/18)… Reached all four times via a single, two walks, and a hit by pitch against Bryant (2/19)… Drove in a career-high seven RB with a two home run game against Rutgers (3/3)… Began a stretch of four straight games with a home run by blasting a three-run shot during a 2-for-3 performance against the Scarlet Knights the next day (3/4)… Drove in six by going 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, and two runs scored against N.C. State (3/5)… Took Rutgers deep again with a three-run shot the following weekend (3/10)… Hit a solo home run at Florida International (3/10)… Tripled against Ball State (3/11)… Walked and singled, scoring both times, against Brown (3/11)… Finished 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI against Illinois State (3/12)… During a doubleheader against Rhode Island, stole one base in each contest and tallied a home run, three walks, three RBI, and three runs (3/25)… Hit a two-run single and drove in a third with a sac fly in the series finale (3/26)… Finished with identical 1-for-3 lines with two-run singles in a doubleheader against Stony Brook and Seton Hall (3/29)… Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in game one against Saint Joseph’s and 3-for-5 in game two (4/2)… Drove in three on three hits during a doubleheader at George Mason (4/8)… Began a 12-game hitting streak by going 1-for-3 against Iona (4/11)… Went 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI, two runs scored, a walk, and a stolen base at Lehigh (4/12)… Drove in two with a single and a third with a sac fly at Massachusetts (4/14)…  Ripped a two-run home run in game one the following day and followed the 1-for-3 performance up by going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI, and two runs in game two (4/15)… Hit a two-run shot, walked, and scored twice during the team’s record-setting win at St. Bonaventure, adding a 2-for-3 game two with two more home runs, three RBI, a walk, and three runs scored in game two (4/19)… Reached all four times against George Washington, doubling and walking a career-best three times, and scoring twice (4/22)… Went 1-for-2 in each game of the next day’s doubleheader with a total of three walks between the two contests (4/23)… Provided the walk-off win against Dayton with a two-run double in the seventh inning (4/29)… Walked off again the next day with a RBI single to break the deadlock in the seventh inning (4/30)… Drove two more balls out of the yard with a total of five RBI on three hits, scoring thrice, at La Salle (5/6)… Capped off the regular season with a 1-for-3 performance against the Explorers with a  two-run single and a hit by pitch (5/7)… Finished 2-for-3 with a RBI single and two walks against Saint Louis in the opening game of the A-10 Championship (5/12)… Drove in three with a single and a double, scoring once, in the semifinals against Massachusetts (5/13)… Went 3-for-4 with a double in the championship-clinching win over the Minutewomen the next day (5/14)… Notched a RBI single, setting the single-season record, walked, and scored in the win over Mississippi State at the NCAA Regional in Salt Lake City (5/19)… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2016: Rebounded from an injury-plagued freshman campaign with a breakout sophomore season, garnering First Team All-Conference and NFCA All-Region Second Team accolades… Named A-10 Player of the Week once… Made 55 appearances, 51 starts, and led the team with a .361 batting average and .646 slugging percentage, the latter of which is the ninth-highest in a single season in program history, and also reaching base at a .439 clip… Second on the team with 10 home runs, third on the squad with 39 RBIs, and second with 12 doubles… Walked nearly as many times as struck out (20/19 K/BB) and added seven stolen bases on eight attempts… Third on the team with 15 multi-hit games and fourth in the squad with eight multi-RBI games… Had the fourth-longest stretch of consecutive games reaching base with 14 straight, a streak that only continued because she was hit by a pitch in three straight hitless contests, and helped raise her average from .250 to .451 from the end of February to the middle of March… Tallied first hit of the season as a pinch hitter with a RBI single to cap the scoring in a win over Syracuse (2/26)… Notched first multi-hit game of the season with a 2-for-3 performance as the designated player against North Florida (2/26)… Began the aforementioned 14-game stretch by going 2-for-3 with a RBI double and two runs scored against Morgan State (2/27)… Smacked three-run home run in sixth inning against Charlotte to break the deadlock and earn the win, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate with two runs and a walk as well (2/28)… Launched second home run of the season, a solo shot, for the Rams’ first run in the second inning in a loss to Iowa State (3/4)… Notched a career-high three hits in three at bats against Providence, including a RBI single in the fourth inning (3/11)… Notched two hits in two at bats with a walk and a two-run single against Saint Peter’s (3/12)… Belted a three-run home run to run-rule Saint Peter’s (3/13)… Enjoyed a career game with four hits, two doubles, and a walk in five plate appearances, including the walk-off double to cap the comeback against Hofstra (3/16)… Finished 2-for-4 with a RBI single against Towson (3/18)… Collected two hits in two at bats with three RBIs, a run, and a stolen base against Mount St. Mary’s (3/18)… Singled in the ninth inning in a scoreless game, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored the winning run at Iona (3/31)… Went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with a walk, double, and solo home run, and driving in three in game one at Saint Joseph’s (4/2)… Homered, singled, and walked in three plate appearances in game two against the Hawks (4/2)… Her lone hit, a RBI double, proved to be the difference in game two of a doubleheader at George Washington (4/10)… Capped an offensive outburst with a bases-clearing double in the third inning of a shortened game two against Saint Louis (4/16)… Exploded in a three-game series sweep at Rhode Island that earned her Player of the Week honors, with four home runs, seven RBIs, five runs, two walks, and a stolen base in just nine trips to the plate (4/23-24)… Had one of the team’s three hits in a loss at Dayton, belting her fifth home run in a week, a solo shot, in three trips to the plate (4/30)… Singled, walked, and lined a RBI double to cap the scoring in a win over George Mason (5/7)… Plated the eventual winning run in game three against the Patriots with a deep sacrifice fly in foul territory (5/8)… Singled, doubled, and scored a run in game one against Massachusetts (5/15)… Went 2-for-3 with a RBI single and a double in the championship-clinching win over Saint Joseph’s (5/15)…

