2022 Softball Roster
Herzog, Makinzy
Jersey Number 24
Makinzy Herzog
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Ridge Point
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
Bio
HONORS
CAREER
Has started 136 games for the Aggies in three seasons, while making 70 appearances with 39 starts in the circle. Has a pair of no-hitters (vs. McNeese on 3/18/21, vs. Kansas on 2/18/22). Has recorded 271 strikeouts in the circle as an Aggie.
2022 (SENIOR)
Started 55 of the 57 games she played in...Posted a 9-8 record in the circle with a 2.66 ERA in 108.0 innings of work...Tallied 4 RBI, one home run and struck out 17 in Aggie Classic...Recorded a pair of doubles, 6 hits and 6 RBI in Texas A&M Invitational, in addition to 18 strikeouts throughout 11.0 innings pitched...Accounted for two of the Aggies' six runs against Sam Houston (3/15)...Struck out a career-high 15 batters while limiting No. 5 Florida to just three hits on the day, resulting in a shutout over the Gators (3/19)...Struck out six batters in six innings of work against the Georgia Bulldogs (3/25)...Got on base with a career-high three walks in a single game against No. 17 Georgia (3/27), in addition to accounting for three runs and contributing a home run and 3 RBI...Recorded six RBI and hit her third home run of the season against Abilene Christian, in addition to striking out nine batters in 5.0 innings of work in the circle...Contributed two RBI and a run in the Aggies run-rule victory over Incarnate Word (4/5)...Managed to reach base with a hit in each of the three games against No. 21 LSU, in addition to drawing a total of four walks against the Tigers...Accumulated nine strikeouts against the Lady Volunteers in 9.2 innings of work throughout the three-game series against No. 14 Tennessee...Hit a bomb against No. 2 Alabama (4/22) and made an appearance in the circle in each of the three games, striking out 11 batters in 9.1 innings of work while limiting the Crimson Tide to just three hits and only giving up two earned runs...Fanned four batters in the doubleheader against Houston (5/4)...Struck out six against No. 5 Arkansas...Finished the year with a .248 batting average with 11 stolen bases, 23 walks and 31 RBI.
2021 (JUNIOR)
Started in all 55 games for the Aggies… Compiled 18 multi-hit games on the year… Finished second on the team in batting average (.354), home runs (13), hits (62) and slugging percentage (.674)… Led the Aggies in runs (46) and doubles (15)… Garnered 31 appearances in the circle with 19 starts… Tallied 124.0 innings of work to combine for a team-leading 121 strikeouts… Finished with a 12-7 record and a 2.94 ERA... Registered two home runs and two RBI in the Texas A&M Invitational… Notched two doubles and three RBI against Tulsa (2/27)… Compiled five RBI in the Reveille Classic… Belted a home run against No. 25 Tennessee (3/6)… Went 2-for-3 against Texas Southern (3/9)… Tallied nine hits and five RBI in the Davis Diamond Classic… Laced a double against No. 12 LSU (3/20)… Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against No. 23 South Carolina (3/27)… Was 3-for-4 against No. 4 Alabama with a home run (3/2)… Registered a 3-for-4 performance with two RBI against No. 23 Texas State (4/6)… Tallied two RBI against Auburn (4/10)… Delivered a hit in each game against Ole Miss (4/16-4/18)… Went 2-for-2 against Houston (4/20)… Recorded five hits, four RBI and three home runs in series against Mississippi State (4/23-4/25)… Belted two home runs in series against Mississippi State (4/25)… Went 2-for-3 against No. 17 Kentucky (5/1)… Laced a double and RBI against No. 4 Florida (5/9)… Went 4-for-5 with two home runs and two doubles against No. 15 Tennessee in SEC Tournament (5/12)… Had a hit and RBI against Morgan State at the Norman Regional (5/22)… Went 18-for-22 in stolen bases… Registered a save against Colorado State (2/21), Louisiana Tech (3/13) and Ole Miss (4/18)… Tossed first career no-hitter against McNeese (3/18)… Registered the win after throwing the complete seven innings against No. 12 LSU on two hits and six strikeouts (3/20)… Tossed the complete seven in the win against No. 23 South Carolina (3/28)… Recorded career-high 13 strikeouts against Sam Houston in 6.0 innings of work (4/14)… Threw the complete seven against Ole Miss, surrendering five hits and struck out four… Picked up two wins against Mississippi State in both complete games she pitched... Pitched 6.1 innings of total work against No. 17 Kentucky on the weekend… Recorded 6.1 innings of work on five hits and five strikeouts against No. 4 Florida… Pitched 4.1 innings of relief against No. 15 Tennessee, giving up two hits and two runs while striking out two in the SEC Tournament (5/12)… Tossed 3.2 innings of work at the Norman Regional, striking out three batters (5/21-22).
