University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Roster
Wells, Emmy
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Jersey Number 25
Emmy Wells
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Morgan Township
- Hometown:
- Valparaiso, Indiana
Bio
JUNIOR (2023): MVC Honor Roll ... Did not see any action during the 2023 season due to injury ... Preseason All-MVC.
SOPHOMORE (2022): Played in and started 46 games... MVC Player of the Year... MVC Defensive Player of the Year... first player in MVC history to win both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year since the latters inception in 2015... First team All-MVC... MVC All-Defensive Team... First Team MVC Scholar-Athlete... NFCA First Team All-Region... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award... Led the Panthers in home runs (19), RBIs (51), slugging percentage (.836), on-base percentage (.545), OPS (1.281), fielding catches (417), and putouts (388)... batted a season high 3 hits against Indiana State (5/1/22)... scored a season high two home runs and brought in a season high RBIs (5) against Iowa State (4/6/22)... caught a season high 15 putouts against Illinois State (4/24/22).Â
FRESHMAN (2021): First Team All-MVC… MVC All-Defensive Team… played in all 51 games with 51 starts… finished the season with a .245 batting average, a .355 on base percentage and a .426 slugging percentage… recorded 38 hits with 30 RBI and scored 22 runs… as catcher Wells finished with 290 putouts with 25 assists and a .987 fielding percentage… finished with a season high 13 putouts against Evansville (4/2)… recorded 3 hits and scored 2 runs against Bradley (4/25)… batted in 4 runs against Southern Illinois (5/8).
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Is a 2020 graduate of Morgan Township High School... participated in basketball and softball...was a 3 time all-conference selection (2017, 2018, 2019)... Named First Team All-State in 2019... hit .529 in 2019...led her team to the state semifinals in 2017.
SOPHOMORE (2022): Played in and started 46 games... MVC Player of the Year... MVC Defensive Player of the Year... first player in MVC history to win both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year since the latters inception in 2015... First team All-MVC... MVC All-Defensive Team... First Team MVC Scholar-Athlete... NFCA First Team All-Region... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award... Led the Panthers in home runs (19), RBIs (51), slugging percentage (.836), on-base percentage (.545), OPS (1.281), fielding catches (417), and putouts (388)... batted a season high 3 hits against Indiana State (5/1/22)... scored a season high two home runs and brought in a season high RBIs (5) against Iowa State (4/6/22)... caught a season high 15 putouts against Illinois State (4/24/22).Â
FRESHMAN (2021): First Team All-MVC… MVC All-Defensive Team… played in all 51 games with 51 starts… finished the season with a .245 batting average, a .355 on base percentage and a .426 slugging percentage… recorded 38 hits with 30 RBI and scored 22 runs… as catcher Wells finished with 290 putouts with 25 assists and a .987 fielding percentage… finished with a season high 13 putouts against Evansville (4/2)… recorded 3 hits and scored 2 runs against Bradley (4/25)… batted in 4 runs against Southern Illinois (5/8).
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Is a 2020 graduate of Morgan Township High School... participated in basketball and softball...was a 3 time all-conference selection (2017, 2018, 2019)... Named First Team All-State in 2019... hit .529 in 2019...led her team to the state semifinals in 2017.
PERSONAL:Â Is the daughter of John and Heather Wells... has one sibling, Jacob... Majoring in movement and exercise science with a minor in coaching.Â
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