2025-26 Softball Roster

Gunnar Rathbun for Villanova Athletics
Gunnar Rathbun for Villanova Athletics
Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph
Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph
DEENA GHAZZI
Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos
Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos

3 Maddie Burrows

  • Class Senior
  • Position 2B
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Waterford, Conn.
  • High School Waterford
  • INFLCR maddie-burrows

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2023, Fall 2024
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2023-24, 2024-25 

Career: Strong defensive player with athleticism and speed who earned a starting role in her junior campaign … Appeared in 102 games through her first two years with over 50 starts in the infield … Assumed the starting spot at second base as a junior after pinch running and defensive replacement stints in first two years … Versatile infielder who's started games at shortstop and second base in her career … Earned Athletic Director's Honor Roll twice in addition to BIG EAST All-Academic Team in her sophomore year.

2025: Became the everyday starter at second base as a junior, starting in 38 games … Accumulated 27 hits, five doubles and three home runs with 15 walks and 18 runs scored … Played a flawless defensive season with 51 putouts and 40 assists on a 1.000 fielding percentage … Batted .304 in BIG EAST play with 12 of her runs coming against conference opponents … Reached base safely in nine straight games for the team's sixth longest streak of the year … Contributed first career multi-homer game with two HRs for a five-RBI performance against Georgetown … Totaled three hits and two runs in win at Butler on Apr. 18 … Contributed three base knocks against Providence in the BIG EAST Tournament.

2024: Appeared in 29 games with 10 starts at second base in her sophomore year … Accumulated five hits with a double and her first career home run in 30 at bats … Made 14 appearances as a pinch runner, scoring a run on six of those occasions … Registered her first career home run in a pinch-hitting opportunity against George Mason … Scored twice with a single in her first start as a sophomore … Totaled her first multi-hit day as a collegian with two base knocks against Michigan State … Doubled and walked versus Central Michigan with a run scored … Walked and stole her lone base of the year in the second half of a doubleheader against South Florida … Scored a run in pinch running appearances in both NCAA Tournament games against Arizona … Recorded 19 putouts and 19 assists in her time at second base.

2023: Played in 26 games as a first-year shortstop for Villanova with four starts in the middle infield … Scored nine runs on the year with 16 pinch running appearances for the Wildcats … Totaled 10 assists and three putouts during her freshman year … Reached base for the first time with two walks against Pennsylvania on April 4 … Recorded her first collegiate hit with a single against St. John's … Made four assists at shortstop against Providence in the final game of the regular season.

Waterford High School: Competed in softball and volleyball during her scholastic career … Earned First Team All-State honors twice … Garnered Gatorade Player of the Year nominee in two seasons … Compiled 300 career strikeouts as a pitcher and 100 career hits at the plate. 

Club Softball: Placed fifth at PGF nationals as member of RI Thunder Gold 16U National - Lotti.

Personal: Born 3/22/04 in New Britain, Conn. … Youngest of two children of Timothy Burrows and Rebecca Hall … Has an older brother, Jared, who plays baseball at Bryant as a right-handed pitcher … Father was an infielder at University of New Haven and mother played college softball … Enjoys reading, writing and catching frogs in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova for its academic reputation and sense of community … Double major in history and communications.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2023Freshman

    INF/P
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2024Sophomore

    INF/P
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2025Junior

    2B
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2025-26Senior

    2B
    5'8"
    3