Bio

Former Arizona State All-American Maddi Hackbarth joins the South Mountain Community College softball team as an assistant coach for the 2021-22 academic year. One of the Sun Devils' greatest sluggers, Hackbarth will work with Cougar catchers, the offense and handle other administrative responsibilities.  

In 2021, Hackbarth earned Second Team NFCA and Third Team Softball America All-American honors after batting .384 with 20 home runs, 58 RBIs and a .913 slugging percentage. She also earned NFCA All-West Region and Pac-12 First Team honors and posted a .992 fielding percentage in 264 chances. She finished fifth in program history with 54 career home runs. 

The Oakdale, Calif., native graduated from ASU in 2020 with a degree in Liberal Studies.  She attended Oakdale High School and played travel ball for Dennis Gomes and the Nor Cal Batbusters.