Williamsburg Softball Player Overcomes Life-threatening Car Accident, Becomes One of the Best Players in the State

Madi Ogden feels at home on the hill. “It’s one of those things that I get used to.” Now Ogden is getting used to winning every time she steps on the hill. This season, Madi has thrown nine no-hitters and four perfect games, beating over 250 batters who dominate their competition. “I’ve had a lot of fun this year,” said Ogden. “I just go out there and I think you know what, it starts out as a perfect game, first walk, I think, OK, let’s get a no-hitter. When they get a hit I think OK, we need to have a shutout so I keep setting goals. “And while Ogden is breaking records, throwing perfect games and no-hitters, the misfortune she had on her trip is Ogden and her older sister Megan crashed into a tree when tragedy struck the Ogden family. Ogden had to undergo brain surgery to save her life. Doctors told her she would never run or exercise again. “When I was 13, I had a car accident and shattered my pelvis and brain. They weren’t sure I would survive,” she said. “I remember the day of the accident,” recalled Williamsburg’s chief softball coach Rick Healey . “Madi and her sister were on a back road and hit a tree. Apparently the rescue team took her downtown to the hospital and at that point called the family and said, you know we just don’t think they’ll make it. “But Ogden never gave up and worked harder than ever to not make it out of the hospital but make it back to the field. She was motivated by family, friends, teammates and even Red’s pitcher Michael Lorenzen, who visited her after the operation. Ogden kept working and made it home from the hospital where she started throwing into the driveway. And now, five years later, she has become one of the best softball players in the state. “Madi is something special. It really is, ”Healey said. “The amazing thing about Maddie is how hard she works. There’s no kid I’ve ever trained and I’ve been doing this for a long time and I’ve had a lot of success, it works as hard as they do. “It just makes me very proud,” Ogden said of her softball career. “But I am very proud of the fact that I have overcome everything I have ever come to be. I definitely didn’t think I could do sports. And it’s just great that I’ve mastered these challenges. “But Ogden’s journey is far from over. Now she is leading Williamsburg into the state tournament and graduating as a class validator before playing softball at Morehead State College, perfect comeback story for the biggest win of her life.”

WILLIAMSBURG, OHIO –

Madi Ogden feels at home on the hill.

“It’s one of those things that I get used to.”

Now Ogden is getting used to winning every time she steps on the hill. This season Madi has thrown nine no-hitters and four perfect games, beating over 250 batters who dominate their competition.

“I’ve had a lot of fun this year,” said Ogden. “I just go out there and I think you know what, it starts out as a perfect game, first walk, I think, OK, let’s get a no-hitter. If they get a hit I think, OK, we need to have a shutout so I’ll just keep setting goals for myself. “

And while Ogden breaks records, throws perfect games and no-hitters, it’s the greatest motivation she had to overcome on her way.

When Ogden and her older sister Megan were driving near their home in Williamsburg, they bumped into a tree when tragedy struck the Ogden family. Ogden had to undergo brain surgery to save her life. Doctors told her she would never walk or exercise again.

“When I was 13, I was in a car accident, my pelvis was broken and I had brain surgery. They weren’t sure I would survive,” she said.

“I remember the day of the accident,” said Williamsburg chief softball coach Rick Healey. “Madi and her sister were on a back road and hit a tree. Apparently the rescue team took her downtown to the hospital and at that point called the family and said, you know we just don’t think they’ll make it. “

But Ogden never gave up and worked harder than ever to not only get out of the hospital but to make it back to the field.

She was motivated by family, friends, teammates and even Red’s pitcher Michael Lorenzen, who visited her after the surgery.

Ogden kept working and came home from the hospital where she started throwing into the driveway. And now, five years later, she has become one of the best softball players in the state.

“Madi is something special. It really is, ”Healey said. “The amazing thing about Maddie is how hard she works. There’s no kid I’ve ever trained and I’ve been doing this for a long time and I’ve had a lot of success, it works as hard as they do. “

“It just makes me very proud,” said Ogden of her softball career. “But I am very proud of the fact that I have overcome everything I have ever come to be. I definitely didn’t think I could do sports. And it’s just great that I’ve mastered these challenges. “

But Ogden’s journey is far from over. Now she is leading Williamsburg into the state tournament and graduating as a class validator before playing softball at Morehead State College and completing a perfect comeback story for the biggest win of her life.