Pleasant Valley, AL – Pleasant Valley softball slugger Cromer was discovered in offseason ball, and takes on the chance to play at UNC-Wilmington.

By Joe Medley

East Alabama Sports Today

Madyson Cromer’s travels in softball have seen her travel all over the United States coast to another So why not take her to East Coast for college ball?

Pleasant Valley High School Pleasant Valley Senior slugger was signed the Nov. 9, to be a player for UNC-Wilmington. The school honored her signing with an event on Thursday at the library at Pleasant Valley High School. Pleasant Valley High School library

The third Pleasant Valley athlete to have this ceremony in just two weeks. She joins teammate from softball Gracee Ward (Gadsden State) and volleyball player Allie Bryant (Gadsden State).

Cromer has an impressive 158 career hits and 132 RBIs over his 145 games in the career, including two triples, 49 doubles along with 14 home runs.

Pleasant Valley softball standout Madyson Cromer celebrates signing with UNC-Wilmington at the ceremony on Thursday at the Pleasant Valley High library. (Photo from Joe Medley)

“Even although it’s only 10 hours away, it was like it was the backyard of my home,” Madyson said. “I was just feeling like that’s the place I needed to be.”Even as she’s a junior, Madyson’s name is all over our sheet of career statistics for various categories.

“She’s an extraordinary player, and she works extremely hard at what she does and she is passionate about doing what she loves.”

Her path to college was made through travel-ball adventures.


The ceremony’s spread for Thursday to commemorate Pleasant Valley softball standout Madyson Cromer’s decision to sign with UNC-Wilmington. (Photo taken by Joe Medley)

“I took part in a competition in Georgia the pitching instructor was there to see my picture,” Cromer said. “They messaged me on Instagram and I had no idea the fact that Instagram was a DM. …

“We went on walks all the way through (last) November. They were hosting camps and I went up there to attend a camp and they were awestruck and I decided to go up for a visit and then some other stuff.”

Cromer’s invitation came in February. A player who played in travel balls from California and up to Florida to Kansas City, to South Carolina and even Georgia was at ease.

“Even although it’s 10 hours away, it was like it was my yard,” the woman said. “I simply felt that this is the right place for me to be.”