2024 Softball Roster
Madi Eberle
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
- Hometown:
- Gibson City, Ill.
MVC All-Tournament Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Made 31 appearances including 20 starts... finished with a 12-6 record, 2.84 ERA, and 1.38 WHIP in a total of 108.1 innings in her senior season... Held opponents to a .236 average while only allowing seven home runs on the season... Came in for relief in the semifinal and championship game of the MVC Tournament and picked up a pair of wins to help the Salukis win their second-straight MVC Championship... finished her career with six-straight wins in the MVC Tournament ranging from 2023 to 2024... took her last loss of the season on 3/30 and finished the year picking up six-straight wins, three of which came in the postseason... threw seven complete games on the year... helped lead the Salukis to three MVC Tournament titles and one regular season championship... finishes No. 9 in Saluki history in appearances (123), No. 10 in innings pitched (511.2), No. 10 in wins (48), and No. 9 in career strikeouts (303).
2023 // Junior
MVC Tournament MVP
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Made 42 appearances including 29 starts while leading the team with 187.0 innings... finished the season 19-10 with a 3.52 ERA, 86 strikeouts, and 12 complete games... picked up four wins with three complete games with a 1.22 ERA over 23 total innings as she helped lead SIU to another MVC Tournament title... allowed 0 earned runs in back-to-back complete game wins over UIC (5/11) and Illinois State (5/12)... nearly notched a no-hitter against Murray State giving up just one hit and three walks in a complete game win... picked up a complete game win against Big-12 opponent Kansas while only giving up one earned run.
2022 // Sophomore
Appeared in 29 games, which included 21 starts … went 8-9 with a 3.02 ERA in 122.2 innings of work … threw three shutouts and 11 complete games … finished sixth in the MVC in ERA … tossed the 33rd no-hitter in program history in SIU's 8-0 run-rule win over Purdue Fort Wayne (2/13) … needed just 58 pitches to blank the Mastadons and finished with four strikeouts and two walks … threw a two-hit, seven inning shutout in SIU’s win over Northern Kentucky (3/5) … tossed a five-hit, shutout at Evansville (5/1).
2021 // Freshman
Appeared in 21 games in the circle … went 9-7 with a 2.62 ERA in 93.2 innings of work … tallied 80 strikeouts to just 38 walks … led all Valley freshmen in wins (9) and ERA (2.62) … finished top-15 in the MVC in ERA (8th), opposing batting average (.241; 11th), innings pitched (93.2; 12th), strikeouts (80; T-11th) and wins (8th) … threw a three-hit shutout in her first career start against Murray State (2/14) … struck out two of the three batters she faced to lock down her first collegiate save against North Dakota (2/13) … threw a two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and no walks at Loyola (4/3) … struck out a season-high nine batters against Missouri State (3/24) … recorded five or more strikeouts in nine of her 21 appearances.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time all-area selection … was named to the All-State First Team after a junior season in which she helped the Falcons win their first regional title since 2014 … was named to the Maxpreps Sophomore All-American Team after she won 16 games in the circle with a microscopic 1.62 ERA and an area-best 302 strikeouts … compiled 867 strikeouts during her three seasons in the circle … hit a combined .498 with 14 home runs during her sophomore and junior seasons … helped her travel ball team, Premier Fastpitch, win the 16U Triple Crown Sports Colorado Firecracker tournament, a tournament that consisted of 260 teams across four divisions … threw a 1-0 shutout to help Premier Fastpitch place ninth at the 2017 Premier Girls Fastpitch Tournament in Huntington Beach, Calif.
