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2026 Softball Roster

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16 Emma Blankenship

  • Year Senior
  • Position OF
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Height 5-5
  • Hometown Maryville, Tenn.
  • High School Maryville
  • Major Elementary Education

Biography

Career
Games/Starts: 81/43
Maryville Debut: Feb. 19, 2023, vs. Mount St. Joseph
First Career Start: Feb. 19, 2023, vs. Mount St. Joseph
Career Stats Through End of 2025: .254 BA (32-for-126), .371 OBP, .373 SLG, 33 Runs, 5 Doubles, 5 Triples, 20 RBIs, 5-of-6 Stolen Bases, 19 Walks, 5 Hit-by-Pitch, 16 Strikeouts, 1 Sacrifice Bunt, 3 Sacrifice Flies, .934 FPCT.

Awards

2025 CCS Player of the Week (April 28)
2025 Academic All-District (College Sports Communicators)
2024 Academic All-District (College Sports Communicators)
Three-Time CCS Academic All-Conference

2025 (Junior)

Games/Starts: 38/32
Stats: .289 BA (26-for-90), .398 OBP, .422 SLG, 17 Runs, 3-of-3 Stolen Bases, 13 Walks, 4 Hit-by-Pitch, 12 Strikeouts, 3 Sacrifice Bunts, 1 Sacrifice Fly, .937 FPCT.
Best Games: Scots won 16 of final 21 games to finish third in CCS regular season and third in CCS tournament ... Breakout season included 32 starts out of 38 games played ... Set career highs in every offensive category ... Named CCS Player of the Week on April 28 after starring in Scots sweep at Centre to close regular season ... Combined to go 5-for-9 in twin bill with one double, one triple, three runs scored and four driven in ... That was part of season-high eight-game hitting streak, during which she batted .393 (11-for-28) and raised average to .325 ... Posted five multihit games, including pair of three-hit efforts ... Went 3-for-3 with three runs driven in to spark 8-4 home victory against LaGrange, and went 3-for-5 in nightcap at Centre to headline crazy 11-5 victory in 11 innings ... Outfield putouts leader with 73.

2024 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 25/1
Stats: .091 BA (1-for-11), .286 OBP, .091 SLG, 11 Runs, 1-of-2 Stolen Bases, 2 Walks, 1 Hit-by-Pitch, 1 Strikeout, 1.000 FPCT.
Best Games: Helped Scots set program season records for victories (35) and winning percentage (.729) ... Maryville's memorable softball campaign earned No. 21 ranking in final National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll ... Team won 18 of 20 games before falling twice to No. 6-ranked Berry in NCAA Regional final ... Swept through CCS Tournament 4-0, including two victories against No. 6-ranked and eventual national runner-up Belhaven ... Earned at-large bid to NCAA Regionals and knocked off ranked Berry and Transylvania before successful run ended one win shy of program's first NCAA Super Regional berth ... Base-running specialist scored 11 runs ... Went 1-for-2 with two runs scored in 29-0 victory at Berea ... Also reached base that game via hit-by-pitch.

2023 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 18/10
Stats: .200 BA (5-for-25), .310 OBP, .320 SLG, 5 Runs, 1 Double, 1 Triple, 2 RBIs, 1 Stolen Base, 4 Walks, 3 Strikeouts, .909 FPCT.
Best Games: Came off bench in games against Bethany (West Virginia), Emory and Huntingdon to deliver pinch hits, including triple in that 5-3 victory at Emory ... Popped first double as part of 1-for-3 game at Agnes Scott ... Added 1-for-3 with RBI-single in 9-6 victory at Mississippi-Women.

Before Maryville

Attended Maryville High School in Maryville … Played three seasons for head coach Nick Payne and then one season for head coach Joe Michalski ... Senior-year captain.

Stats: As senior, batted .407 with on-base percentage of .469 and slugging percentage of .702 ... Four home runs and 33 RBIs, with 8 doubles and 3 triples ... Batted .481 with runners in scoring position ... Fielding percentage .947.
Honors: 2022 All-District.
Get to Know: National Honor Society member … Played club softball for Explosion, D1vision and Chattanooga Force under head coaches Scott Blankenship (Explosion), Tammy Vermeulen (D1vision) and Bo Ray (Chattanooga Force).

Personal
Born: Emma Jade Blankenship in Maryville.
Family: Parents are Tracie and Scott Blankenship … One sibling, Skylar.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2023Freshman

    Outfield
    5'5"
    16
  • 16

    2024Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'5"
    16
  • 16

    2025Junior

    Outfield
    5'5"
    16
  • 16

    2025-26Senior

    Outfield
    5'5"
    16