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2025 Softball Roster

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Arief Harlan / Hammond America Media
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Sam Conners / SLU Athletics
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Sam Conners / SLU Athletics
Sam Conners / SLU Athletics
Sam Conners / SLU Athletics
Sam Conners / SLU Athletics

7 Maddie Watson

7 Maddie Watson

  • Position:
    Infielder
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Baton Rouge, La.
  • Highschool:
    Parkview Baptist HS

Summary

Biography

Career Honors:
- 2024 Southland Conference All-Tournament Team
- 2024 Spring Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2024 Southland Conference Hitter of the Week (March 4, April 29)
- 2023 CSC Academic All-District
- 2023 Spring Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2022 All-Southland Conference (Second Team)
- 2021-22 Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete
- 2022 Spring Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2022 Southland Conference Hitter of the Week (April 26)

2024:
Started all 62 games … Batted .304 with 10 doubles, two triples, one home run and 30 RBI … Ranked among the Southland Conference leaders in RBI (9th), doubles (10th), walks (22, 7th) and sacrifice bunts (9, 2nd) … Named SLC Hitter of the Week after going 6-for-11 at the Ole Miss Classic … Took home league weekly honors after hitting .727 with two doubles and four RBI in a 5-0 week that saw SLU outscore Alcorn State and Lamar by a combined score of 50-2 … Had 11 games with multiple hits … Finished 3-for3 with three RBI in 8-0 win over UTSA … Earned SLC All-Tournament honors after hitting a home run in SLU’s 8-7 championship game win over UIW … Named to the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2023: Played in all 61 games, starting 60 … Hit .267 with 23 runs scored, five doubles, four home runs, 30 RBI, 24 walks and 11 stolen bases … Ranked among the SLC leaders in walks (4th) and sacrifice bunts (10, 2nd) … Home runs came against LSU, Manhattan, Texas A&M-Commerce and McNeese … Drove in three runs in an 8-0 win at HCU … Excellent student was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and earned a spot on the Southland Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2022: Started all 56 games in debut season in Hammond … Named All-Southland Conference … Batted .331 with 29 runs scored, 10 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 52 RBI … Led the league in RBI and ranked among the SLC leaders in slugging percentage (.558, 5th), home runs (7th), hits (54, 9th) and triples (3rd) … Tied a school record with seven RBI in a 4-for-4 performance in 9-1 conference win over UIW … Named Southland Hitter of the Week after hitting .545 with two home runs, two triples, a double, 12 RBI and four runs scored in a nonconference win at Southern and a three-game series sweep of HBU … Also homered in victories versus Southeast Missouri, Lipscomb, St. Thomas and Northwestern State … Excellent student was named Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete and to the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.  

High School: Three-time All-State, four-time All-Metro and All-District selection at Parkview Baptist School … Helped team to state championships … Hit .475 with seven home runs, 35 RBI and 30 stolen bases as a senior.

Personal: Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana … Daughter of Tyler and Melissa Watson … Has a brother, Ty … Father played baseball at Louisiana College … A biology major.
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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2022Freshman

    Infielder
    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2023Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2024Junior

    Infielder
    5'6"
    7
  • 7

    2025Senior

    Infielder
    5'6"
    7