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Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Softball - Delaware

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SOFTBALL

Madge Layfield

Right-handed pitcher
SUSSEX CENTRAL HS
GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

1.08

ERA

148.2

Innings Pitched

0.821

WHIP

275

Strike Outs
“Madge, first and foremost, is a really great person and teammate—she’s a true power pitcher who uses all parts of the strike zone. She’s confident in the circle and gets ahead in the count early. She has the ability to make batters chase to hit pitches outside the zone. To add to that, she can do some damage on the offensive side with her bat. Madge was, no doubt, the best pitcher we faced all year.”
Tom Pritchard
Head Coach head coach at William Penn High School
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior right-handed pitcher led the Golden Knights to a berth in the Delaware state championship game this past season. Layfield compiled an 18-4 record in the circle with a 1.08 ERA, surrendering just 66 hits while striking out 275 batters over 148.2 innings pitched to post a 0.821 WHIP. She also hit two home runs and recorded 17 RBI. The Delaware Coaches Association Player of the Year, she concluded her prep career with 1,045 strikeouts, nine no-hitters and a 73-13 record having reached the state title game three times. 

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Academic Achievement

Layfield has maintained a 3.9 weighted GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Central Arkansas this fall. 

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Exemplary Character

Layfield has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and by raising awareness toward ALS research via Strikeout ALS. She has also been a participant in Educators Rising, which offers opportunities to work with faculty on improving student leadership.