2018 JUNIOR - Hit for a .341 average on the season … went 3-4 with 2 RBIs in the season opener against Bethel (TN) … recorded a four-hit performance against Aquinas … tallied four three-hit games on the season … went 3-3 with 3 runs, two RBIs, and a walk against Dakota Wesleyan … hit a triple in a 3-4 performance against Goshen … plated 23 runs during the 2018 campaign … scored fifteen runs in her first twelve games of the season … had a run, a hit, a walk, and a stolen base against Park … had three hits in a doubleheader against Taylor … batted 3-4 with a double, a run, an RBI, and a stolen base against Bethel … successful in all four stolen base attempts on the season.
2017 SOPHOMORE - Became one of Grace’s best hitters with a .359 batting average … had 33 hits in 45 games, scoring 20 times … only committed one error in the field all season … was named to the NCCAA All-Region Team … was 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI against Mt. Vernon Nazarene … racked up four hits with two RBIs during a doubleheader with St. Francis … batted 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Bethel … hit 2-for-2 against Spring Arbor.
2016 FRESHMAN - Earned a regular spot in the lineup with a strong bat and a steady glove in the infield … helped the team turn five double plays … recorded a hit in first collegiate game against Madonna … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a stolen base against Marian … batted 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI against eventual national runner-up St. Xavier … enjoyed a pair of three-game hitting streaks … batted 2-for-4 against St. Xavier … had two hits on the first day of the league tournament … had five putouts against Cleary.
PREP - A three-time First Team All-Conference player from Seymour High School … was team MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and Coaches’ Award at Seymour during her career … played second base and catcher for the Owls.
GET TO KNOW EMILY -
Major: Special Education
Dream job: Speech therapist
Favorite movie: Benchwarmers
Favorite musical artist: Thomas Rhett
Something interesting about me: I’ve been struck by lightning.
Favorite TV show: Chasing Life
Life verse: “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”
Best thing about Grace Softball: We know how to work hard but have fun at the same time.
Why I chose Grace: To strengthen my relationship with Christ both on and off the field
Something about a teammate no one else knows: Abby always gets hives.
My hidden talent: I show pigs at the fair.
