2023 Softball Roster
Anthony, Emma

Jersey Number 5
Emma Anthony
- Position:
- Catcher
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lakewood Ranch
- Hometown:
- Bradenton, Fla.
- Prev School:
- East Carolina
Bio
2024 // Senior
Appeared in one game for the Salukis (4/13) as SIU defeated Evansville 20-3... went 1-for-1 with a two-run double off the wall in right center field in her lone at-bat of the season for her first double as a Saluki.
2023 // Junior
Appeared in four games, including a pair of starts... hit her first home run as a Saluki with a three-run blast against Green Bay (3/11)... finished the game going 1-for-2 with a walk.
2022 // Sophomore
Appeared in 11 games, which included six starts ... made her Saluki debut at Troy (2/11) ... recorded her first hit as a Saluki, and first RBI, in Southern's win over Charleston (2/11) ... went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in SIU's win over SIUE (3/14).
2021 // Freshman (East Carolina)
Appeared in 22 games, which included nine starts … made her first collegiate start at Coastal Carolina (2/21) and went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and 2 RBI … went 1-for-1 with a RBI at Liberty (3/5).
High School
Helped lead the Mustangs to a 30-1 overall record in 2019 as well as a spot in the Florida 8A state championship game and a No. 1 national ranking by MaxPreps ... Batted .525 as a freshman at Braden River High School with 31 hits, 28 RBI, eight doubles, six home runs and eight stolen bases on the way to all-area accolades and honorable mention all-state recognition ... Hit .355 her sophomore year when Braden River posted a 22-6 record and advanced to the Florida 7A regional finals ... Compiled a .457 batting average with a .562 on base percentage and 46 RBI during the first two seasons of her prep career ... Part of a Tampa Mustangs club that finished third overall at the 2019 PGF Premier 18U Nationals and was ranked No. 2 nationally at the end of the season.
Appeared in one game for the Salukis (4/13) as SIU defeated Evansville 20-3... went 1-for-1 with a two-run double off the wall in right center field in her lone at-bat of the season for her first double as a Saluki.
2023 // Junior
Appeared in four games, including a pair of starts... hit her first home run as a Saluki with a three-run blast against Green Bay (3/11)... finished the game going 1-for-2 with a walk.
2022 // Sophomore
Appeared in 11 games, which included six starts ... made her Saluki debut at Troy (2/11) ... recorded her first hit as a Saluki, and first RBI, in Southern's win over Charleston (2/11) ... went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in SIU's win over SIUE (3/14).
2021 // Freshman (East Carolina)
Appeared in 22 games, which included nine starts … made her first collegiate start at Coastal Carolina (2/21) and went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and 2 RBI … went 1-for-1 with a RBI at Liberty (3/5).
High School
Helped lead the Mustangs to a 30-1 overall record in 2019 as well as a spot in the Florida 8A state championship game and a No. 1 national ranking by MaxPreps ... Batted .525 as a freshman at Braden River High School with 31 hits, 28 RBI, eight doubles, six home runs and eight stolen bases on the way to all-area accolades and honorable mention all-state recognition ... Hit .355 her sophomore year when Braden River posted a 22-6 record and advanced to the Florida 7A regional finals ... Compiled a .457 batting average with a .562 on base percentage and 46 RBI during the first two seasons of her prep career ... Part of a Tampa Mustangs club that finished third overall at the 2019 PGF Premier 18U Nationals and was ranked No. 2 nationally at the end of the season.
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