2026 Softball Roster

Jon Pearl
Kristin Shaffer
Kristin Shaffer

15 Makayla McClain

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Liberty, N.C.
  • High School Providence Grove
  • Prev School Campbell

Biography

2025: Named to the All-Sun Belt first team … Garnered Player of the Week honors three times, becoming the first Mountaineer in program history to receive the award three times in the same season … Named the NFCA Co-Player of the Week on May 6, App State’s first ever National Player of the Week honors … Recorded App State’s first ever cycle against Coastal Carolina on May 3 … Set the program record for runs scored in a season after swatting a leadoff home run on April 27 at Southern Miss … One of just three players in program history to hit at least 14 home runs in a single season … Became just the second player in program history (Allie Cashion) to drive in 50 runs in a single season … Led the team in hits (61), batting average (.381), slugging percentage (.744), OPS (1.221), on-base percentage (.477), runs (55), home runs (14), RBIs (50), total bases (119) and walks (27) … Finished in the top 10 in the Sun Belt in batting average (T-ninth), slugging percentage (fifth), on-base percentage (fifth), OPS (fifth), runs (second), hits (ninth), RBIs (eighth), home runs (T-seventh) and walks (10th) … Against Sun Belt opponents, she batted .432 with 10 home runs and 32 RBIs … Her 1.414 OPS against Sun Belt opponents was the fourth-best in the league while her 10 home runs were the second-most … Recorded 19 multi-hit games in 2025, the most on the team … Tallied 15 multi-RBI games in 2025 … Hit two home runs against James Madison on March 28, her first career multi-home run game … Drove home a career-best five runs on March 29 against James Madison, the most in a game by a Mountaineer in 2025

PRIOR TO APP STATE (CAMPBELL - 2023-24) 
Spending the previous two years at Campbell University, McClain comes to App State with a wealth of experience, playing over 100 games with the Camels. She was a part of two conference championship teams and made an appearance in the NCAA Regionals in 2023, where she picked up five hits in three games. She was a key contributor her freshman year at Campbell, batting .341 with 58 hits and 17 extra-base hits. She was a Big South Freshman of the Week in 2023 and was selected to the 2023 Big South All-Freshman Team. 

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year standout at Providence Grove High School, McClain helped guide her team to a 24-1 record her senior year and a top-15 ranking in the state of North Carolina. She batted .565 for her career, compiling 104 hits in 222 at-bats, while also being an extra-base machine as she tallied 25 doubles, 12 triples and 20 homers. Her senior year saw her garner Player of the Year honors as she stroked 40 hits - 22 of them being extra-base hits - while hitting .597. She posted a career OPS of 1.775 and slugged 1.157 at Providence Grove.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2025Junior

    Infield
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2026Senior

    Infield
    5'8"
    15