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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Softball - Arizona

Gatorade Player of the year

Emma Reynolds

Shortstop
QUEEN CREEK HS
QUEEN CREEK, ARIZONA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

.588

Batting Average

10

Home Runs

65

Runs Scored

15

Stolen Bases
“Emma is an amazing player. I’ve never seen any high school player hit the ball as hard as she does. The fact that she also played shortstop with great range is a bonus.”
Randy Burger
Head Coach - Desert Ridge High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 junior shortstop posted a .588 batting average with 10 home runs and 65 runs scored this past season, leading the Bulldogs (31-2) to the Conference 6A state championship game for a third straight year. Reynolds also banged out 23 doubles and stole 15 bases, compiling a .669 on-base percentage and a 1.175 slugging percentage to produce 34 RBI.  A member of the 18-and-under USA Junior Women’s National Team that won the WBSC World Cup in October, she was the Conference 6A Player of the Year.

Academic Achievement

Reynolds has maintained a weighted 4.07 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to receive athletic aid to play softball at the University of Oklahoma beginning in the fall of 2027.

Exemplary Character

Reynolds has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives through her church.