Maddie Hayden

Maddie Hayden races around the bases against South Alabama

SB Maddie Hayden Runs Bases vs. Longwood 02.09.25

SB Maddie Hayden Swings vs. JMU 05.09.24

SB Maddie Hayden Beats Throw for Single vs. Southern Miss 04.20.24

SB Maddie Hayden Swings vs. Nicholls 04.17.24

SB Maddie Hayden Swings vs. JMU 04.05.24

SB Maddie Hayden Throwing From Outfield vs LA Tech 02.20.24

SB Maddie Hayden Legs Out Double vs. Liberty 03.02.24

SB Maddie Hayden Running First Base Line vs. Baylor 02.18.24

SB Outfielders During Anthem vs. SLU 10.25.23

SB Maddie Hayden Swing in Baton Rouge 2.25.23

SB Maddie Hayden on Base vs. SFA 02.11.23

SB Maddie Hayden Running Out of Box vs. Lafayette 02.10.23

Maddie Hayden and Alexa Langeliers Celebrate vs. Troy 4.8.22

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
West Monroe, La.
High School:
West Monroe HS

All-Sun Belt Second Team (2025)
Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List (2025)
2024 Sun Belt Player of the Week (April 23)
Sun Belt Conference Commissoner's List (2024)
Sun Belt Championship All-Tournament Team (2023)
Sun Belt Conference Commissoner's List (2023)
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2022)
All-Louisiana Second Team (2022)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2022)

2023 (Sophomore)
Started 60 games, getting the nod at third base (27), shortstop (5), left field (20) and center field (8) … registered 30-plus runs and 40-plus hits for the second straight season … ranked fifth on the team with 48 base hits … delivered strong stretch run performance, hitting .389 with seven of 15 RBI coming from April 18 through end of SBC Tournament … swiped double digits in stolen bases a second straight season … eight (8) doubles tied for second-most on the team.

2022 (Freshman)
Sensational collegiate debut season saw her turn in one of Louisiana's top seasons by a freshman in recent memory and collect All-Sun Belt Second Team honors ... became the first Ragin' Cajuns true freshman to reach 50 base hits since 2014 when older sister, Haley, accomplished the feat ... joined teammate Stormy Kotzelnick as the only players in SBC with 50-plus base hits and 20-plus stolen bases ... entered May as Sun Belt leader in stolen bases both overall (27) and conference play (15) ... finished the 2022 season ranked Top 30 nationally in stolen bases (28) ... batted .360-plus from March 1 onward (was hitting .402 in mid-April) … nine times scored multiple runs and generated 15 multiple-hit games ... was voted on to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana collegiate softball team, earning second team honors.

High School
Played shortstop all four seasons at West Monroe (La.) High School ... rated a Top 25 prospect (No. 15) by Extra Innings Softball ... named a 2021 NFCA High School All-American following senior season ... was a slap hitter, but began to show signs of power as evidenced by summer 2020 when she hit .575 and launched seven home runs for the Louisiana Bombers ... entering senior season had batted .500-plus all three seasons of prep career ... as a freshman and sophomore totaled 20-plus stolen bases and piled up 50 swipes total during that timeframe ... after receiving first team all-district honors as a freshman in 2018, rose to District MVP as a sophomore in 2019 after posting a .588 average and finishing 28-for-28 in stolen bases.

Personal
Born Sept. 11, 2002 in West Monroe, La. ... daughter of Pete and Lori Hayden ... younger sister of former Louisiana Softball standout Haley Hayden (2014-17), a four-time All-Sun Belt Conference performer and four-time NFCA All-Central Region selection ... also has an older brother, J.T. Patterson ... served as a student council representative at West Monroe HS and was a Student of the Year nominee ... multiple recipient of Principal's List honors ... totaled 30-plus hours of community service with the INTERACT club ... volunteered at homeless shelters, animal shelters, and worked with special needs individuals ... is a kinesiology major ... aspires to be a physician assistant.