HONORS & AWARDS
2024 NFCA Third Team All-American
2024 NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team
2024 Second Team All-SEC
2024 AUSPY Female Athlete of the Year
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Softball America Pitcher Rankings – May [No. 18]
2024 Softball America Pitcher Rankings – April [No. 18]
 2024 Softball America Pitcher Rankings – March [No. 2]
2024 Wilson/NFCA National Pitcher of the Week [March 5]
2024 D1 Softball National Pitcher of the Week [March 5}
2024 SEC Pitcher of the Week [March 4}
2024 War Eagle Classic All-Tournament Team
2024 Jane B. Moore Memorial All-Tournament Team
2024 Plainsman Invitational All-Tournament Team
2024 PV College Challenge All-Tournament Team
2024 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watchlist
2024 Softball America Preseason First Team All-American
2024 Preseason All-SEC Team
2024 D1 Softball D100 Players [No. 9]
2024 Softball America Preseason Player Rankings [No. 9}
2024 Softball America Preseason Pitcher Rankings [No. 3]
2023-24 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2023 NFCA First Team All-American
2023 D1 Softball Second Team All-American
2023 Softball America Second Team All-American
2023 NFCA First Team All-Southeast Region
2023 SEC Pitcher of the Year
2023 All-SEC First Team
2023 SEC All-Defensive Team (Pitcher)
USA Softball 2023 Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist
2023 D1 Softball D100 Rankings [No. 14]
SEC Pitcher of the Week (May 8, 2023)
SEC Pitcher of the Week (May 2, 2023)
SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 28, 2023)
SEC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 13, 2023)
2023 Jane B. Moore Memorial All-Tournament Team
2023 Plainsman Invite All-Tournament Team
2023 Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team
2023 NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Preseason All-SEC Team
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
2022 All-SEC First Team
Wilson/NFCA Division I Pitcher of the Week (March 8, 2022)
D1 Softball SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 8, 2022)
SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 7, 2022)
2022 Jane B. Moore Memorial Most Valuable Player
2022 Jane B. Moore Memorial All-Tournament Team
2022 Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team
2021 All-SEC Freshman Team
2021 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (Feb. 15, 2021)
SEC Freshman of the Week (March 1, 2021)
SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (April 20, 2021)
Softball America’s Preseason Top 25 College Freshman (No. 9)

2024 | SENIOR SEASON
In the final chapter of a prolific career, set multiple Auburn records en route to a second straight All-American performance … made 35 appearances in the circle, making 30 starts … posted a 1.90 earned run average and held a 0.98 WHIP … held the eighth lowest ERA in the SEC … allowed just 55 earned runs over 202.1 innings of work … picked up 16 wins and a save … tossed 15 complete games, including seven shutouts … her 15 complete games ranked fourth in the SEC … tossed the third most shutouts by an SEC pitcher … totaled the fifth most shutouts in a single season at Auburn … struck out 264 batters to become the first pitcher in program history to record three straight seasons of at least 250 strikeouts … totaled the eighth most strikeouts in a single season at Auburn … the SEC leader in strikeouts … ranked third nationally in total strikeouts … her 9.1 strikeouts per seven innings average ranked second in the SEC and 11^th nationally … that mark also ranked as the ninth highest in a single season at Auburn … issued just 65 walks to hold a 4.06 strikeout-to-walk ratio, the third best in the SEC … held opponents to a .184 average at the plate, the ninth lowest in a single season at Auburn … averaged just 4.64 hits per seven innings, the fifth lowest in the SEC … closed career ranked in the top seven in 15 Auburn career pitching categories, including holding the program records in career wins (76), career starts (122) and career combined shutouts (20) … also ranked second in program history in career opponent batting average (.180), career strikeouts per seven innings (9.33), career innings pitched (706.0), strikeouts (941) and third in shutouts (20) … NFCA Third Team All-American … the first pitcher in program history to win multiple All-America honors from the organization … NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team … Second Team All-SEC … third straight All-SEC honor … joined Mary Petrie (3) and Kasey Cooper (4) as the only athletes in program history to win three or more All-SEC accolades … AUSPY winner for Female Student-Athlete of the Year … named to the PV College Challenge, Plainsman Invitational, Jane B. Moore Invitational and War Eagle Classic All-Tournament teams … with 10 strikeouts versus Wichita State (2/14) became just the fourth pitcher in program history to record 700 career strikeouts … went the distance in Auburn’s shutout victory versus No. 13 Utah (2/15) … behind 11 strikeouts, tossed the fifth collegiate no-hitter versus UNI (2/25) … struck out 13 en route to just the third perfect game in school history versus Georgia State (2/29) … joined