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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics

OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF UW-STEVENS POINT

2023 Softball Roster

Madeline Schuldes

10 Makenna Tkach

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-4
  • B/T L/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Streator, Ill.
  • High School Marquette Academy

Biography

Honors
 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Third Team (2021)  
 All-WIAC First Team (2021)  
 All-WIAC Honorable Mention Team (2022)  
 WIAC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 14-20, 2022; Feb. 15-21, 2021; March 9-15, 2020)  

2022: Appeared in 33 games with 14 starts in the circle…Went 8-6 with a 3.80 ERA and a team-best 105.0 innings pitched…Pitched two complete games, recorded two saves and struck out 80 batters…Hit .296 in 71 at-bats with a home run, 10 RBI and 21 total hits…Earned the win in the season opener against Marian (Feb. 18) and earn the save in game two while pitching 7.2 frames over the twin bill with 11 strikeouts and went 4-for-7 at the plate…Tossed 6.2 innings the next day against St. Norbert (Feb. 19) picking up another win with 10 strikeouts over the doubleheader to earn WIAC Athlete of the Week honors…Scattered four hits over 4.0 IP in a win over Augustana (Mar. 3) with four strikeouts…Struck out six in 3.0 no-hit frames to earn the win against SUNY Old Westbury (Mar. 25) with MacKenzie Honish tossing the final two frames in a combined no-hitter, the 19th in school history…Won three-straight starts, all shutout wins with 11.0 scoreless in the doubleheader sweep of UW-Stout (Apr. 29) and then a complete-game one-hit shutout of UW-River Falls (May 1)…Went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in the season finale against UW-River Falls (May 1)…Was named to the All-WIAC honorable mention team after the season.

2021: Made a school-record and WIAC-leading 34 appearances in the circle, 22 of which were starts…Led the league with 131 strikeouts in 146.2 innings…Posted a 17-7 record, second-most wins in the conference, with two saves, six complete games and a shutout…Issued just 30 walks in 146.2 innings pitched, the fewest in the conference among pitchers with at least 80 innings pitched…Fielded a perfect 1.000 on the year…Went 5.2 innings in season-opener for the win over Marian (Feb. 19) with six strikeouts in a combined shutout…Picked up the save in game two versus Marian (Feb. 19) with 2.0 scoreless, one-hit innings…Struck out six in a win over Wisconsin Lutheran (Feb. 26) in 5.2 frames…Earned the save in game one at Lake Forest (Mar. 7) and got the win in game two with 9.2 combined innings pitched and seven strikeouts over the doubleheader…Went 5.0 frames with seven strikeouts to get the win in game one against Hamline (Mar. 12)…Got the victory in back-to-back starts with 5.0 in each against Wisconsin Lutheran (Mar. 22) and versus Mount Mary (Mar. 25) with just one hit allowed versus MMU…Earned wins in both games of a twin bill at Lakeland (Mar. 28)…Opened league play with 6.2 frames in a start at UW-Platteville (Apr. 11) with four strikeouts in a victory…Reached 10 wins with five Ks and 4.1 IP at UW-La Crosse (Apr. 17)…Earned wins in game two against UW-Oshkosh (Apr. 22) and game one versus UW-Eau Claire (Apr. 24)…Did not allow a run in either game of a doubleheader sweep at UW-River Falls (Apr. 30) with a complete game (5.0) in game one and 9.1 combined innings…Struck out eight in a game one victory at UW-Stout (May 7)…Was masterful with a career-high 12 strikeouts with one run allowed in a WIAC Tournament quarterfinal win over UW-La Crosse (May 11)…The 12 strikeouts vs UWL in the WIAC Tournament tied for the highest single game total in the conference…Batted .200 with three hits and two RBI…Earned WIAC first-team and NCFA All-Region third-team honors following the season.

2020: Played in 10 games with six starting assignments…Recorded a 1.33 earned runs average while posting a 4-0 record with a save…Struck out 28 in 31.2 innings pitched…Batted .333 with an RBI…Tossed 2.0 hitless frames with five strikeouts to earn the save in collegiate debut versus Finlandia (Feb. 15)…Earned first career win against UW-Superior (Feb. 15) going 4.0 frames with three punchouts and no earned runs allowed…Tied a season-high with five strikeouts over 4.0 innings to earn the victory against Bethel (Mar. 2)…Picked up wins in back-to-back outings against Lake Forest (Mar. 13) and Dominican (Mar. 14) going 5.0 innings in both outings with four and three strikeouts, respectively…Ripped an RBI single for first career hit against SUNY Geneseo (Mar. 14).

High School: Received second-team all-conference as a freshman…First-team as a sophomore, junior and senior…First-team all-state senior year…Holds school record for most strikeouts with 758 strikeouts in 434.1 innings…60-14 pitching record…1.35 ERA…Batting average of .464…Recorded 99 RBI…Scored 134 runs…2017 regional and sectional champion…2019 regional champion…Aided in teams first Super Sectional appearance…Recorded 18 strikeouts in a complete seven-inning game…Conference champions all four years with a record of 49-1.

Personal: Psychology major…Parents Chris and David…Siblings Carissa and Brett…National Honors Society member.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2020Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'4"
    10
  • 10

    2021Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'4"
    10
  • 10

    2022Junior

    Pitcher
    5'4"
    10
  • 10

    2023Senior

    Pitcher
    5'4"
    10