Lefty Maddie MacGrandle Joins Oregon Softball
12/21/18 | Softball
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon softball head coach Melyssa Lombardi announced a second addition to the Ducks' 2019 pitching staff on Friday, signing left-handed pitcher Maddie MacGrandle.
A Frisco, Texas, native, MacGrandle will be eligible to play immediately for Oregon as a sophomore after spending her freshman season at Texas A&M.
"Maddie is a crafty lefty who does a great job of changing speeds and using the entire strike zone," said Lombardi. "She's a really tough competitor on the mound, and I also like that she can contribute offensively from the left side of the plate. I've known Maddie for a long time which I think will help her transition quickly, and I know that I am getting a quality young woman who can really help this program."
"I met coach Lombardi when I was in eighth grade and have followed her success," said MacGrandle.
"I chose Oregon because I couldn't have picked a better coach to play for. I can't wait to be in Eugene helping the Ducks win games!"
MacGrandle appeared in eight games, making seven starts, for Texas A&M in 2018, going 5-1 with a 2.60 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 35 innings. She allowed only five runs through the first 28.1 innings of her career (1.24 ERA), including a complete-game win against Iowa with six strikeouts. MacGrandle had success in her lone appearance against a Pac-12 foe, allowing just one run with six strikeouts across six innings in a 5-1 win over California. She excelled in the classroom as well during her freshman season, earning NFCA all-American scholar athlete honors.
The No. 51 ranked player in FloSoftball's top 100 rankings for the class of 2017, MacGrandle enjoyed a dominant four-year career for Frisco High School. She was the 2016 Gatorade Texas softball player of the year and a consensus all-American as a junior, leading Frisco to the state tournament for the first time in 14 years while going 31-3 and pitching all but two innings all season. MacGrandle struck out 393 batters in 213 innings, and also shined offensively with 10 home runs and 57 RBIs while hitting .546.
MacGrandle was the District 13-5A MVP and a first-team all-American as a senior in 2017 after going 18-7 with a 0.89 ERA and 281 strikeouts in 150 innings of work. The lefty also hit .440 with four homers and 25 RBIs, and finished a terrific academic career in the top 10 percent of her graduating class.
As a sophomore, MacGrandle was named District 9-5A MVP, Dallas Morning News first team all-area and a FloSoftball second team all-American after striking out 293 in 175.1 innings. She burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2014, earning the District 9-5A newcomer of the year award.
In travel ball, MacGrandle led Texas Glory Gold to the Triple Crown TX State Championship and a second-place showing in the 2017 CO Fireworks Super 48 tournament.
MacGrandle will join junior Maggie Balint and sophomore Jordan Dail, a transfer from Virginia Tech, on the Ducks' pitching staff for the upcoming season. Oregon will open its first season under Lombardi on February 8 with a doubleheader against Kansas and Cal State Northridge at the Kajikawa Classis in Tempe, Ariz.
A Frisco, Texas, native, MacGrandle will be eligible to play immediately for Oregon as a sophomore after spending her freshman season at Texas A&M.
"Maddie is a crafty lefty who does a great job of changing speeds and using the entire strike zone," said Lombardi. "She's a really tough competitor on the mound, and I also like that she can contribute offensively from the left side of the plate. I've known Maddie for a long time which I think will help her transition quickly, and I know that I am getting a quality young woman who can really help this program."
"I met coach Lombardi when I was in eighth grade and have followed her success," said MacGrandle.
"I chose Oregon because I couldn't have picked a better coach to play for. I can't wait to be in Eugene helping the Ducks win games!"
MacGrandle appeared in eight games, making seven starts, for Texas A&M in 2018, going 5-1 with a 2.60 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 35 innings. She allowed only five runs through the first 28.1 innings of her career (1.24 ERA), including a complete-game win against Iowa with six strikeouts. MacGrandle had success in her lone appearance against a Pac-12 foe, allowing just one run with six strikeouts across six innings in a 5-1 win over California. She excelled in the classroom as well during her freshman season, earning NFCA all-American scholar athlete honors.
The No. 51 ranked player in FloSoftball's top 100 rankings for the class of 2017, MacGrandle enjoyed a dominant four-year career for Frisco High School. She was the 2016 Gatorade Texas softball player of the year and a consensus all-American as a junior, leading Frisco to the state tournament for the first time in 14 years while going 31-3 and pitching all but two innings all season. MacGrandle struck out 393 batters in 213 innings, and also shined offensively with 10 home runs and 57 RBIs while hitting .546.
MacGrandle was the District 13-5A MVP and a first-team all-American as a senior in 2017 after going 18-7 with a 0.89 ERA and 281 strikeouts in 150 innings of work. The lefty also hit .440 with four homers and 25 RBIs, and finished a terrific academic career in the top 10 percent of her graduating class.
As a sophomore, MacGrandle was named District 9-5A MVP, Dallas Morning News first team all-area and a FloSoftball second team all-American after striking out 293 in 175.1 innings. She burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2014, earning the District 9-5A newcomer of the year award.
In travel ball, MacGrandle led Texas Glory Gold to the Triple Crown TX State Championship and a second-place showing in the 2017 CO Fireworks Super 48 tournament.
MacGrandle will join junior Maggie Balint and sophomore Jordan Dail, a transfer from Virginia Tech, on the Ducks' pitching staff for the upcoming season. Oregon will open its first season under Lombardi on February 8 with a doubleheader against Kansas and Cal State Northridge at the Kajikawa Classis in Tempe, Ariz.
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