Ari Maxwell

Position:
OF
Height:
5-10
Year:
R/R
High School:
Edmond Memorial HS
Hometown:
Edmond, Okla.
Prev School:
Abilene Christian

Prior to UNT
Played two seasons at Abilene Christian (2025-26) … Named Second Team All-WAC as a sophomore … Appeared in 86 games including 78 starts for the Wildcats … Posted a .297 batting average with 71 hits over two seasons at ACU … Tallied 127 total bases with 14 home runs for a slugging percentage of .531 … Collected 39 runs scored, 34 RBI and five stolen bases … Finished tied for sixth in the WAC with 12 home runs as a sophomore … Led ACU in seven offensive categories including runs scored (32), hits (47) and RBI (29) in 2026 … Registered six hits including a solo home run in four games against UNT as a sophomore … Established season-high mark of three hits adding two runs and her first career stolen base versus South Dakota State on Feb. 11, 2026 … Drove in her first RBI of the season with two hits against Northern Illinois on Feb. 13, 2026 … Dropped career best two home runs and four RBI against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 28, 2026 … Collected her first career triple and scored two runs at Utah on March 12, 2026 … Matched her season high of three hits including a solo home run against UT Arlington on March 20, 2026 … Posted two runs, two hits, two RBI against Tarleton State on April 3, 2026 … Scored career-high three runs on two hits and a walk at Utah Tech on May 2, 2026 … Tagged her first career hit with a double versus Baylor on Feb. 6, 2025 … Posted her first career multi-hit game with two runs on two hits against Villanova on Feb. 7, 2025 … Popped first career home run at Seattle on March 8, 2025 … Set career-high mark of five hits including a solo home run at UT Arlington on March 21, 2025 … Finished with two hits including a double at No. 11 Texas Tech on April 29, 2025 … Played senior season at Edmond Memorial High School, graduating in 2024 … Helped lead the Lady Bulldogs to the finals of the OSSAA 6A Fastpitch State Championship … Named Second Team All-Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference (COAC) as a senior … Added All-District and All-Region honors in 2024 … Three-year letter winner and multi-sport athlete at Bishop McGuinness High School … Honored as a two-time Big All-City selection (2021-22) with the Irish … Set the single-season school home run record at Bishop McGuinness as a sophomore … Won the 2021 OSSAA 5A State Championship in the 4x400m relay as a freshman … Placed third in long jump at the 2022 OSSAA 5A State Championships … Played travel ball for Epic Fastpitch and head coach Scotty Smith … Father, Vernon, was a second round pick in the 1996 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres and played three seasons in the minor leagues for the Padres and New York Yankees (1996-99) … Brother, Sandro, played football at Air Force (2018-21).

NCAA Stats Prior to UNT

YEAR	TEAM	GS	G	BA	OBP	SLG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	TB	HR	IBB	BB	HBP	RBI	SF	SH	K	SB	SBA
2025	Abilene Christian	32	39	.253	.308	.368	95	7	24	5	0	35	2	0	6	2	5	1	0	21	0	1
2026	Abilene Christian	46	47	.326	.359	.639	144	32	47	7	1	92	12	0	7	1	29	1	2	22	5	7
	TOTAL	78	86	.297	.339	.531	239	39	71	12	1	127	14	0	13	3	34	2	2	43	5	8