Kaylee Carlson (2017) and Holly Currie (2005) as the only pitchers to toss an individual perfect game … … SEC Pitcher of the Week (3/4) … won SEC Pitcher of the Week a program record six times over her career … Wilson/NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (3/5) … D1 Softball National Pitcher of the Week (3/5) … held No. 12 Missouri’s (3/10) offense to just four hits to record sixth shutout of the season … behind her 2-1 victory versus No. 20 Arkansas (3/17), surpassed Kaylee Carlson for Auburn softball’s program record with 68 career victories … made the 106^th start of her career on March 19 at Troy, setting Auburn’s program record … with her seven strikeouts in a start at No. 12 Texas A&M (3/23), became just the second pitcher in program history to record 800 career strikeouts … snapped No. 4 Tennessee’s 20-game win strike, which was the longest streak in the country, with a complete game effort versus the Lady Vols (3/31) … tossed three flawless innings, striking out five versus Samford (4/3) to combine with Shelby Lowe and Annabelle Widra for the first combined perfect game in program history … the only Tiger pitcher to be part of multiple perfect games in their career … combined with Shelby Lowe to no hit UAB (4/9) … struck out 18 batters at Ole Miss (4/26) and combined with Shelby Lowe for 20 strikeouts to set Auburn’s single game record for strikeouts in an SEC game … recorded the 900^th strikeout of her career versus Alabama (5/3) to join Anna Thompson as the only two pitchers in program history to hit the milestone … first SEC pitcher to strike out 18 batters in a conference game since Alabama’s Alexis Osorio recorded 18 versus Auburn on May 5, 2017 … tossed three scoreless innings versus Chattanooga (5/18) in the Tallahassee Regional to combine with Annabelle Widra for a shutout … it was her 20^th combined shutout, setting the Auburn record … setting career highs in innings pitched (12.0) and total pitches (224), tossed a marathon game versus UCF (5/18) to send Auburn to the Tallahassee Regional championship … totaled 21 strikeouts in the game setting Auburn’s single game records for both a team and an individual … her 21 strikeouts were the most by an SEC pitcher this season … with her efforts at Ole Miss, held two of the top five strikeouts performances by a Division I pitcher … her 21 strikeouts tied with Kamryn Meyer (Ohmha) for the most by a Division I pitcher in 2024 … It was the most strikeouts by an SEC pitcher in a single game since Alabama's Alexis Osorio struck out 21 versus Fordham in March of 2018
 
2023 | JUNIOR SEASON
Turned in one of the most dominating efforts in the circle in program history and became one of the most decorated pitchers to ever wear Orange and Blue … earned All-American honors from NFCA (First Team), D1 Softball (Second Team) and Softball America (Second Team) … just the 16^th NFCA All-American in Auburn history … first Auburn pitcher to earn first team All-America accolades … a top-25 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year … first pitcher in school history to be named SEC Pitcher of the Year … added First Team All-SEC honors … first player to earn back-to-back First Team All-SEC selections since Kasey Cooper … SEC All-Defensive Team member … earned four SEC Pitcher of the Week honors over the course of the season to set a program record … added all-tournament team selections at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, Tiger Invitational, Plainsman Invite and the Jane B. Moore Memorial … closed her junior campaign with a 27-7 record in the circle with three saves … the SEC leader in wins with a mark that ranked fifth in the country and set the program’s single-season record … also set the program record with 37 starts … her three saves were the seventh most by an SEC pitcher … allowed just 42 earned runs over 220.2 innings of work to post a 1.33 ERA … turned in the second lowest ERA in the SEC and the 13^th lowest in the country … tossed 17 complete games, including eight shutouts to rank second in the SEC and 11^th nationally … combined for 10 additional shutouts with her Tiger teammates to tie the program’s single-season record … held opponents to a .160 batting average at the plate … averaged just 3.93 hits allowed per seven innings to rank second in the league … issued just 55 walks while striking out a career high 303 batters … ranked second both nationally and in the SEC in total strikeouts … just the second pitcher in school history to record at least 300 strikeouts in a single season …  ended the season with a 5.51 strikeout-to-walk ratio to rank fourth in the SEC … also ranked fifth in the SEC with a 9.6 strikeouts per seven inning average … turned in 10 double-digit strikeout efforts … just the fourth player in school history to surpass 650 career strikeouts … first pitcher since Anna Thompson (2009, 2010) to record 250 strikeouts in back-to-back seasons … finished the season ranked in the top 10 in 11 Auburn single-season pitching categories … set Auburn’s junior records for strikeouts, innings pitched and earned run average … opened her junior season with 25.1 consecutive scoreless innings, the eighth longest streak in program history … made her first