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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Softball - Virginia

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SOFTBALL

Emerson Aiken

Pitcher
GLEN ALLEN HS
GLEN ALLEN, VIRGINIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

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ERA

119

Strike Outs

.500

Batting Average

2

Home Runs
“Emerson has been phenomenal this year. She pitched another perfect game against us this year. Her poise and leadership are like no other.”
Becky Milton
Head Coach - head coach of Douglas Freeman High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-9 senior right-handed pitcher had led the Jaguars to a 12-0 record and a berth in the Region 5B Tournament quarterfinals at the time of her selection. Aiken owned a 12-0 mark in the circle with a 0.00 earned run average through 12 games. She had allowed just eight hits and three walks while amassing 119 strikeouts in 48 innings pitched. At the plate, the 2019 First Team All-State selection, posted a .500 batting average with two home runs, 13 runs batted in and a .938 slugging percentage. She entered the postseason with a 44-6 record and 571 strikeouts in her prep softball career.

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Academic Achievement

Aiken has maintained a weighted 4.46 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Michigan this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Aiken has volunteered locally with the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation and the Goochland Animal Shelter, and she has also donated her time as a youth softball coach.