The University of Akron Athletics
2019 Akron Softball Roster

Jersey Number 2
Maddy Clowdus
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Eleanor Roosevelt HS
- Hometown:
- Eastvale, Cali.
As a Junior (2018): Clowdus, the designated player for the Zips, posted a .257 average (26-for-101), ended the year tied for the team-best six home runs, scored nine runs, hit seven doubles, and drove in nine RBI … recorded her first multi-hit game of her Akron career with two doubles against Bowling Green … posted a .468 batting average when successfully advancing runners on the base path and .444 as the lead-off hitter in an inning, and .305 with bases empty … garnered a pair of multi-RBI performances and three multi-hit contests … tied for a team-high two doubles in a single ballgame and owned a team-best seven total bases in a single game against Miami … garnered a six-game hit streak which included six hits and two doubles.Â
At University of North Dakota: Played two seasons at UND and made 43 appearances behind the plate … in 2016, recorded 45 putouts, seven assists, and a 1.000 fielding percentage … in her final season, posted 81 putouts, nine assists, and a 1.000 fielding percentage … was named a scholar-athlete in 2015 & 2016 and a National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American Scholar athlete in 2016.
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High School: A four-year varsity letterwinner as a catcher at Eleanor Roosevelt High School ... three-time CIF playoff appearance … made the Big VIII League All-Tournament team in 2013 and 2014.
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Personal: Daughter of Tom and Teri Clowdus … has two older sisters, Samantha and Nicole … her father played football at Cal State Fullerton … studying communications and media studies.
At University of North Dakota: Played two seasons at UND and made 43 appearances behind the plate … in 2016, recorded 45 putouts, seven assists, and a 1.000 fielding percentage … in her final season, posted 81 putouts, nine assists, and a 1.000 fielding percentage … was named a scholar-athlete in 2015 & 2016 and a National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American Scholar athlete in 2016.
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High School: A four-year varsity letterwinner as a catcher at Eleanor Roosevelt High School ... three-time CIF playoff appearance … made the Big VIII League All-Tournament team in 2013 and 2014.
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Personal: Daughter of Tom and Teri Clowdus … has two older sisters, Samantha and Nicole … her father played football at Cal State Fullerton … studying communications and media studies.
2026 Akron Zips Softball Preseason Preview with Coach Craig Nicholson - 2/2/26
Monday, February 02
2026 Akron Zips Softball Preseason Preview with Student-Athletes - 2/2/26
Monday, February 02
2025 Akron Zips Softball vs. Dayton (Game 2)
Thursday, April 24
2025 Akron Zips Softball vs. Dayton (Game 1)
Thursday, April 24











