Jersey Intensity 14U National Coach Giannina Cippolini boasts that 2019 shortstop, Madisyn Kennedy has the best glove, smoothest transition, and fastest hands in the south.

“It’s unreal, the plays she makes," Coach Cippolini said. "She is a diamond in the rough. I’m shocked more schools haven’t been on her.”

Madisyn played the majority of the 2015 season at third base and second base because those were the positions she listed when she joined Intensity.

But that changed when the team got to Premier Girls Fastpitch and their shortstop struggled to make plays as the Arizona Suncats continued hitting ground ball after ground ball in her direction.

That's when Coach G and Coach Jordan made the decision to put Madisyn, the best glove on the team, at short.

“She TORE IT UP! She had some key hits off the fence during bracket play," Coach G said.

That standout performance caught the attention of Alabama, which invited her to visit campus.

“Amazing" was the one word Madisyn kept using to describe her unofficial trip to Tuscaloosa. “I loved the atmosphere…It seemed like they were all a family. It felt that way when I got there.”

She is looking forward to more college visits, but admits she is extremely close with her family, and hopes to stay close to home in Montgomery, Alabama.

 “I love the south so much. I think the south is where my heart is.”



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Player: Madisyn Kennedy
Nickname: Madi
Height: 5-foot-10-inches
Hometown: Montgomery, AL
Positions: SS/3B
Grad Year: 2019
High School: Macon East Academy
Club: Jersey Intensity 14U National
GPA: NA
College: Uncommitted


FloSoftball: What's your favorite softball memory?
Madisyn Kennedy: Winning our fourth-consecutive high school state championship at Macon East Academy last year with my sister, Deven.

FS: Favorite place you've traveled to?
Kennedy: Colorado

FS: What's your favorite song right now?
Kennedy: "Riptide" by Vance Joy

FS: What's one thing very few people know about you?
Kennedy: I'm a movie buff!

FS: What are your favorite things to do outside of softball?
Kennedy: Watching Grey's Anatomy, horseback riding, going to the beach, and cooking.

FS: Where are you in the recruiting process?
Kennedy: I am in the process of taking visits. I took my very first visit recently to my dream school, the University of Alabama. It was everything I have ever dreamed of and more. It will be very hard to top that experience.

Take the Rhoads Stadium Tour with Haylie McCleney and Marisa Runyon.



FS: What's your favorite quote or mantra you live by?
Kennedy: "A moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory."

FS: Any superstitions or rituals you have around softball?
Kennedy: I have to wear the same blue ribbon every game. I have to put my socks on in a specific order. My right sock goes on first, then my left sock.

FS: Who's your favorite softball player?
Kennedy: Sierra Romero, because she is a stud. I want to be like her and play like her.

FS: Describe yourself in one word on the field and off the field.
Kennedy: On the field, passionate. Off the field, fun-loving.

FS: What's your biggest goal this year?
Kennedy: To win PGF!


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