Emma Gipson

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Gillespie HS
Hometown:
Gillespie, Ill.

2025 // Freshman

Appeared in 30 games and made 25 starts ... went 3-5 with a 2.77 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, and had 30 strikeouts in 81.0 innings pitched ... ranked seventh in the Valley in ERA ... first appearance came on Feb. 7 at Auburn, went 4.1 innings and allowed one earned run ... went a season-high six innings in the following game against North Carolina ... did not allow an earned run in 15 games ... held opponents without a hit twice: vs. North Texas on Feb. 14 and at Belmont on March 29 ... earned first-career win on March 21 at Valparaiso ... also tallied wins against Indiana State on April 6 and in the MVC Quarterfinal against Drake on May 8.

High School

Three-year varsity starter at Gillespie High School ... won two regional championships in 2022 and 2024 to go along with three SCC Conference titles ... tallied 794 career strikeouts with a career ERA of 1.39 ... posted a 0.83 ERA as a senior ... helped Gillespie win at least 25 games in all three seasons, including two 29-win campaigns in 2022 and 2024 ... named First Team SCC All-Conference all three years, was First Team All-State as a senior and Second Team All-State as a sophomore ... was named the State Journal Register Small School Player of the Year two times (2022 and 2023) and the Alton Telegraph Small School Player of the Year once (2022) ... also named to the St. Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro Team in each of the three years ... broke and currently holds the school record in single season RBI (56) and tied the single season home run record in 2022 (eight) ... hit 22 home runs over high school career.

Personal

Born on November 18, 2005 ... daughter of Shelley and Robert Gibson ... has one sister, Paige ... helped start and also participated in Unified Special Olympics Basketball ... was National Honor Society for two years ... apart of FFA for two years ... intends to study agriculture but is undecided.