Haley Emerson

Haley Emerson

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Elkhart, Ind.

High School:
Concord

Height:
5-6

Position:
SS

B/T:
R/R

2008:Played in 30 games, starting in 23 of them, 15 at shortstop ... Had a consistent year at the plate, staying around .280 for the season, finishing at .268 ... Tallied two doubles, one triple and one home run ... Drove in five runs and earned eight walks ... Dropped down five sacrifice bunts ... Batted .300 (3-for-10) over the final 10 games ... Hitting streak reached a season-best four games ... Smashed a home run at Charleston Southern (3/1), going 2-for-3, with one RBI and one walk ... Finished 1-for-2, with two RBIs at Presbyterian College (2/25) ... Was a perfect 2-for-2, with two runs scored, triple and walk at South Carolina State (2/27) ... Named Academic All-Summit League and to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2007:Saw action in 17 games as a back-up second baseman as a freshman for Oakland ... was the only reserve player to hit over .300 and have a home run ... went 1-for-3 in her first game as a collegian against George Washington (2/23) ... in a doubleheader vs. Rochester College (4/22) she combined to go 5-for-6 with a home run, two doubles, three runs and two RBIs ... picked up hits in back-to-back games against Valparaiso (5/6-7) at the end of the season.

High School:A 2006 graduate of Concord High School ...four-year letterwinner in softball for head coach Robb Freeze ... hit over .321 as a senior and .407 as a junior ... all-district player as a senior ... two-time all-conference recognition ... also lettered in basketball and soccer ... played summer ball for Concord Revolution ... National Honor Society ... vice-president of the senior class ... Key Club.

Personal: Born Haley Lee Emerson in Elkhart, Ind., on Dec. 13, 1987 ... Parents are Clint and Shari Emerson ... father played soccer and baseball at Bethel College and was an All-American ... Majoring in health sciences.

 
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