Chris Madison is a native of Crozet, Va., and a graduate of Western Albemarle in Crozet, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He played two years for Mann at NCAA Division III Southern Virginia University, throwing a total of 88 innings with 11 starts and one complete game. Madison notched 58 strikeouts at SVU and ranked among the team’s leaders in appearances, innings pitched and strikeouts both years. Before going to Southern Virginia, he also played two years at Division III Ferrum College in Virginia, where he appeared in 10 games on the mound, including eight games in his sophomore year where he won twice and carried a 3.63 earned run average. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Lakeland University in Business administration - minor in sports administration

Madison is joining ISA West with seven years of coaching experience. He started as an assistant to Mann at Southern Virginia in 2016, serving as the team’s pitching coach. He was the head varsity coach for the 2018 season at The Covenant School in Charlottesville, Va., and also previously served as an assistant coach at his alma mater Western Albemarle High School. In 2018, Madison joined the coaching staff of the Lakeland University baseball program. Concurrently, Madison has been a summer coach for ISA in Green Bay since 2019.