THSSB Cover Girl: Madi Doty, Sr, P, Grandview
admin | Jan 28th, 2026
Madi Doty is a Sr Pitcher for the 18-3A Grandview Zebras. She has signed with the University of Texas.
As a junior, Madi was 24-1 in the circle with 256 Ks and a 0.44 ERA. At the plate, she hit .426 with 8 HR and 52 RBIs. She was named the 18-3A MVP. She was also named the Ft Worth Star Telegram All Area Softball Player of the Year. She was selected to the Texas Girls Coaches Association 3A All-State Team and to the Texas Sports Writers Association 3A All-State Team as a 1st Team Pitcher.
OTHER
Doty was a member of the USA U18 Women’s National Team in 2025 and the USA U15 Women’s National Team in 2023. Both teams were World Cup Gold Medalists. At the U18 World Cup games, Doty threw 6.1 innings with 8 strikeouts, 4 hits, allowing a 1.11 ERA. At the U15 World Cup Games. Doty threw 11.1 innings with 17 Ks, 2 hits, allowing a 0.00 ERA.
INTERVIEW
Madi, when did you get serious about softball?
When I was little I did softball just for fun. I had friends on the team. It was just fun. But when I started playing Select, I realized that this is something I want to do for a long time. I truly loved it and I thought “I’m pretty good at it.”
Talk about winning the state championship last year.
We had been there three years in a row and we never quite finished it. But this year we knew coming into the season that we were going to win and we were going to do everything in our power to win. And in that championship game, we kept the energy high and we did it. And after we won it was a big relief. Like we finally did this and all of our hard work paid off.
How do you feel about this year’s team?
We’re a super young team this year. We graduated 16 seniors. But in my grade we have a core group of girls that are going to be leaders for the younger ones and just pull them up and make them understand what we have to do to get back to that state championship.
What do you think it will take to get back to the championship game?
A lot of hard work. That’s all you can really do. And just being comfortable in pressure situations. Learning how to handle those.
So what do you like about this year’s team?
We are super close. Going to a small school, everyone knows everyone. So that helps us as a team. We’ve known each other for years and we’ve hung around each other for years.
How do you see your role on this team?
Definitely being a leader on the team. Just help getting the underclassmen to understand what we need to do. And obviously, as the pitcher, just controlling what I can control, throwing strikes and getting batters out.
When you are pitching do you have a personality change?
Oh yes. When I’m not pitching I feel like I’m a bubbly kind of person. But once I get out there to pitch, I look mean. I think my face goes blank and I just lock in and focus on getting batters out.
Talk about your USA Softball experience.
Oh my gosh. It was such a great experience. Everyone’s end goal if you play softball is to wear the three letters across your chest. And getting to do that at such a young age. It’s such an honor. And to be able to have 3 gold medals as a 17 year old is amazing. It was really cool to be able to play different cultures and different countries. They don’t speak the same language and so it was just different. And they play different.
Why UT?
Well, to begin with, I wasn’t a UT fan at all. But we got invited to a team camp my freshman year of high school and I got to meet one-on-one with Coach White. He talked about pitching and all kinds of stuff and I just really enjoyed him and how much he knew about pitching. From that moment on, I thought “This is where I want to be.” I got to look around the city and I loved the city. I love the coaches, the atmosphere and the city. So I’m excited to be going there.
PERSONAL
Parents; Jerad and Stephanie Doty
Age: 17
Siblings: Younger brother
Current Favorite Group/Singer: Treaty Oak Revival
Favorite Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Go to Fast Food: Chipotle
Last Move I Saw: The Conjuring
If you could travel to any place: Australia
What do you like to do outside softball: Shop
Favorite Athlete: Teagan Kavan
Biggest Win Last Spring Season: Beating Whitesboro in the State Championship game
Summer Softball Highlight: Making it to the championship game in the Patriot Games in Colorado
