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Maia Engelkes Season 2020

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Maia Engelkes Season 2020

PositionINF
Height5-11
YearFreshman
HometownSioux Falls, South Dakota
B/TR/R

HONORS & AWARDS:
2023-24 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll


2023 | SENIOR SEASON:
Appeared in 14 games and made one start as a designated player versus Tennessee Tech (3/4) … turned in a career high batting average of .231 behind three hits … two of her three hits went for extra bases with a double and a home run for a .538 slugging percentage … scored four runs and set a career high with seven RBI … added three walks and a hit by pitch for a .412 on-base percentage … walked off Auburn’s run-rule victory over Villanova (2/17), driving in a run off a fielder’s choice in the fifth inning … in a pinch-hit appearance with the bases loaded, drove in a career high three runs with a bases-clearing double at Troy (3/1) … in her start versus Tennessee Tech, delivered the go-ahead home run in Auburn’s come-from-behind win … it was her first home run since her freshman season

2022 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Made six appearances as a pinch hitter for the Tigers … reached via a hit by pitch and scored a run versus Chattanooga (3/6) … knocked a pinch-hit single in game of the Niagara doubleheader (4/15)

2021 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Appeared in 19 games, starting one at designated player … knocked three hits and drove in three RBI – all as a pinch hitter … scored a pair of runs ... earned her only start of the season against No. 13 Florida State (3/20) ... knocked a pinch-hit single up the middle to plate the go-ahead run in Auburn's come-from-behind win at Texas A&M (4/11) ... slugged the first double of her collegiate career driving a ball off the wall to right center in a pinch-hit appearance against Alabama State (4/13) to plate the go-ahead run ... knocked a pinch-hit RBI single against Tennessee (5/1)

2020 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 16 contests while earning six starts, primarily in the outfield, over her debut season … totaled three hits, including a home run, to drive in four runs … in 14 attempts, successfully advanced runners on seven occasions … accounted for four runs scored … drew a walk and one hit by pitch over the course of the season … fielding nine putouts defensively … made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter against Notre Dame (Feb. 7) … making her first collegiate start versus UNCW (Feb. 14), knock the first hit of her career while scoring a run … slugged a two-run home run, the first of her career, versus Alabama (Feb. 15) … it was her lone multi-RBI game of her freshman season … made her SEC debut as a pinch hitter at Florida (March 6)

HIGH SCHOOL:
Prepped at Harrisburg High School … graduated valedictorian of her senior class … awarded “Academic Excellence Award” presented by ASBSD for achieving top one percent of graduating seniors in South Dakota … earned co-captain status while also being named her team’s defensive most valuable player … All-State South Dakota high school softball award … South Dakota Class A Fastpitch All-Tournament Team … PGF All-American Watchlist … PGF All-Region team

PERSONAL:
Daughter of Dan and Tamera Engelkes ... has one sister, Emily, and one brother, Cody ... majoring in biomedical sciences, general science and math

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Sophomore
2021

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Junior
2022

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Senior
2023

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