University of Delaware Athletics
2027 Softball Roster

Madison Steppe
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Monticello
- Hometown:
- Charlottesville, Va.
- Prev School:
- Hofstra
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2026Â CAA All-Rookie Team
- 2026 Two-time CAA Rookie of the Week
2026 SEASON AT HOFSTRA
- Went 14-6 in 124 innings with a 3.67 ERA, 11 complete games, two shutouts, 108 hits allowed, 97 strikeouts, 58 walks, and a .232 BAA
- Named CAA Rookie of the Week on March 10 after going 2-0 with 13 strikeouts in two complete game wins and allowing only five hits, two walks, two earned runs, and a .109 opposing batting average
- Had a career-high 10 strikeouts against Buffalo on Feb. 28
- Pitched a shutout against Hampton on March 22 and against Drexel on March 27
- Allowed only two earned runs in seven innings pitched in CAA Tournament
- Named CAA Rookie of the Week on May 4 after pitching seven innings and allowing one run on two hits and two walks against Monmouth
- CAA All-Rookie Team
Bio: Was a member of the Monticello High School varsity softball team for four seasons… Recorded 557 strikeouts in 293 innings pitched from the circle, including a career-high 217 strikeouts in 116 innings as a junior (2024)… Helped the Mustangs to a district championship as a senior (2025)… Set VHSL records for most strikeouts in a game (21, 2022) and consecutive no hitters (4, 2024)… A three-time All-District selection (2023-25)… A two-time First Team All-Region honoree (2023, 2025)… Named the District and Central Virginia Player of the Year as a senior (2025)… Led the state with 0.60 ERA as a sophomore (2023)… A member of the national honors society as a junior (2024) and a senior (2025)....Daughter of Elizabeth and Wilbert Steppe… Mother, Elizabeth (softball and volleyball), and father, Wilbert (baseball and basketball) both played collegiately at Lynchburg College









