Madison Pickens

Photo by: Kennedy Knisley | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

PRONUNCIATION

Awards/Accolades

As a sophomore (2026):

Started all 58 games, making 54 starts in left field and four at catcher
Led the team with a .457 batting average and .777 slugging percentage while posting a .516 on-base percentage
Led the ACC and set a Louisville single-season program record with 74 RBIs
Ranked among the ACC leaders in RBIs (3rd), RBIs per game (4th), batting average (5th) and led the conference with a .494 batting average in ACC play
Finished the season ranked 16th nationally in batting average (.457)
Totaled 86 hits, 19 doubles, 62 runs scored, 146 total bases and 12 stolen bases
Recorded a team-high 26 multi-hit games, 20 multi-RBI games and 17 multi-run games
Hit .451 with runners on base and .438 with runners in scoring position
Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in ACC Tournament victory over NC State, including the game-winning RBI double
Hit two three-run home runs at EKU for the first multi-home run game of her career and a career-high six RBIs
Closed the season on an 18-game hitting streak, the second-longest in program history
Ranked among Louisville's single-season leaders in slugging percentage (6th, .777), on-base percentage (7th, .516), runs scored (5th, 62), hits (3rd, 86), doubles (5th, 19) and total bases (3rd, 146)

As a freshman (2025)

Hit .264 with 38 hits, 26 RBIs, and 17 walks
Started all 51 games, splitting time between right field and catcher
Reached base in 20 straight games (team-best streak and ninth in Louisville history)
Recorded 11 multi-hit games and 5 multi-RBI games
Had 4 RBI and a home run against Notre Dame (3/7)
Went 3-for-3 with a double against USF (2/22)
Named to All-ACC Academic Team
Named NFCA Scholar Athlete

High School/Travel:

Played for Buford High School and Georgia Impact Sampson
Three-time All-Region First Team honoree, two-time All-Gwinnett County Team, two-time Georgia All-State team
As a senior, hit .609, with 20 home runs, 52 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases, leading her team to a 32-0 undefeated season
As a junior, hit for .415, including a .533 on base percentage and 23 stolen bases
24-game hitting streak (2024)
Buford High School single season home run record holder (20)
Regional Offensive Player of the Year (2023), Gwinnett County Player of the Year (2023)
Two-time 7A Georgia State Championship (2022 & 2023)
Season records for BA, OBP, Slugging, OBP + slug, and consecutive games with a hit
Career records for innings caught (638) and putouts (763)
Georgia Dugout Club 7a POTY
MaxPreps All-Region

Personal:

Nickname is Mads
Birthday is May 13
Parents are Richard and Julie Pickens
Has two siblings, Kaitlyn and Mackenzie
Her older sister, Kaitlyn, played softball at Emmanuel University
Twin sister, Mackenzie, plays softball for Ole Miss
Majoring in psychology
Post college ambition is to pursue a career in Sports Psychology
Lists her Papa as the most influential person in her life
Outside of softball, she loves doing crafts and decorating her apartment with her roommates, shopping, and going to different coffee shops.