Southern Illinoise University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Emily Williams
- Position:
- Infield/Catcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Butler Traditional HS
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Prev School:
- Morehead State
All-MVC First Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete Team
MVC All-Tournament Team
Started all 51 games for Southern Illinois ... was named to the All-MVC First Team for the second time in her career ... posted a .361 batting average with 16 home runs, 59 RBI, 21 runs scored, and a slugging percentage of .692 ... broke SIU's single-season RBI record with her 58th RBI of the year on May 2 at UIC ... came one home run shy of tying the single-season home run record of 17 ... led the Missouri Valley Conference in RBI and was tied for fourth in home runs ... was tied for the most home runs in the MVC in league play at 12 ... had a .368 batting average, .800 slugging percentage, and a league-high 42 RBI against Valley opponents ... tied a career high with seven RBI on Feb. 11 vs. Eastern Kentucky ... recorded two multi-home run games, hitting two against Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 11 and two more against Bradley on March 13 ... two-time MVC Player of the Week (May 5 and March 17) ... was named the D1Softball Mid-Major Player of the Week on March 17.
2025 // Sophomore
MVC Newcomer of the Year
All-MVC First Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Played in 42 games and started in 41 ... first-ever Saluki to be named MVC Newcomer of the Year ... posted a batting average of .333 with 22 runs, 40 hits, 17 home runs, 53 RBI, and 16 walks ... had a .404 on-base percentage and .767 slugging percentage ... tied SIU single-season home run record, broke single-season slugging percentage record, and had the second-most RBI in a season in program history ... also tied single-game RBI record with eight at Valparaiso on March 22 ... hit first home run as a Saluki on Feb. 14 vs. Georgia Tech ... had two multi-home run games: two at Valparaiso on March 22 and two at Northern Iowa on April 18 ... received MVC Newcomer of the Week five times and MVC Player of the Week once ... hit go-ahead, three-run home run at Missouri on April 9.
Prior to SIU
Previously was at Morehead State for two years ... First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and made the All-Newcomer Team in 2023 as a freshman ... posted a batting average of .361 in 44 games played with 11 home runs, the most by a freshman in Morehead State's program's history ... had a slugging percentage of .706, which led the OVC and was a new program best ... played in four games in 2024 ... was an OVC Academic All-American.
High School
Was a 2021 KHSAA State Champion at Butler Traditional High School ... named the 2021 Region 6 Player of the Year ... holds the KHSAA consecutive home run record.
Personal
Daughter of Stacy and Daniel Williams ... mother, Stacy, is an insurance agent while father, Daniel, is a pipefitter ... has one sibling ... intends to study nursing.