2015: Saw action in 21 contests, including 17 starts... Slashed .293/.408/.439 with nine runs, 12 hits, three doubles, one home run and four RBI while swiping one base (in one attempt)... In her first career at-bat, produced a two-run single that gave the Rams a 3-0 lead before eventually falling to Nevada (2/6) in the season opener... Produced her best game of the season in a loss to #21/19 Missouri, finishing 2-for3 with two runs, a double and her first career home run, which tied the contest at 4-4 in the bottom of the fourth... Finshed 2-for-3 with two runs in a win at Massachusetts (4/11)... Went 2-for-2 with a double and a RBI in a win over St. John's (4/29)...

Before Fordham: A two-time NFCA All-American at Bridgewater-Raynham High School under Micahel Carrozza... Named Second Team All-America as a senior after taking home First Team honors as a junior... Also earned Second Team All-Region distinction as a sophomore... Led the Trojans to their first-ever Division I State Title as a senior, hitting .537 with five homers and 20 RBI... Hit .620 with five home runs and a .962 slugging percentage as a junior... Named First Team All-State by ESPN Boston and All-Scholastic by the Boston Herald and Boston Globe... Also honored by the Brockton Enterprise and Taunton Gazette, earning spots on the All-Scholastic Team... In addition, earned Taunton Gazette Player of the Year.

Major: Communications.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hits: 4, vs. Hofstra (3/16/16)
Runs: 3, 4x, last at Saint Joseph's (3/31/18)
Doubles: 2, 2x, last at Massachusetts (4/15/17)
RBI: 7, vs. Rutgers (3/3/17)
Home Runs: 2, 5x, last at Dayton (3/23/18)
Walks: 3, 2x, last vs. George Washington (4/22/17)
Hit Streak: 12 games, 4/11-29/17

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2015Freshman

    Infielder
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2016Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2017Junior

    Infielder
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2018Senior

    Infielder
    5'7"
    13