Maddie Ratcheson

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Position:
Catcher/Infield
Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Lassiter
Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.

Awards
Second-team All-Ivy League (2026)
Ivy League All-Tournament Team (2026)

At Princeton
2026
Second-team All-Ivy League ... Ivy League All-Tournament Team ... three-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week, earning the honor on March 9, April 27 and May 4 ... played in 46 games and made 43 starts as a freshman, hitting .372 with 48 hits, 23 runs, six doubles, a triple, three home runs, 26 RBI, 11 walks, a .504 slugging percentage and a .417 on-base percentage ... had 14 multi-hit games, including a season-high four hits at Harvard on April 25 ... drove in three runs against Notre Dame on March 8, Cornell on March 21 and at Harvard on April 25 ... hit her first career home run against SDSU on March 8 and homered against Dartmouth and Stanford ... was perfect defensively, handling 236 chances without an error.

Before Princeton
Selected as a Georgia Positive Athlete in 2023 ... was an all-region team honoree in 2022, 2023 and 2024 ... earned Marietta Daily Journal honorable mention all-county in 2023, defensive MVP in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and first team all-county in 2021 and 2024 ... served as Lassiter's senior class president ... completed 150 philanthropy hours by serving at local charities including MUST Ministries, MDE School, Waymark, The Drake Closet, The Sandwich Project, and Ronald McDonald House ... completed 100 in-school service hours and 100 out-of-school service hours ... held a leadership position as a Lassiter Ambassador in 2023 and 2024 ... served as head of club out reach in the school's Sources of Strength club, helping connect the club to other sports and clubs at the school.