2020 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared and started in all 26 games...Led the team in batting average (.415), runs (29), hits (34), home runs (6) and total bases (67)...Tallied 11 doubles, ranking second on the team and eighth in the nation... Blasted six home runs and 17 RBI on the season… Appeared in seven games in the circle, including four starts… Registered 28 strikeouts in 25.2 innings pitched…Recorded 10 hits with six RBI at the Mary Nutter Classic…Belted two home runs against No.1 UCLA and UC Davis (2/21) and (2/22)… Led the team in stolen bases (11)… Recorded a double against No. 10 Kentucky (3/8).
2019 (FRESHMAN AT FLORIDA STATE)
Was a two-way threat for the Seminoles as a freshman in 2019, seeing action in 55 games with 52 starts…posted a .316 batting average 48 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, three home runs, 26 RBI, 25 runs scored, six walks and 13 stolen bases as the plate…added a 10-2 record in the circle with a 1.56 ERA and 58 strikeouts over 71.2 innings pitched, as opponents batted just .179 against her…walked and scored a run in the season opener against UNC Wilmington on February 8…combined with Kara Bilodeau to pitch a no-hitter against UNCW on February 10, tossing the final 2.0 innings and recording three strikeouts…singled and scored a run against Elon on February 22…hit a pinch-hit double on February 22 against Lipscomb…made her first career pitching start on February 23 against Samford, tossing 3.0 shutout innings with two hits, two walks and five strikeouts for her first career win…went 2-for-3 at the plate with two stolen bases on February 23 against Lipscomb…hit a double versus Toledo on March 2…tied the game against Dartmouth on March 3 with a two-run double as the Noles came from behind to beat the Big Green, 8-4…she also pitched 5.0 innings of relief against Dartmouth to pick up the win, scattering four hits and one walk with four strikeouts…tossed 5.0 shutout innings on the road at UCF on March 4, giving up two hits and two walks with three strikeouts in the win…hit a double and drove in two RBI at the plate on March 6 at Grand Canyon, also retired all six batters she faced in the circle, with four strikeouts, in 2.0 innings of relief…singled and stole a base at No. 12 Arizona on March 10…hit an RBI double and added a stolen base against Notre Dame on March 16…went 2-for-3 from the plate with a stolen base and a run scored on March 19 against Florida A&M, while recording a career-high six strikeouts in 5.0 innings as she combined with Kara Bilodeau to post a no-hitter against the Rattlers…drove in a career-high three runs on March 20 against North Florida, including the first triple of her career…singled, walked, stole a base and scored on March 23 against NC State, while she earned the win in the circle as she gave up two hits over 5.0 innings…hit the first home run of her career on March 24 against the Wolfpack…retired all six batters she faced at Virginia on March 29, along with two strikeouts…batted 2-for-4 with an RBI double and scored a run at Virginia on March 30…had a pair of RBI singles in the series finale on March 31 against the Cavaliers…hit a solo home run against Florida’s Kelly Barnhill on April 3 in a 2-0 win in Gainesville…drove in a run with an RBI double and pitched 4.0 scoreless innings in a win at Louisville on April 6…hit a pair of singles, scored two runs and drew a walk at UNC on April 14…tied a career high with two stolen bases against the Tar Heels on April 15, also tossed a