Madison Tarrant

Montana lost to Sacramento State at the Montana Softball Complex on April 25, 2025 in Missoula, Montana.

Photo by: Tommy Martino/University of Montana

Montana softball goes against Portland State on Friday March 21, 2025, in Missoula, Montana.

Photo by: Ella Palulis/University of Montana

Montana vs Idaho State; Saturday October 26, 2024; Grizzly Softball Field, Missoula, Mont.

Photo by: Ella Palulis/University of Montana

Year:
Sophomore
Pos.:
C
Hometown:
Goodyear, Ariz.

2025 (sophomore season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 49 of 50 games
Made 47 starts, 38 at catcher
Ranked third on team in batting average (.248)
Tied for second on team in RBIs (20)
Scored 13 runs, had 12 extra-base hits
Had nine doubles, one triple, two home runs
Ranked second on team with 13 walks
Second on team with eight multiple-hit, four multiple-RBI games
Had a season-high five-game hitting streak
Opened season going 3 for 3 with two RBIs in win over Colgate
Batted 7 for 14 (.500) through season’s opening six games
Hitting streak came against San Diego, MSU Billings and Oregon State
Drove in five during hitting streak with three doubles and a triple
Hit home runs against Boise State and Northern Colorado in Big Sky tournament
Drove in a season-high three runs against the Bears

2024 (freshman season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 42 of 50 games, made 23 starts
Started nine games at catcher, 14 at designated player
Made 17 appearances as a pinch hitter
Batted .228 with six extra-base hits
Had four doubles, two triples
Scored eight runs, drove in eight
Drew 12 walks, fourth most on team
Had three two-hit games, one three-RBI game
First collegiate hit came against Eastern Illinois
Had multiple-hit games against New Mexico, Toledo and Providence (MT)
Hit walk-off three-run double in 9-1 home win over North Dakota

Career Highs (entering the 2026 season)
At-bats: 4, three times
Hits: 3 (Colgate, 2.7.25)
Doubles: 2, two times
Triples: 1, three times
Home runs: 1, two times
Runs: 2 (Manhattan, 2.14.25)
RBIs: 3, two times
Walks: 2, two times
Steals: 1 (Purdue-Fort Wayne, 2.16.24)

Longest hitting streak: 5
Longest reached-base streak: 6
Career multiple-hit games: 11
Career multiple-RBI games: 5

Prep: A 2023 graduate of Canyon View High … Jaguars finished runner-up at 2021 and ’22 Arizona Class 5A state tournaments, lost in semifinals in 2023 … Voted the 5A Desert West Region Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … A four-time first-team all-region catcher … Helped Arizona Storm to a third-place finish at 2023 PGF Nationals.

Personal: The daughter of Kevin Tarrant and Myeisha Jobe … Has an older sister, Mackenzie, two younger brothers, Kaden and Damon, and a younger sister, Maliyah … A journalism major.