Maddi Hackbarth Season 2021

--A reversal of roles for Maddi Hackbarth (by Dale Butler, Ceres Courier/April 22, 2020)
--ASU catcher Maddi Hackbarth is determined to make school history/Cronkite News, Alex Weiner/Feb. 17, 2020
--The Star Away from the Spotlight, Maddi Hackbarth/House of Sparky, Brady Vernon/May 22, 2019

Trophy Case

• 2021 NFCA All-American, Second Team - At-Large Catcher
• 2021 Softball America Third Team All-American
• 2021 NFCA All-West Region First Team 
• 2x 2021 Pac-12 Player of the Week 

Fifth Year (2021)

• Hackbarth led top-15 nationally ranked ASU to a 32-14 overall mark and 12-9 Conference record to conclude the regular season. 
• Started all but one of ASU's 46 games in 2021 and tops the Conference in home runs (20) and RBIs (58) marks that nationally rank sixth and third, respectively.
• With her 20th home run, Hackbarth tied Arizona State's single season program record for home runs set in 2013 (Cheyenne Coyle) and 2009 (Katie Cochran).
• The fifth year's current batting average through the regular season (.397) and RBIs (58) are both set to finish in the top-20 of Arizona State's single season program record book. Her 54 career home runs puts her at No. 5 in program history. Hackbarth owns the best slugging percentage (.954) in the Pac-12 while her batting average leads the Sun Devil squad and ranks fourth in the Conference.
• The California native earned Pac-12 Player of the Week twice in 2021 - once in non-conference and again in Conference play after spearheading ASU to a series win over then-No. 8 Oregon.

Senior (2020):

• Started in all 29 games she appeared in during the shortened season
• Lead the squad with nine home runs (No. 15 nationally), 32 RBIs (No. 9 nationally), and ranked second with nine doubles
• Ended the season with an incredible seven-game hitting streak, boosting her average to .350, one of the tops on the team
• Her .835 slugging percentage rank No. 1 in the Pac-12 and six sac flies topped the country
• Recorded a team-high 183 putouts and 19 assists for a .995 field percentage
• One of four Sun Devils in Softball America’s Top 100 at No. 58 and made Third Team All American

Junior (2019) 

• Showed tremendous growth in her second season as a Sun Devil, topping her 2017 totals in batting average, hits, home runs, RBI, slugging percentage, on base percentage and walks. 
• Led the ASU offense with 19 home runs on the season, a mark that tied for second all-time in a single-season in ASU softball history
• Enjoyed seven multi-hit outings, including three games with three hits 
• Hit three home runs against Utah on 3/23, helping the Sun Devils secure an incredible come-from behind win to complete the series sweep of the Utes 
• Anchored a Sun Devil defense that held opposing hitters to just a .288 average at the plate 
• Threw out 13 runners attempting to steal a base, and picked off a pair of base runners on the season 

Sophomore (2018)

• Opening the season, Hackbarth totaled her career best five RBI highlighted by her second career grand slam in a win against Purdue at the 2018 Kajikawa Classic.
• In the first five games of her sophomore season, Hackbarth was one of ASU’s best hitters going 6 -for-14, with 12 RBI and two home runs.
• Recorded four multi-hit games in the span of seven games.
• Received the start in 55 matchups behind the plate for the Sun Devils.  
• The catcher held a .998 fielding percentage with a team high 414 putouts, 159 assists, and just one error behind the plate.
• Maintained a good eye at the plate, finishing second on the team with 24 walks.
• Tallied 22 hits in the 2018 season with 10 coming way of extra bases.

2017 (Freshman at Fresno State)

• Appeared in 26 games, starting 20 at catcher.
• Had her season cut short due to injury.
• Finished the year with a .243 on-base percentage and .292 slugging percentage, mostly from the seventh and fifth spots in the lineup
• Hit 12-for-65, including two home runs and a double, with 10 RBIs, five runs scored and four walks
• Hit a grand slam against Idaho State on Feb. 25
• Hit her other home run and notched a double against Oregon on Feb. 10
• Her second two-hit game came against Long Beach State on March 2.

Prior To Fresno State
Named an All-American by FloSoftball, Western Region and Premier Girls Fastpitch ... named All-Valley Oak League (2014-16), Valley Oak League Defensive Player of the Year (2015-16), all-state (2016), all-district (2016) ... varsity letterwinner (2013-16) ... varsity basketball team captain (2014, ‘15) ... 2013 Academic Block “O” (4.0 GPA) ... during her senior year, she tied for the league lead in home runs (11) with fellow Bulldog Haley Fuller and batted .512 with 43 hits and 41 RBIs ... Also recruited by Notre Dame, Cal, Oklahoma, Washington, Pacific, Northwestern and Michigan.
 
Personal 
Parents are Paul and Mary Hackbarth ... has a brother, Adrian, and twin sister, Kindra, who also plays for the Sun Devils ... enjoys snowboarding, skateboarding, video games and basketball ... favorite athlete is Lauren Chamberlain because she broke the home run record ... biggest athletic thrill was winning the section championship ... most admires her mom because she has overcome many things and is a very strong and hard-working person.