Madison McMillan
When she sees the field, she has a big impact.
Playing for a very-deep Edmonds College softball squad, Coupeville grad Madison McMillan has had to be patient during her freshman campaign, sharing duties at third base.
But when the former Wolf is in the lineup, she rakes.
Wednesday night was another example, as McMillan started in the first game of a doubleheader sweep against host Skagit Valley College, collecting two walks, a hit, a run, and an RBI in a 19-4 win mercy-ruled after five innings.
The nightcap went even faster, with the Tritons bouncing SVC 15-3 in just three innings as Coupeville’s progeny cheered on her teammates from the bench.
The sweep pushes Edmonds winning streak to 20 games, with the squad sitting at 20-1.
On the season, McMillan has played in 15 of 21 games, starting nine.
She’s hitting at a .429 clip — fifth-best on the team — with 11 runs, 12 hits, three doubles, two home runs, 15 RBI, and six walks.
McMillan’s stellar play at Edmonds follows on the heels of a superb four-year run at CHS, where she was a key player for Wolf volleyball, basketball, and softball teams, helping both the spikers and diamond women advance to the state tourney.
UPDATE:
McMillan actually smashed her third home run of the season, only to be officially denied by an extra-picky ump.
Flexing her muscles, she sent a shot which one fan noted was “to deep, deep center field … one of the longer home runs I’ve seen her hit.”
But…
After a 10-15 minute discussion between the umps, it was ruled McMillan “touched the orange safety bag, NOT the white first base bag when rounding to second,” which is an automatic out under Northwest Athletic Conference rules.
In the postgame shuffle, the home plate ump remarked it was “the farthest jack he has seen this year,” and Instagram gave her some props, even if the home run will never exist in the “official” stats.
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