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77 Emily Riggs

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Penn Manor
  • Hometown Lancaster, PA.

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2025):
  • America East First Team All-Conference
  • America East All-Academic Team
  • NFCA Third Team All-Region
  • Appeared in 49 games, starting 48
  • Hit .343 with 48 hits, 31 runs, 11 home runs, 25 walks and 33 RBI
  • Went 3-4 against including a home run against UMass Lowell on 5/2
  • Had a hit and scored two runs against UAlbany in the America East Tournament
  • Had two home runs and five RBI against Niagara

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024):
  • America East All-Championship Team
  • America East Player of the Week
  • Earned Academic All-District Team
  • Appeared in 44 games, starting 42
  • Had three hits in the win against Maine on 3/24
  • Led the team in the America East Tournament with 3 RBIs, a home run, and a double
  • Hit .298 with 14 runs, seven doubles, seven home runs, 36 RBIs, and 18 walks

AS A FRESHMAN (2023):
  • America East All-Rookie Team
  • Extra Inning Softball Stillwater Regional All-Tournament Team
  • Appeared in 37 games, starting 33
  • Led the team with 19 walks, six more than next closest
  • Finished third on the team in homers
  • Homered in three straight games (3/12-16)
  • America East Rookie of the Week (3/14)
  • Homered at Penn State (3/16)
  • In the NCAA Tournament against Nebraska, hit UMBC's first home run in an NCAA Tournament game in 21 years, and the program's second ever overall.
  • For the regional, she batted .333 with two RBI, a run scored and two walks. 

Background:
  • Majoring in Mechanical Engineering
  • Attended Penn Manor High School (Millersville, PA)
  • Daughter of Cathy and John Riggs
  • Has two brothers named Brock and Billy
  • Parents played baseball and softball at Misericordia University
  • Lettered in Basketball and won the section one title for the first time in 47 years
  • Started playing softball at age 4
  • Played travel ball for the Rock Gold Waye 18U Gold
  • In 2022, earned Class 6A State Position Player of the Year (2nd baseman) and earned Outstanding Penn Manor Female Athlete 
  • In 2019, 2021, 2022, earned First Team in Class 6A All-State Team, First Team Lancaster-Lebanon All-Star section 1, and All-League Team
  • Member of National Honor Society and gold honor roll
  • In 2022, received the E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award and was a
  • Finalist for the A. Landis Brackbill Scholar Athlete Award.
  • Baking enthusiast

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 77

    2023Freshman

    IF
    5'7"
    77
  • 77

    2024Sophomore

    IF
    5'7"
    77
  • 77

    2025Junior

    IF
    5'7"
    77
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