Gracie Maloney

Photo by: Mean Green Sports

Position:
P/UT
Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Dakota HS
Hometown:
Macomb, Mich.
Pronounced:
R/R

2025 (Freshman)
Tallied 13 2/3 innings pitched over seven appearances, including one start, in the circle … Finished her first season with a 5.12 ERA and five strikeouts … Made her collegiate debut versus Tennessee State on Feb. 7 … Spun a scoreless inning at Wichita State on March 15 … Recorded her first career strikeout at No. 5 Texas A&M on March 26 … Held South Florida to one run over five relief innings with two strikeouts on April 27 … Tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief and allowed zero hits at ECU on May 2 … Made her first career start in the series finale at ECU on May 3.

Prior to UNT
Four-year letter winner at Dakota High School … Helped the Cougars advance to the 2022 state championship final as a sophomore … Led Dakota to four consecutive Macomb Area Conference Red titles … Struck out 21 batters over seven innings on May 1, 2023 … Garnered all-region, all-county, all-league and all-district honors as a pitcher and shortstop … Listed as No. 30 on the Extra Inning Softball Extra Elite 100 in Oct. 2023 … Played three years of varsity basketball at Dakota … Named to the county All-Defensive Team in basketball as a junior … Played travel ball with Turnin2 Softball for her father and head coach Shawn Maloney … Started in the circle for the Alliance Fastpitch All-Star Game on July 21, 2024 … One of only four non-Power Four commits to play in the Alliance All-Star Game, along with Florida Atlantic utility player Destiny Johns … Named Alliance Heart of America League Player of the Month in July 2022 … Her uncle, Rich Maloney, is the current head baseball coach at Ball State University.