career-high 7.1 innings in the circle…tossed 6.0 shutout innings against Boston College on April 20, scattering three hits and two walks with two strikeouts…hit a double on April 24 against Troy…allowed two hits and one run in 4.0 innings against Duke on April 27 with five strikeouts…posted four hits, including three doubles, and three runs scored on the road at Syracuse (May 3-5)…gave up just two hits over 4.0 innings without a walk or an earned run, along with two strikeouts on May 4 against the Orange…singled and scored in the ACC Championship Game against North Carolina on May 11, and also tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with just one hit allowed against the Tar Heels…drove in two runs with a double to left field on May 17 against Bethune-Cookman, and added 4.0 scoreless innings in the circle with one hit, zero walks and four strikeouts…hit her first career grand slam on May 18 against USF…brought in the game-winning run with a two-out, two-run single in the sixth inning against South Carolina (May 19)…hit an RBI single on May 23 against No. 13 Oklahoma State in the first game of the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Attended Ridge Point High School…Named Newcomer of the Year and earned All-State 5A team honors as a freshman…Received district MVP honors in her final three seasons…Earned All-Greater Houston Softball First Team and All-State Softball Team honors in her final two seasons…Listed as No. 5 on FloSports Hot 100 Recruits her junior year…Named Texas Softball Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior…Listed as the No. 2 recruit on Extra Innings Softball her final season…Premier Girls Fastpitch High School All-American as a senior…Two-time Amateur Softball Association national champion…Earned Academic All-District honors as a freshman and senior.
PERSONAL
Majoring in Recreational, Parks and Tourism Sciences… Wants to become a wedding planner after graduation… Hobbies include taking naps and playing with her puppy… Most memorable athletic moment at Texas A&M was coming back to beat Arizona in the Mary Nutter Classic Tournament.
HERZOG UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
Teammate who…
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- 2019 AD Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 Softball America Shortened Season College Top 100 List, #50
- Spring 2020 SEC Honor Roll
- 2021 All-SEC First Team
- 2021 NFCA All-South Region First Team
- 2021 JWOS Second Team All-American
- Spring 2021 SEC Honor Roll
- 2022 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List
- 2022 All-SEC Second Team
- 2022 NFCA All-South Region Second Team
| Category | Career High (as of 5/23/22) |
| At Bats | 5, 2x, last vs. No. 15 Tennessee (5/12/21) |
| Hits | 4, 3x, last vs. No. 15 Tennessee (5/12/21) |
| Runs | 4 vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/20/20) |
| Home runs | 2, 2x, last vs. No. 15 Tennessee (5/12/21) |
| RBI | 4, 2x, last vs SFA (2/19/22) |
| Walks | 2, 6x, last vs. No. 21 LSU (4/9/22) |
| Stolen Bases | 3, 2x, last vs. Texas Southern (3/9/21) |
| IP | 7.1 at North Carolina (4/15/19) |
| Walks | 5, 5x, last vs. No. 23 Wichita State (5/22/21) |
| SO | 15 vs. No. 5 Florida (3/19/22) |
| Pitches | 142 at North Carolina (4/15/19) |
CAREER
Has started 136 games for the Aggies in three seasons, while making 70 appearances with 39 starts in the circle. Has a pair of no-hitters (vs. McNeese on 3/18/21, vs. Kansas on 2/18/22). Has recorded 271 strikeouts in the circle as an Aggie.
