2026 Softball Roster
Roster
Maddie Drerup
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Fort Mill HS
- Hometown:
- Fort Mill, S.C.
Honors: 2023 Big South Honorable Mention, 2023 Big South All-Freshman Team, 1x 2023 Big South Pitcher of the Week, 1x 2023 Big South Freshman of the Week, 1x 2024 Big South Pitcher of the Week, 2024 Big South Preseason Pitcher of the Year, 1x 2025 Big South Pitcher of the Week, 2025 Big South All-Tournament Team, 2025 Big South Conference Tournament MVP, 2026 Big South Preseason All-Conference Team, 2x 2026 Big South Pitcher of the Week, 2026 Big South Honorable Mention All-Conference Team, 2026 Big South All-Tournament Team, 2026 Big South Tournament MVP
2026 (Senior): Appeared in 44 games, making 36 starts...finished the season with a 3.59 ERA, Career High of 210.2 Innings Pitched, Led with 108 strikeouts, and a 21-15 record...ranked #2 in the NCAA throwing 27 complete games ....led the Big South with seven shutouts...... had a season-high of six strikeouts against Presbyterian (5/1/26)....went 3-0 in the circle during extra-inning games vs. Ohio, Robert Morris, Radford...... went 3-0 in the circle during the 2026 Conference Tournament aiding in helping Upstate complete the three-peat as Conference Champions while being named Big South Tournament MVP for the second consecutive season....appeared in four games and started in three at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional where she aided in the Spartans going the Regional Final as she struck out the final batter in a 10-1 win against Belmont (5/16/26).
2025 (Junior): Appeared in 29 games, making 15 starts...finished the season with a 3.61 ERA, 124.0 Innings Pitched, 82 strikeouts, and a 14-3 record...threw eight complete games....had a season-high of seven strikeouts against Eastern Kentucky (2/22/25)....went 2-0 in the circle during the 2025 conference tournament aiding in helping Upstate win the conference championship....made two appearances in the circle during the 2025 NCAA Clemson Regional striking out a batter against the University of Kentucky.
2024 (Sophomore): Appeared in 24 games, making 20 starts ... Finished the season with a 3.25 ERA, 107.2 total innings pitched, 62 strikeouts, and a 10-10 record ... Threw four complete games ... Had a season-high eight strikeouts against Furman (3/27/24) ... Threw a no-hitter against Wofford (3/20/24)
2023 (Freshman): Appeared in 30 games, making 23 starts … Finished the 2023 season with an 18-5 record … Pitched 155.2 innings … had 99 strikeouts … Earned a 1.98 ERA … pitched 15 complete games … Had five solo shutouts and one combined shutout … Had her best performance against Radford (4/15/23) where she had nine strikeouts (175 pitches) in 9.0 innings for a 3-2 win … made her career debut against the University of Maine (2/10/23) where she pitched 5.0 innings and had four strikeouts for a 10-5 win
