Biography
Career Achievements: NAIA All-American First Team (2024) ... NFCA All-American Second Team (2024) ... NFCA NAIA Region VI Team (2024) ... All-Crossroads League First Team (2024) ... Single Season Doubles Record (23, 2024) ... All-Crossroads League Second Team (2023) ... NAIA World Series All-Tournament Team (2023) ... Crossroads League Tournament Team (2023) ... NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025)
2025: Played in 31 games as a junior, starting all 31 before her season was cut short due to a season-ending ankle injury ... Batted .412 on the season, going 40-97 ... Scored 26 runs and had 31Â RBI ... Doubled 13 times, hitting three triples and six home runs ... Slugged a team-best .794 ... Walked nine times and stole five bases, holding a .481 on-base percentage ... Recorded 12 multi-hit games on the season ... Had a season-best 3-4 game against Lawrence Tech, doubling twice with four RBI ... Homered in the season-opening doubleheader at Indiana Tech ... Logged four RBI in wins over Huntington and Goshen with a home run in each game ... Ended her season on April 8, suffering an ankle injury running the base path in a win over Spring Arbor ... Was named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete for the second time.Â
2024: As a sophomore, found a way to increase her game by starting all 58 games in right field, earning her first career All-American honor ... Was named to the NAIA All-American First Team, the NFCA All-American Second Team, All-Crossroads League First Team, NFCA Region VI Team, and set a school record ... Had the second-best bat on the team, going .400 at the plate while slugging a team-best .610 ... Had an OPS of 1.058 and reached base at a .448 mark ... Had 80 base hits on the season, 23 of which were doubles which set a single season record for Marian softball ... Came just shy of the NAIA lead in RBI, posting 75 RBI on the campaign. second most in the nation ... Scored 57 runs on the season ... Hit two triples and five home runs, setting career-highs for both ... Drew 16 walks and was hit four times ... Went a perfect 5-5 in stolen base chances ... Had 28 multi-hit games on the season, which included four consecutive to begin the season ... Ended a career-best 15-game hit streak with four consecutive games with a hit to open the season ... Had nine games with three hits ... Put up season-best RBI numbers against Huntington in the conference tournament, hitting one double in a 2-4 game with six runs driven in ... Did the same RBI numbers against Bethel in April ... Had four games with a pair of doubles ... Was strong defensively, making 78 putouts and three assists in 85 chances, holding a fielding percentage of .953 ... Made one double play ... Named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete for the first time.Â
2023: Had a dominant freshman campaign, seeing action in 55 games while making 51 starts in her first year as a Knight ... Made 46 of her 51 starts in right field ... Ended the season with the hottest bat on the team, finishing her year with an 11-game hitting streak ... As a freshman, Madere had the second highest batting average on the team posting a .373 average with a .530 slugging percentage ... Recorded 62 base hits, with 12 doubles, one triple, and four home runs with 34 RBI ... Scored 41 runs and drew 11 walks, getting hit by a pitch three times ... Stole five bases, including an executed double steal to set up Marian's first run at the NAIA World Series ... In the field made 54 putouts and two outfield assists, ending the year with a .982 fielding percentage ... Recorded her first career hit in her Marian debut against Indiana Tech on March 1 with a single ... Posted her first career home run against Grace on March 15 ... On March 26 posted a multi-double game for the first time in a win over St. Francis ... Had 18 multi-hit games on the season, with three coming in the NAIA World Series ... Posted a blistering .556 batting average at the NAIA World Series to lead Marian ... Recorded first career triple against Our Lady of the Lake on May 26 in the NAIA World Series ... As a result of her strong year, Madere earned All-Crossroads League Second Team and Crossroads League All-Tournament Team honors ... Ended the year being named to the NAIA Softball World Series Team.