#19, Right-Handed Pitcher, R/R

Maddie Penta

Auburn University '24

Hometown: Chesapeake City, Maryland

Winningest pitcher in Auburn history

Maddie Penta is a 6-foot-2 professional softball pitcher from Chesapeake City, Maryland. She was acquired in the 2nd Round of the 2026 Allocation Draft following a collegiate career at Auburn.

Personal Life

Family: Daughter of Mark and Susan Penta. Sister, Mariah, plays softball at Maryland, and her mother played softball at the University of Delaware.

Education: Majored in public relations at Auburn.

Background: Has a mini goldendoodle named Goose. Lists meeting Mike Trout as a time where she felt starstruck.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball AUX (2024)

2024 AUX Season: Secured 804 leaderboard points during her first professional season. Made eight appearances in the circle with three starts. Fashioned a 2-1 record with a save, a 3.94 ERA, and 16 strikeouts over 21.1 innings. Earned her first professional win against Team Wiggins on June 11.

College Experience: Auburn (2021–2024)

Career Statistics: Made 141 appearances, including 122 starts. Ended her career as the winningest pitcher in Auburn history with a 76-36 record, 1.79 ERA, and five saves. Second on the Tigers’ all-time list with 941 strikeouts over 706.0 innings. Only pitcher in program history to register three consecutive seasons with 250 or more strikeouts.

Senior Year (2024): Authored a 16-10 record with a 1.90 ERA and 264 strikeouts. Set a school record with 21 strikeouts against UCF in the NCAA Regional. Tossed a six-inning perfect game against Georgia State on February 29, 2024.

Junior Year (2023): Led the SEC and ranked fifth in NCAA Division I with 27 wins. Second in the country with 303 strikeouts. Recorded Auburn’s first no-hitter against an SEC opponent since 2006.

Sophomore Year (2022): Paced the SEC with a 1.76 ERA and secured a league-best 24 victories.

Freshman Year (2021): Tossed six complete games with three shutouts and a 2.78 ERA. Tossed a no-hitter in her college debut.

Awards & Honors

All-America: Consensus All-America honoree as a junior (First-Team in 2023, Third-Team in 2024).

Conference Honors: 2023 SEC Pitcher of the Year. Three-time All-SEC performer.

YEAR	W-L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	SO	LOB	BB	R	ER	HR	B/AVG	HB	CG	SHO	SV	B	S	WP
2026 Spark	3-0	5.19	9	4	27.0	32	19	-	13	24	20	7	.283	3	1	-	-	205	324	1
2024 AUX Softball	2-1	3.94	8	1	21.1	23	16	-	8	14	12	1	.280	7	-	-	1	86	129	4
Career Totals	5-1	4.45	17	5	50.1	55	35	-	21	38	32	8	.282	10	1	-	1	291	453	5

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	W-L	ERA	G	IP	H	SO	LOB	BB	R	ER	HR	B/AVG	HB	CG	SHO	SV	B	S	WP
7/20/2026	Blaze	Spark	0-0	21.00	1	0.2	3	-	-	2	5	2	1	.600	-	-	-	-	12	20	-
7/19/2026	Blaze	Spark	1-0	2.80	1	5.0	5	5	-	2	3	2	1	.238	-	-	-	-	36	53	-
7/15/2026	Volts	Spark	1-0	2.00	1	7.0	6	4	-	1	2	2	1	.214	-	1	-	-	45	80	-
7/11/2026	Spark	Talons	0-0	4.67	1	3.0	4	1	-	1	2	2	-	.308	-	-	-	-	20	39	-
7/5/2026	Spark	Cascade	0-0	1.62	1	4.1	3	5	-	1	1	1	1	.188	-	-	-	-	24	47	-
7/1/2026	Spark	Blaze	1-0	3.50	1	4.0	4	2	-	1	2	2	1	.267	1	-	-	-	19	35	-
6/28/2026	Spark	Bandits	0-0	0.00	1	1.0	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	.333	2	-	-	-	14	12	-
6/27/2026	Spark	Bandits	0-0	105.00	1	0.1	3	-	-	2	5	5	1	.750	-	-	-	-	15	16	1
6/23/2026	Talons	Spark	0-0	16.80	1	1.2	3	2	-	2	4	4	1	.375	-	-	-	-	20	22	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

AUSL Reveals Rosters for 2026 AUSL Pro Game at the Little League® Softball World Series Presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods

Greenville, N.C. – The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) today announced the rosters for the 2026 AUSL Pro Game at the Little League® Softball World Series Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, an exhibition featuring 24 AUSL players that will take place Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. ET in Greenville, N.C., and air live on […]

Little League Softball visor on the softball field

Awards & Honors

Winningest pitcher in Auburn history

No. 2 in Auburn history with 941 strikeouts

Three-Time All-Southeastern Conference

2023 SEC Pitcher of the Year

2023 NFCA First Team All-American

6/23/2026-
Maddie Penta was reinstated from the temporary inactive list
5/20/2026-
Spark placed Maddie Penta on the temporary inactive list
12/2/2025Spark
Spark drafted Maddie Penta in the allocation draft: [Round 2, Pick 1 (7)]

DATE	TEAM	TRANSACTION
6/23/2026		Maddie Penta was reinstated from the temporary inactive list
5/20/2026		Spark placed Maddie Penta on the temporary inactive list
12/2/2025	Spark	Spark drafted Maddie Penta in the allocation draft: [Round 2, Pick 1 (7)]