Florida State University Athletics
2023-24 Softball Roster
Roster
Madi Balk
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, New York
- High School:
- Lancaster High School
Sophomore (2024):
Freshman (2023):
Made eight appearances and a start...Finished the season with an 1-0 record and 2.62 ERA in eight innings...Made her first start on the road in the victory at Stetson (4/18)…Earned her first win over Colgate as she struck out two batters (3/3)…Completed her first multi-inning game with 2.0 frames of work with no hits on eight batters…Made her first collegiate appearance against Florida A&M conceding no runs (2/14).
Prior to FSU:
During her senior season, Balk pitched 145.3 innings while earning a school record 298 strikeouts while holding opponents to a 0.096 batting average for a 0.674 ERA… She also hit .380 her senior season… in her career (Junior and Senior Seasons) she pitched 241.3 innings and recorded 524 strikeouts finishing with a 0.696 ERA… As a senior, Balk was named the ECIC Division 1 Pitcher of the Year, was named a PGF All-American and was named the All-WNY Pitcher of the Year… she was also named to the All-WNY First Team… Balk was named the All-Bee Softball Pitcher of the Year, and to the All-Bee First Team along with being named All-Western New York Scholar-Athlete of the Year… as of November 2021 Balked was ranked the No. 16 pitcher in the country by Extra Innings Softball… In 2022 she was named to the Alliance Fastpitch All-State Team and to the PGF All-American Watch List… was named the Most Outstanding Pitcher in 2019 and 2020 at the USSSA Tournament in Ocean City Maryland and Connecticut…
Personal:
Daughter of Jennifer and Michael Balk… was a member of the high honor roll (7-12 grade)… was top-10 in her senior class and named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year her senior year… majoring in Exercise Physiology
