Mackenzie Childers

Photo by: Zach Del Bello

Photo by: Toby Rhodes

Position:
RHP
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Baptist Prep
Hometown:
Little Rock, Ark.
Pronounced:
R/R

2024 (Sophomore)
Two-time American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week (March 18, April 1) … Named to the weekly AAC Honor Roll on Feb. 26 … Led the Mean Green with 108 strikeouts and a .198 batting average against mark … Became the second player in UNT history with 100-plus strikeouts over less than 100 innings pitched in a single season … Averaged 8.10 strikeouts per seven innings, ranks sixth in single-season program history … Spun four complete-game shutouts, including three over eight innings of work … Tallied her first career no-hitter versus New Mexico on Feb. 24 with eight strikeouts and two walks over eight innings … Recorded a complete game, two-hit shutout with 12 Ks against Utah Tech on Feb. 9 … One of six players in the nation with 12-plus strikeouts in a team’s 2024 season opener … Tallied career high 13 strikeouts in game two against UTSA on March 15 … Held Tulsa scoreless on four hits over eight innings with seven strikeouts on March 22 … Spun her third eight-inning, complete-game shutout of the season at USF on March 30 … Honored as an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete … Awarded CSC Academic All-District honors … Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team … Helped lead Impact Softball to the championship title of the Florida Gulf Coast League on July 13.

2023 (Freshman)
Appeared in 20 games with one start … Amassed a 3.15 ERA over 40.0 innings pitched … Struck out 47 batters for an 8.23 strikeouts per seven innings mark … Pitched in three combined shutouts … Made her collegiate debut with three consecutive strikeouts in 1.0 inning pitched to preserve an opening-day shutout versus UIC on Feb. 10 … Spun 3.0 scoreless innings and six strikeouts at Tarleton State on Feb. 22 … Made her first career start at Texas on March 1 … Collected her first collegiate win with 5.0 shutout innings versus Iowa State on March 3 … Struck out five of six batters in 2.0 innings of work at WKU on March 26 … Tallied a career-high mark of seven strikeouts over 3.2 innings and collected the win at the Conference USA Championship semifinal versus Charlotte on May 12 … Awarded Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal and Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Biochemistry major.

Prior to UNT
Two-time All-State selection at Baptist Prep … Named to ExtraInning Softball’s Extra Elite Class of 2022 rankings … Two-time member of the state tournament team … Led her school to its first state championship as a junior … Struck out the final six batters on 20 pitches to close out the title game … 2019 All-Conference … Salutatorian of her graduating class, maintaining a 4.2 GPA … Played travel ball for Tulsa Elite.