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Jersey Number 6
Maddia Groff
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Marian
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
| 2026 |
- Back-to-back Summit League Pitcher of the Year.
- First Team All-Summit League.
- NFCA First Team All-Region.
- Fourth in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.71), which also led the Summit League.
- 31st most innings pitched (170.0).
- Struck out 200 batters, good for 14th in the nation out of 149 ranked pitchers.
- Finished top 40 in DI in complete games (15), earned run average (2.10) and shutouts (4).
- 10th among all active Division I pitchers in career strikeouts (695), the only junior in the top 10.
- Among all juniors across the three NCAA divisions, Groff is first in career strikeouts.
- Threw a five-inning no-hitter vs. North Dakota on March 13, 2026.
| 2025 |
- 2025 Summit League Pitcher of the Year.
- First Team All-Summit League.
- NFCA First Team All-Region.
- Twin sister Rylinn Groff is the Mavericks' starting catcher and calls her pitches.
- Led the Summit League in all pitching statistical categories (conference games only): ERA (0.93); opposing batting average (.154); innings pitched (75.1); strikeouts (92); batters struck out looking (21); wins (11).
- Was a part of two no-hitters (one complete-game, one combined).
- 20 complete games ranked 13th in the nation.
- 12th in the nation in innings pitched (206.2).
- Seventh in DI in strikeouts (251).
- 19th in the nation in strikeouts per seven innings (8.5).
- 10th in the nation in ERA (1.59).
| At Southern Illinois |
- In one season at Southern Illinois, made 42 appearances with 29 starts.
- Threw SIU's first seven-inning perfect game in her collegiate debut against Creighton (Feb. 9).
- MVC Pitcher of the Year, MVC Freshman of the Year an First Team All-MVC.
- Named NFCA All-American Third Team.
- Her 244 strikeouts were the fourth most in a season at SIU.
- Logged a 1.11 ERA in 220.2 innings of work.
- Had nine shutouts with 837 batters faced.
- Logged four complete game shutouts.
| Marian |
- Helped lead Marian H.S. to a state championship as a season.
- Holds the state of Nebraska record in strikeouts with 1,024.
- Named Gatorade Player of the Year, Metro Conference Player of the Year and Max Preps Nebraska Player of the Year as a senior.
- Named All-Nebraska Class A Super State Co-Captain as a senior.
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