NSD26: Macie Dever Boaz
Macie Dever Boaz | C/INF | R/R | 5-7 | Hernando High School | Impact Gold | Hernando, Miss.
Time Signed: 7:47 a.m.
No. 1 Ranked Catcher in the Extra Innings Softball Extra Elite 100 for the class of 2026 … Preps at Hernando High School in Hernando, Miss. … Dever Boaz registered a .534 batting average with 32 home runs, 98 RBI, 101 stolen bases, and 103 runs scored during her high school career while earning All-State and all-district honors three times … Named a finalist for Mississippi State Softball Player of the Year and Memphis Area Player of the Year while earning District MVP and First-Team All-Metro honors in 2025 … Batted .521 with 49 hits, including 10 doubles, seven triples, eight home runs, 38 RBI, and 53 runs scored as a junior in 2025 while leading Hernando to a 33-4 record and state runner-up finish … Her eight home runs in 2025 were a Hernando single-season record … Was named a Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) All-Star and won the 2025 MSHAAHome Run Derby … Spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at Northpoint Christian School … Hit .590 with 15 homers and 47 RBIs and 40 stolen bases as a sophomore in 2024 … Plays travel ball for Impact Gold Jackson … Earned Team 1 Elite All-Tournament honors in 2025 while playing for Impact Gold … Also played basketball for two of her four years in high school … Excels academically where she is a two-time principal’s honor list selection … Her Mom, Carie Dever Boaz was a three-time All-American at Fresno State from 1988-1990 before being the first head coach in Arkansas Softball history in 1997, leading the Razorbacks to two NCAA appearances in her eight seasons at the helm and earning SEC Coach of the Year honors in 1999 … Daughter of Bruce and Carie Dever Boaz.
Coach Deifel on Dever Boaz…
“Macie Dever Boaz is a competitor who knows how to win and makes everyone around her better. Her versatility really stands out. She can help us in a lot of different ways and brings a strong presence both behind the plate and in the box. Macie’s energy, toughness, and love for the game fit perfectly with what Arkansas Softball is all about.”
Why Macie Chose Arkansas…
“I chose Arkansas because I want to be great. The Razorbacks and the coaching staff want me to be great in all aspects of life. I am coming to a place that loves greatness and doing it with people that feel like family.”
