#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 AUSL	1-0	7.41	5	1	11.1	14	9	-	7	12	12	4	.304	3	-	-	-	92	132	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	2-1	3.94	8	1	21.1	23	16	-	8	14	12	1	.280	7	-	-	1	86	129	4

*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
7/5/2026	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

1 Big unknown for each AUSL team in 2026

The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) season is more like a sprint than a marathon – 25 games for each of the six teams in just under two months. That leaves little time for slumps, and the downs need to turn around quickly. There are always unknowns going into Opening Day, and these questions for each […]

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)]