2024 Softball Roster
Emma Austin
- Position:
- Outfield
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Massac County
- Hometown:
- Brookport, Ill.
All-MVC First Team
NFCA Midwest All-Region Third Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Played and started in 53 games and hit for a career-best .365 batting average ... had 66 hits, the third-most in a season in program history ... scored 38 runs and had two doubles, one triple, 12 RBI, 12 walks ... finished the season with an on-base percentage of .408 ... led the Missouri Valley Conference in stolen bases with 21 on the year ... was also top 10 in the MVC in batting average, runs, hits, and at bats ... broke the Southern Illinois career stolen base record at Evansville on May 2 with 64th steal as a Saluki ... had 21 multi-hit games, including six straight from March 1 to March 8 ... stole a season-high three bases at Evansville on May 4 ... posted four hits against Wisconsin on March 8 ... had four hits in three games during SIU’s MVC tournament run ... scored 21 runs in conference play, ranking sixth in MVC ... was tied for seventh in MVC play in hits with 33.
2024 // Junior
All-MVC Second Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Started in all 55 games for the Salukis... led the MVC with 24 stolen bases on 26 attempts as she ties Colleen Holloway (1992) for the fourth-most in a single season at SIU... totals 46 stolen bases in her first three seasons as she is currently tied in sixth in SIU program history... made just one error on 103 chances for a .990 fielding percentage while playing 55 games in center field as she made several highlight plays... had 11 multi-hit games including a season-high three against Evansville (4/12) as she went 3-for-3 with a triple... also set a career-record against Evansville that day with three RBIs... set career-highs in walks (21), stolen bases (24), and RBIs (13).
2023 // Sophomore
All-MVC Second Team
Appeared in 55 games including 52 starts... was named to the MVC All-Second Team... hit .354 with a .419 on-base percentage... totaled 57 hits with a team-high six triples, including a pair of triples in a win over Butler (3/6)... notched a career-high four hits in a win against Western Illinois (3/10) that sparked a streak of eight games with at least two hits (3/10 - 3/19)... led the Salukis with 15 stolen bases on 16 attempts... scored 47 runs with a season-high four at Evansville as the Salukis took down the Purple Aces (4/6)... ended the season on a five-game hitting streak including a a 2-for-5 game with a double against Baylor in the NCAA Regional (5/20).
2022 / Freshman
MVC Newcomer fo the Week (4/26)
Appeared in 36 games which included 20 starts ... hit .310 with a .380 on-base percentage ... notched her first collegiate base hit in SIU's win over Mississippi State (2/18) ... notched five multi-hit games, which included a career-high three hits in Southern's win over Indiana State (4/23) ... slashed .533/.667/.533 and recorded at least one hit in SIU's four games the week of April 23 to earn MVC Newcomer of the Week honors ... went 7-for-8 in stolen base attempts.
High School
A career .413 hitter in 52 games at Massac County High School … was 35-for-36 in her prep career in stolen bases … led Massac County to a 24-2 record in 2021 and their first appearance in the IHSA Class 2A super sectionals since 1985 … earned All-State First Team honors in 2021 … led the Illinois Force in five offensive categories during the 2020 travel season, which included a .474 batting average … named to the River-to-River all-conference team after a sophomore season in which she slashed .434/.456/.606 with 12 extra base hits and a team-best 18 stolen bases … recorded at least one hit in 21 of Massac's 25 games as a sophomore, which included multiple hits in 13 games … selected to play in the Southern Illinois Select All-Star Game.
Personal
Born on Jan. 23, 2003 ... daughter of Teresa and Chris Austin ... mother, Teresa, works in pharmaceutical tech while father, Chris, is a nuclear plant training manager ... has one brother, Brady ... did gymnastics up until the age of 13 and was Kentucky's All-Around State Champion in 2016 ... high school honor roll for all four years ... was on the accounting and business teams ... is majoring in healthcare management at SIU.