collegiate plate appearances against Dayton (2/18), recording a sacrifice bunt and a walk … tossed three perfect frames with three strikeouts in a start against UAB (2/22) … recorded her third individual no-hitter behind seven strikeouts in a six-inning affair versus North Dakota State (2/25) … allowed the first earned run of her junior season at Georgia Tech (3/8) after 62.1 innings … with eight strikeouts against the Yellow Jackets, surpassed 100 strikeouts for her junior season … the run snapped a consecutive scoreless inning streak that ran 39.1 innings, the second longest streak in program history … recorded 12 strikeouts, including the 500^th of her career, versus Northwestern (3/17) … tied Auburn’s single-game record for strikeouts in an SEC contest and matcher her career high with 17 against Missouri (3/25) … picked up Auburn’s first shutout win in Gainesville and the 50^th win of her career at No. 15 Florida (4/8) … just the eighth pitcher in program history to record at least 50 career wins … shut out LSU in 14.2 of the 15.2 innings she tossed to help secure Auburn’s first series win over LSU since 2017 … recorded the 600^th strikeout of her career versus Jacksonville State (4/19) … first pitcher since Kaylee Carlson (2017, 2018) to record at least 20 wins in back-to-back seasons … earned a pair of victories at Alabama to help Auburn to its first series win at Tuscaloosa since 2017 … tossed Auburn’s third no-hitter in SEC play and its first since 2006 with her no-hit effort in the series finale at South Carolina (4/30) … closed the SEC season with a 1.02 ERA, the lowest mark recorded by an Auburn pitcher versus league opponents … just the fifth player in school history to record 10 or more wins in an SEC season … in a one-hit effort versus Mississippi State (5/7), tied Kristen Keyes (2004) for the must shutouts by an Auburn pitcher in an SEC season with six … recorded the most strikeouts in an SEC season since Keyes (2004) with 138 … in a gusty effort at Clemson (5/21), went the distance to hold off the host Tigers and force the “if necessary" game at the Clemson Regional
 
2022 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
With a pitching staff hampered with injuries, carried the workload in the circle … made 42 appearances, ranking tied for ninth in the program’s single-season history, and set the program record for starts in a season with 35 … earned a win in 23 of her 35 starts … set the program record for consecutive winning decision with a streak of wins in nine straight games … led the Southeastern Conference with a 1.76 earned run average, giving up just 49 earned runs … her ERA was the third lowest posted by an Auburn sophomore in program history … behind a 24-10 record, led the conference and ranked 15th in the nation in victories … tied Holly Currie (2005) for the second most wins by an Auburn pitcher in a single season … also picked up a save during the season … also led the SEC in innings pitched with 195.0, the ninth most in a single season on the Plains …  turned in 15 complete-game efforts, tied for the 10th most in a season at Auburn … turned in two complete-game shutouts … combined for six additional shutouts, tied for the seventh most in a season at Auburn … averaged just 4.59 hits allowed per seventh innings, the fourth lowest mark in the conference … finished second in the conference and ranked 16th in the country with 269 total strikeouts … recorded eight double-digit strikeout efforts … first Auburn pitcher to surpass 250 strikeouts in a season since Anna Thompson (2010) … set the program’s sophomore strikeout record and ranked tied for fifth overall for most strikeouts in a single season at Auburn … ended her sophomore season with 374 career strikeouts, ranking fifth in school history … posted a 9.7 strikeouts per seven innings average to rank third in the conference … her strikeouts per seven innings average is the fourth highest posted by an Auburn pitcher in a season … issued just 53 walks to post a 5.08 strikeout-to-walk ratio, the fourth best mark in the SEC … averaged just 1.90 walks per seven innings to rank seventh in the SEC … held opponents to a .181 average at the plate, the fifth lowest mark in a single season at Auburn … became the first pitcher in program history to earn NFCA First Team All-Region honors … tabbed to the All-SEC First Team, Auburn’s first selection to the First Team since 2017 … SEC Pitcher of the Week (3/7) … earned national recognition as the Wilson/NFCA Division I Pitcher of the Week (3/8) … tabbed to the Tiger Invitational and the Jane B. Moore Memorial All-Tournament Teams … fanned 16 batters in Auburn’s season opener versus Seton Hall (2/11) just one shy of her career total … held No. 11 Texas (2/8) to a pair of hits, helping Auburn to a 6-2 victory at the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational … it was the first win over a ranked opponent for the Tigers … tossed the fifth complete-game shutout of her career at Jacksonville State (2/23), holding the Gamecocks to three hits … recorded all five wins during the Jane B. Moore Memorial Tournament to earn Most Valuable Player recognition … over the span, strung together a scoreless inning streak of 25.2 consecutive innings, the fifth longest streak in program history … combined with KK Dismukes to toss the 29th no-hitter in program history against North Carolina A&T (3/4) … went the distance in a 10-inning contest against South Carolina (3/21) to secure the series win … added a top-10 victory to her resume with a complete-game effort at No. 8 Kentucky (3/26) … held No. 7 Florida to one run, helping Auburn to its first win over the Gators since 2019 … earned her first collegiate save, shutting out Mississippi State (4/23) in two innings out work … turned in double-digit strikeout efforts in SEC play at Mississippi State (4/24) and at No. 14 Tennessee (5/8) … set the program’s record for strikeouts in an SEC Tournament game with 11 versus No. 24 Missouri (5/11)

