Maddie Bowlds

Biography

Maddie Bowlds enters her first year as an assistant coach for UT Martin, after spending the 2023 and 2024 seasons at her alma mater, Western Kentucky, as a graduate assistant and director of operations, respectively. Across her five seasons playing at Western Kentucky, Bowlds became the all-time leader in career putouts (1,380) as a starter at first base. In 211 games played, she worked with a career .283 batting average, picking up 172 hits with 72 RBIs and six home runs – four in her final year of eligibility. The Daviess County High School graduate operated with a .989 fielding percentage on defense, including a perfect error-free season in 2019. Bowlds was a 2019 Conference USA All-Freshman team member, earned Second Team All-Conference nods in WKU's 2021 Conference USA Tournament Championship season and Preseason All-Conference and C-USA All-Tournament Team accolades in her final season at Western Kentucky. As a coaching graduate assistant in 2023, Bowlds assisted the Hilltoppers to their third consecutive 30-win season, three All-Conference players, and a series sweep over preseason favorite, North Texas. She has also coached club with the Tennessee Fury, coached little league with the Louisville Sluggers, and assisted camps with WKU and Ashley Academy in Evansville, Indiana. The Utica, Kentucky native earned a bachelor's degree in criminology in 2021 from Western Kentucky and a master's degree in sport administration in 2022, also from Western Kentucky.