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Naujokas, Madison
Jersey Number 18
Madison Naujokas
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Marist
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
Bio
As a Redshirt Senior ('21):
As a Sophomore ('18):
As a Freshman ('17):
Before JMU
Personal
- VaSID All-State Second Team
- NFCA Northeast All-Region
- CAA Defensive Player of the Year
- All-CAA First Team
- Started in all 45 games at second base
- Finished the season with 33 runs, eight doubles, two triples, four home runs and 28 RBI
- Went 26-for-27 on stolen bases
- Moved to second on JMU's all-time stolen bases list (62)
- Recorded a season-high of four RBI against Charleston (5/2)
- Had a season-high of four putouts against #1 Oklahoma (6/3)
- Finished the season with a .972 fielding percentage with 63 assists and 41 putouts
- VaSID All-State Second Team
- Started in all 19 games at second base and finished with a fielding percentage of .934.
- Recorded a season high of five put outs against Connecticut (3/7/20).
- Recorded a .316 batting average with two doubles, two triples and four home runs.
- Notched an in-the-park homer against Connecticut (3/6/20).
- Went 8-for-8 on stolen bases with a season high of two against Siena (3/8/20).
- Tied her career high of four RBIs against Georgia (2/21/20).
- Spring '20 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
- NFCA All-Northeast Second Team
- VaSID All-State Second Team
- All-CAA First Team
- Started at second base in all 61 games
- Career-best season at the plate batting .333 with 51 hits, 30 RBIs, seven doubles and six home runs
- Turned a team-high eight double plays
- Had a 10-game hit streak (3/15-3/27)
- Career-high four RBI at Longwood (3/20)
As a Sophomore ('18):
- Started in every game this season
- Batted .206, had 38 runs and had 27 hits, including three doubles and four home runs
- Led the Dukes with 11 stolen bases and 28 walks
- Secured eight multi-run games
- Had a season-high three hits, including a double, and season-high five putouts at Virginia (4/25)
- Recorded a season-high three RBIs in 9-0 win over UNC on (4/11)
- Registered season-high three runs in win against Eastern Carolina (3/3) and stole two bases
As a Freshman ('17):
- All-CAA First Team
- VaSID Second Team All-State
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- Made 59 starts at second base over her freshman campaign
- Knocked 36 hits for a .288 average at the plate
- Tallied six doubles, one triple and a home run for a .376 slugging percentage
- Scored 29 runs with 25 RBIs
- Led the team with 29 walks, fifth most in JMU single-season history, for a .434 on-base percentage
- Finished 13-for-17 in stolen bases
- Went 1-for-2 with an RBI double against Kent State at the Waco Regional (5/20)
- Hit a three-RBI single against Hofstra during the CAA Championship semifinal game (5/11)
- Diving out at first against Drexel was featured as the No. 6 play on ESPNw's Top 10 Plays of the Week on May 3
- Plated three runs in JMU's 8-0 victory at North Carolina (4/26)
- Knocked first career home run at Delaware (4/15) to plate a season-high three runs
- Went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored at Hofstra (3/25)
- Tallied first multi-hit game against Binghamton (3/18)
- Stole two bases against Yale (2/24)
- Recorded first career double against No. 17/19 Missouri (2/11)
- Swiped three bases against Charleston Southern (2/10), second most in a single game in school history
- Drove home two runs against Charleston Southern (2/10)
- First career hit came against No. 17/19 Missouri (2/10)
Before JMU
- Competed in the 2016 Premier Girls Fastpitch High School All-American Game
- Earned 2015 All-Conference, All-Area and All-State honors after leading Marist to the 4A State Championship title
- Competed with the Beverly Bandits, winning the 2015 Boulder Championship and placing fifth at the PGF National Championship
- Won the 2014 Redhawk Award for softball, while picking up All-Area and All-Conference honors
- Named 2013 Defensive MVP
- Two-time Chicago Sun Times Top 100 Player
Personal
- Born June 12, 1998
- Majoring in Sport and Recreation Management
- Daughter of Chris and Stacy Naujokas
- Has a brother, Nickolas, and sister, Maci
- Father, Chris, played Major 16 in men’s softball for the Chicago Jinx in 1994 and Wallace from 1995 to 1997
- Boasted a 3.68 GPA at Marist High School
- Also lettered in basketball and volleyball
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