2021 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Appeared in 21 contests, earning the starting nod in 20 … closed debut season with a 9-9 record behind six complete-game efforts … finished third on the team with a 2.78 earned run average … tossed six complete games … turned in three shutout appearances … hurled 88.0 innings of work to rank second on the squad … fanned 105 batters … ranked sixth in the SEC with an 8.4 strikeouts per seven innings average … held opponents to a .211 batting average … SEC All-Freshman Team … just the sixth Auburn freshman in program history to record 100 strikeouts in a season … struck out at least 10 batters in four appearances … set Auburn’s program record with three SEC Freshman of the Week awards … one of just three Auburn pitchers to ever be named SEC Freshman of the Week multiple times in a season (Shelby Lowe – 2021; Anna Thompson – 2007) … in her collegiate debut  against Southeast Missouri State in Auburn’s season opener (2/13), tossed the 26th no-hitter in program history and the first for the Tigers since Makayla Martin vs. Maryland on Feb. 18, 2018 ... first Auburn freshman to toss a no-hitter in a season opener in program history ... just the third freshman to toss a solo no-hitter for the Tigers and the first since Marcy Harper vs. Savannah State on March 14, 2013 ... improved to 3-0 with a complete-game performance against No. 19 South Carolina (2/20), striking out nine ... struck out the first 16 batters she faced en route to her second collegiate no-hitter in Auburn's 5-0 win over IUPUI (2/27/20) … closed the game with a career high 17 batters, the second most in a single game in Auburn history … it was the first seven-inning no-hitter since Angel Bunner versus Virginia Tech on Feb. 19, 2012 ... first Auburn pitcher with multiple no-hitters in the same season since Marcy Harper in 2014 ... allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out 11 for her third double-digit strikeout performance of the season versus Alabama State (4/13) ... earned her first victory in conference play with a complete-game performance against No. 12 Kentucky (4/17), holding the Wildcats scoreless through five innings to the claim the series win ... earned Auburn's first win in Baton Rouge since 2015 as she held LSU (5/8) to a pair of runs behind six strikeouts
 
HIGH SCHOOL
One of the top pitchers in the country … ranked the No. 2 recruit of the 2020 class by FloSoftball and the No. 3 recruit by ExtraInnings Softball … carried Bohemia Manor to three straight 1A State Championships behind her lights-out pitching … four-time All-County and All-State honoree … 2019 and 2020 Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year … 2019 USA Today First Team High School All-American … PGF All-American, competing in to the 2020 PGF High School All-America game … tossed 100.2 innings in the circle as a freshman and did not allow a single earned run … closed her debut season with a 13-1 record and a .417 WHIP … posted an undefeated 15-0 record as sophomore behind a .07 earned run average … tossed a total of 97.1 innings and posted a .318 WHIP … at the plate, recorded a .441 batting average and a .662 slugging mark … tossed 123.0 innings over her junior campaign, posting a 21-0 record … turned in a .11 ERA and a .439 WHIP … Totaled 299 strikeouts, recorded three no-hitters during Bohemia Manor’s postseason run and allowed just 16 hits … coupled her pitching performance with a .586 batting average and a 1.143 slugging clip … totaled nine home runs, 34 RBI and 25 runs scored … closed her senior season with 299 strikeouts over 106 innings … did not allow a single earned run over her senior campaign … slugged nine home runs and posted a .698 batting average … competed with PA Chaos, one of the elite club teams in the country … chaos was ranked ninth in the country last season … led the Chaos to the SoCal Invitational Championship and the Triple Crown Championship … earned PGF All-Tournament Team honors earlier this year after helping the Chaos to a 12th-place finish … last season in club competition, finished with a 25-1 record, 0.52 ERA and a .755 WHIP behind 147.0 innings pitched

PERSONAL
Full name is Madison Marie Penta … born on Dec. 30, 2002 … daughter of Mark and Susan Penta … has two younger siblings, Mariah and Skylar … Mariah also competed for the Auburn softball team … her mother was a pitcher at the University of Delaware ... earned her degree in public relations in May of 2024