2022 (SENIOR)
Started 55 of the 57 games she played in...Posted a 9-8 record in the circle with a 2.66 ERA in 108.0 innings of work...Tallied 4 RBI, one home run and struck out 17 in Aggie Classic...Recorded a pair of doubles, 6 hits and 6 RBI in Texas A&M Invitational, in addition to 18 strikeouts throughout 11.0 innings pitched...Accounted for two of the Aggies' six runs against Sam Houston (3/15)...Struck out a career-high 15 batters while limiting No. 5 Florida to just three hits on the day, resulting in a shutout over the Gators (3/19)...Struck out six batters in six innings of work against the Georgia Bulldogs (3/25)...Got on base with a career-high three walks in a single game against No. 17 Georgia (3/27), in addition to accounting for three runs and contributing a home run and 3 RBI...Recorded six RBI and hit her third home run of the season against Abilene Christian, in addition to striking out nine batters in 5.0 innings of work in the circle...Contributed two RBI and a run in the Aggies run-rule victory over Incarnate Word (4/5)...Managed to reach base with a hit in each of the three games against No. 21 LSU, in addition to drawing a total of four walks against the Tigers...Accumulated nine strikeouts against the Lady Volunteers in 9.2 innings of work throughout the three-game series against No. 14 Tennessee...Hit a bomb against No. 2 Alabama (4/22) and made an appearance in the circle in each of the three games, striking out 11 batters in 9.1 innings of work while limiting the Crimson Tide to just three hits and only giving up two earned runs...Fanned four batters in the doubleheader against Houston (5/4)...Struck out six against No. 5 Arkansas...Finished the year with a .248 batting average with 11 stolen bases, 23 walks and 31 RBI.
2021 (JUNIOR)
Started in all 55 games for the Aggies… Compiled 18 multi-hit games on the year… Finished second on the team in batting average (.354), home runs (13), hits (62) and slugging percentage (.674)… Led the Aggies in runs (46) and doubles (15)… Garnered 31 appearances in the circle with 19 starts… Tallied 124.0 innings of work to combine for a team-leading 121 strikeouts… Finished with a 12-7 record and a 2.94 ERA... Registered two home runs and two RBI in the Texas A&M Invitational… Notched two doubles and three RBI against Tulsa (2/27)… Compiled five RBI in the Reveille Classic… Belted a home run against No. 25 Tennessee (3/6)… Went 2-for-3 against Texas Southern (3/9)… Tallied nine hits and five RBI in the Davis Diamond Classic… Laced a double against No. 12 LSU (3/20)… Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against No. 23 South Carolina (3/27)… Was 3-for-4 against No. 4 Alabama with a home run (3/2)… Registered a 3-for-4 performance with two RBI against No. 23 Texas State (4/6)… Tallied two RBI against Auburn (4/10)… Delivered a hit in each game against Ole Miss (4/16-4/18)… Went 2-for-2 against Houston (4/20)… Recorded five hits, four RBI and three home runs in series against Mississippi State (4/23-4/25)… Belted two home runs in series against Mississippi State (4/25)… Went 2-for-3 against No. 17 Kentucky (5/1)… Laced a double and RBI against No. 4 Florida (5/9)… Went 4-for-5 with two home runs and two doubles against No. 15 Tennessee in SEC Tournament (5/12)… Had a hit and RBI against Morgan State at the Norman Regional (5/22)… Went 18-for-22 in stolen bases… Registered a save against Colorado State (2/21), Louisiana Tech (3/13) and Ole Miss (4/18)… Tossed first career no-hitter against McNeese (3/18)… Registered the win after throwing the complete seven innings against No. 12 LSU on two hits and six strikeouts (3/20)… Tossed the complete seven in the win against No. 23 South Carolina (3/28)… Recorded career-high 13 strikeouts against Sam Houston in 6.0 innings of work (4/14)… Threw the complete seven against Ole Miss, surrendering five hits and struck out four… Picked up two wins against Mississippi State in both complete games she pitched... Pitched 6.1 innings of total work against No. 17 Kentucky on the weekend… Recorded 6.1 innings of work on five hits and five strikeouts against No. 4 Florida… Pitched 4.1 innings of relief against No. 15 Tennessee, giving up two hits and two runs while striking out two in the SEC Tournament (5/12)… Tossed 3.2 innings of work at the Norman Regional, striking out three batters (5/21-22).
