Horizon High softball player Mackenzie Duncan commits to Penn State

The Hawks' senior pitcher will be heading to State College, Pennsylvania next fall to play for the Nittany Lions.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 7:30 p.m. August 14, 2024

Sports
High Schools

Horizon High senior softball player Mackenzie Duncan has announced her commitment to play her college softball at Penn State.

“I am extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Penn State University,” Duncan said in a social media post. “First and foremost, I want to thank God, as none as this would be possible without Him. l would also like to thank every coach who has believed in me. … I am also extremely grateful to my parents who have supported me every step of the way, as well my sisters who have endured every ballpark trip to help my dreams come true.”

Duncan, who played primarily as a pitcher for the Hawks last season, was dominant from the circle. She had a record of 12-4, with an ERA of 0.95, 140 strikeouts and an opposing batting average of .153 across her 88 innings of work.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.