Friday afternoon, D1Softball.com’s Associate Editor Justin McLeod reported both SIU ace Maddia Groff and her twin sister catcher Rylinn Groff are hitting the transfer portal.

Southern Illinois P Maddia Groff & C Rylinn Groff have entered the transfer portal.

A freshman battery in 2024, the sisters helped lead SIU to the MVC title. Maddia Groff posted a 1.11 ERA, 30 wins, and 244 strikeouts in 220.2 innings of work. pic.twitter.com/Dkb7oKRavR

— Justin McLeod (@justfactsmaam) May 24, 2024

The Groffs formed one of the top batteries in all of college softball this past season as just a pair of freshmen.

They started their careers with the first ever seven-inning perfect game in SIU history.  The Groffs would continue to build that momentum leading to a record of 30-5 with a 1.11 ERA, 244 strikeouts, 19 complete games, and 220.2 innings of work.

Maddia Groff’s 30 wins is a single-season record for SIU Softball.

In 45 games, Rylinn Groff batted .173 but had a .314 on-base-percentage.  As a catcher, she caught five of 11 baserunners attempting to steal.