The Ohio softball team has announced the addition former Bobcat pitcher Madi McCrady as its new assistant coach, head coach Jenna Hall announced on July 17. McCrady will work primarily with the Ohio pitching staff.
“We are thrilled to welcome Madi back to Ohio Softball as our new assistant coach,” Hall said. “She will bring a decorated playing career, championship experience and a true love for the Bobcats. Madi’s main focus will be to oversee our bullpen and work with our entire pitching staff. As a former Division I pitcher, she understands what it takes to perform at the highest level. Her knowledge base combined with her strong competitive spirit will make an immediate impact on our program.”
McCrady spent last season as an assistant coach at Capital where she helped coaching the pitching staff hold a 4.00 team ERA. While at Capital, McCrady designed individualized coaching scripts to improve pitching, fielding, and hitting mechanics, and conducted scouting reports of opponents to strategize game plan effectively.
She also supported recruitment by evaluating prospects and coordinating visits and assisted in fundraising efforts for team expenses and equipment. McCrady also contributed to game-day operations, including lineup preparation and in-game coaching
“Athens is a place I hold near and dear to my heart and I couldn’t be more grateful to be able to come back and represent the Green and White,” McCrady said. “A sincere thanks to Coach Jenna Hall for entrusting me to lead the circle. I am looking forward to getting Ohio back to Firestone Stadium.”
During her career at Ohio, McCrady played four seasons making 100 appearances in the circle, with 85 starts, 48 complete games and 494.1 total innings. She registered a career, 5.02 ERA with 429 strikeouts. She finished her career fifth-all time in wins (45) and starts (85). She finished sixth all-time in innings pitched (494.1) and fourth in strikeouts (429). McCrady was also a two-time Academic All-MAC selection.
In 2018, McCrady was a part of the 2018 MAC Regular Season and Tournament Champion Ohio Bobcats that advanced to the NCAA Knoxville Regional Final where McCrady was the starting pitcher in Ohio’s elimination game against James Madison. McCrady pitched 4.0 innings and did not allow a run on three hits in the win that advanced Ohio to the regional final.
In 2019, McCrady appeared in 41 games while making 37 starts in the circle for the Bobcats. McCrady earned a 23-13 record with 28 complete games, and one save, while striking out 207 batters and carrying a 3.20 ERA.
Madi will work with an Ohio pitching staff that includes two-time First Team All-MAC selection and MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year Skipp Miller, and an All-MAC Second Team and All-Freshman team selection in Mikie Lieving.
McCrady graduated from Ohio in 2021 with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, Masters of Reading Education and a minor in coaching.
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