2020 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared and started in all 26 games...Led the team in batting average (.415), runs (29), hits (34), home runs (6) and total bases (67)...Tallied 11 doubles, ranking second on the team and eighth in the nation... Blasted six home runs and 17 RBI on the season… Appeared in seven games in the circle, including four starts… Registered 28 strikeouts in 25.2 innings pitched…Recorded 10 hits with six RBI at the Mary Nutter Classic…Belted two home runs against No.1 UCLA and UC Davis (2/21) and (2/22)… Led the team in stolen bases (11)… Recorded a double against No. 10 Kentucky (3/8).
2019 (FRESHMAN AT FLORIDA STATE)
Was a two-way threat for the Seminoles as a freshman in 2019, seeing action in 55 games with 52 starts…posted a .316 batting average 48 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, three home runs, 26 RBI, 25 runs scored, six walks and 13 stolen bases as the plate…added a 10-2 record in the circle with a 1.56 ERA and 58 strikeouts over 71.2 innings pitched, as opponents batted just .179 against her…walked and scored a run in the season opener against UNC Wilmington on February 8…combined with Kara Bilodeau to pitch a no-hitter against UNCW on February 10, tossing the final 2.0 innings and recording three strikeouts…singled and scored a run against Elon on February 22…hit a pinch-hit double on February 22 against Lipscomb…made her first career pitching start on February 23 against Samford, tossing 3.0 shutout innings with two hits, two walks and five strikeouts for her first career win…went 2-for-3 at the plate with two stolen bases on February 23 against Lipscomb…hit a double versus Toledo on March 2…tied the game against Dartmouth on March 3 with a two-run double as the Noles came from behind to beat the Big Green, 8-4…she also pitched 5.0 innings of relief against Dartmouth to pick up the win, scattering four hits and one walk with four strikeouts…tossed 5.0 shutout innings on the road at UCF on March 4, giving up two hits and two walks with three strikeouts in the win…hit a double and drove in two RBI at the plate on March 6 at Grand Canyon, also retired all six batters she faced in the circle, with four strikeouts, in 2.0 innings of relief…singled and stole a base at No. 12 Arizona on March 10…hit an RBI double and added a stolen base against Notre Dame on March 16…went 2-for-3 from the plate with a stolen base and a run scored on March 19 against Florida A&M, while recording a career-high six strikeouts in 5.0 innings as she combined with Kara Bilodeau to post a no-hitter against the Rattlers…drove in a career-high three runs on March 20 against North Florida, including the first triple of her career…singled, walked, stole a base and scored on March 23 against NC State, while she earned the win in the circle as she gave up two hits over 5.0 innings…hit the first home run of her career on March 24 against the Wolfpack…retired all six batters she faced at Virginia on March 29, along with two strikeouts…batted 2-for-4 with an RBI double and scored a run at Virginia on March 30…had a pair of RBI singles in the series finale on March 31 against the Cavaliers…hit a solo home run against Florida’s Kelly Barnhill on April 3 in a 2-0 win in Gainesville…drove in a run with an RBI double and pitched 4.0 scoreless innings in a win at Louisville on April 6…hit a pair of singles, scored two runs and drew a walk at UNC on April 14…tied a career high with two stolen bases against the Tar Heels on April 15, also tossed a career-high 7.1 innings in the circle…tossed 6.0 shutout innings against Boston College on April 20, scattering three hits and two walks with two strikeouts…hit a double on April 24 against Troy…allowed two hits and one run in 4.0 innings against Duke on April 27 with five strikeouts…posted four hits, including three doubles, and three runs scored on the road at Syracuse (May 3-5)…gave up just two hits over 4.0 innings without a walk or an earned run, along with two strikeouts on May 4 against the Orange…singled and scored in the ACC Championship Game against North Carolina on May 11, and also tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with just one hit allowed against the Tar Heels…drove in two runs with a double to left field on May 17 against Bethune-Cookman, and added 4.0 scoreless innings in the circle with one hit, zero walks and four strikeouts…hit her first career grand slam on May 18 against USF…brought in the game-winning run with a two-out, two-run single in the sixth inning against South Carolina (May 19)…hit an RBI single on May 23 against No. 13 Oklahoma State in the first game of the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Attended Ridge Point High School…Named Newcomer of the Year and earned All-State 5A team honors as a freshman…Received district MVP honors in her final three seasons…Earned All-Greater Houston Softball First Team and All-State Softball Team honors in her final two seasons…Listed as No. 5 on FloSports Hot 100 Recruits her junior year…Named Texas Softball Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior…Listed as the No. 2 recruit on Extra Innings Softball her final season…Premier Girls Fastpitch High School All-American as a senior…Two-time Amateur Softball Association national champion…Earned Academic All-District honors as a freshman and senior.
PERSONAL
Majoring in Recreational, Parks and Tourism Sciences… Wants to become a wedding planner after graduation… Hobbies include taking naps and playing with her puppy… Most memorable athletic moment at Texas A&M was coming back to beat Arizona in the Mary Nutter Classic Tournament.
HERZOG UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
- Favorite softball player of all time: Payton Jackson
- Favorite athlete (any sport): George Springer
- Favorite professional sports team (any sort): Houston Astros
- Favorite social media site: Tik Tok
- Favorite type of music: Country
- Favorite food: Pasta
- Favorite binge watching TV show: Vampire Diaries
- Favorite book: Heaven is For Real
- Favorite movie: The Choice
- Favorite animal: Dogs
- Favorite part about the sport of softball: My teammates
- Favorite sport to play other than softball: Volleyball
- Favorite thing about A&M: Football game days
- Favorite Aggie tradition: The Aggie Ring
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood
- Favorite place to vacation: St. Martin
- Favorite breakfast food: Avocado toast with fried egg on top
- My nickname is: Mak or Kinzy
- One word to describe me when I’m on the field: Competitive
- One word to describe me away from the field: Settled
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My dad
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Gatorade Player of the Year Award and All ACC Freshman
- The Aggie softball player I most idolized while growing up: Kelbi Fortenberry
- The person I would most like to meet: Blake Lively
- The most famous athlete I have met: George Springer
- The most famous non-athlete I have met: Will Ferrell
- Best pump-up song: Misery Business
- Musical instruments that I play: Ukulele
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Make-up artist
- Early bird or night owl: Night Owl
- My best non-athletic talent(s): I can tumble pretty well
- My most prized possession: My car
- Three things on my bucket list are:
- Fiji
- Bora Bora
- Nashville
- Best piece of advice for your freshman teammates: Don’t stress or be afraid. Everything will work itself out and will be the best four years of your life
- My superstitions: Wear socks exactly as they come out of the dryer
- I am most thankful for: My family, friends and boyfriend
Teammate who…
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Trinity Cannon
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Grace Uribe
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- America’s Next Top Model: Grace Uribe
- American Ninja Warrior: Morgan Smith
- The Amazing Race: Star Ferguson
- Dancing with the Stars: Alexis Tippit
- Fixer Upper: Shaylee Ackerman
- Lip Sync Battle: Bre Warren
- The Voice: Grace Uribe
Liberty Postgame: Texas A&M
Sunday, May 18
NCAA Regional Day 3: Liberty Postgame
Sunday, May 18
Highlights: Texas A&M 5, Liberty 6
Sunday, May 18
Highlights: Texas A&M 14, Liberty 7
Sunday, May 18
