The countdown is on for Madison Inscoe and it has to do with softball and another big reason.
The standout 2022 pitcher, who has earned several major honors nationally (see list below), will see the recruiting process really takeoff on Wednesday, Sept. 1 when college coaches can first contact her directly.
But Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 is an equally big day because it’s Madison’s 16th birthday!
Mixing the softball calendar and her “Sweet Sixteen” special day, the question is: will she get an extra special birthday gift this week, perhaps in the form of a verbal scholarship offer?
Madison is currently being tracked by schools in all the Power 5 conferences and many other notable programs nationwide following a strong 2020 summer with her Birmingham Thunderbolts 04 team.
“I cannot wait to be able to talk with coaches I have known for a long time,” she said this week, “and to get out on the field again with my team for the 2020 fall season. I’m watching my countdown timer everyday (click HERE to read a related article)!”
In 2019, Madison had a big year on the field which included a high school state title in Virginia and pitching for the Bolts in the summer and fall without a loss. Her Bolts squad tied for 1st in the TV Bracket at the Colorado Sparkler last year (7th overall), finished 3rd at the Triple Crown Nationals and placed 13th at PGF Nationals.
During the summer, Madison held an impressive 1.15 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .211 batting average and was selected to the PGF 16U All Tournament Team after she compiled an ERA of just 0.91 in 23 innings of work against elite competition, allowing just three earned runs while limiting the teams she faced to a .143 batting average during her week at PGF.
This season, Madison has again stayed strong and focused, finishing the Thunderbolts 2020 season with an impressive 1.00 ERA and allowing no runs across the plate in more than 90 percent of the innings she pitched. She also contributed to 10 shutouts as the Bolts played 18U all season.
Here’s a list of some of her recent club and high school accolades:
- 2020 Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee
- 2022 Extra Innings Softball Top 100 Player (45th) – April 2020
- 2022 Ranked #22 for Pitchers in the Extra Innings Top 100 – April 2020
- 2019 PGF Premier All Tournament Team
- Extra Inning Softball 1st Team High School All-American (Multi-Position)
- Extra Inning Softball High School Player of the Week (Mar. 25, 2019)
- Virginia Div. 2 High School State Champion
- Two-time 1st Team All-State
- Two-time 1st Team All-Conference
- Two-time 1st Team All-Region
We caught up with the Virginia junior to ask her about these important milestones coming up this week… one’s she’ll probably remember all her life!
Scroll down to see what Madison had to say about Sept 1… and Sept 2!