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Austin Peay State University Athletics

2023 Softball Roster

Carder Henry, APSU Athletics

13 Emily Harkleroad

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Silverdale Baptist Academy
  • Hometown Hixson, TN

Biography

2023 (Graduate): Appeared in 47 games, including 45 starts (43 right field, 2 shortstop) … recorded two game-winning hits (Bellarmine (4/8), Lipscomb (4/16) … scored a single-season career best 18 runs … finished career in third place all-time in games played (212) and fourth in games started (205).

2022 (Senior): Appeared and started in all 53 games (52 first base, 1 center field) … recorded 100th-career hit vs. Belmont (3/19) … collected three game-winning hits (Purdue Fort Wayne 2/11, Northern Illinois 3/5, Tennessee State 4/3) … picked up a career-best four RBI vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (2/11) … accumulated a career single-game high 14 putouts vs. UT Martin (5/1) … Her 354 putouts and 17 double plays led OVC  and rank third and fourth in one season in program history, respectively… moved into the top-10 in program history in stolen bases with her 27th steal against vs. SIUE (5/7).

2021 (Junior): Appeared in 36 games, with 34 starts in five different positions (22 right field, 5 second base,  3 each at first and third base and 1 at shortstop) … second on team in stolen bases (8) … had two game-winning hits, Belmont (3/27) and Tennessee Tech (4/2) … tied career single-game high with four hits vs. Murray State (4/6) … hit first career home run vs UT Martin (5/1) to tie game in come-from-behind victory … stole home for the second time in career vs. Tennessee State (4/18).

2020 (RS-Sophomore/COVID): Appeared and started all 23 games (19 at first base, two at pitcher, one as designated player) … named to the All-Tournament Team at the South Alabama Jaguar Challenge after going 6-for-13 at the plate in four games … authored four multi-hit games, including career single-game high four hits vs. IUPUI (2/29) … scored career single-game best three runs as well as picking up first collegiate win in the circle vs. Siena (3/11) …  recorded career high five strikeouts in relief effort vs. Bradley (3/7).

2019 (Sophomore): Did not play due to lower body injury.

2018 (Freshman): Played in 53 games, includi6g 50 starts (47 first base, 2 third base, 1 left field, 1 right field) … one of three freshmen to appear in at least 50 games … had a season-high three hits and RBI vs. Tennessee State (5/6) … scored a career single-game high two runs vs. East Tennessee … scored game’s only run in 1-0 home win vs. Alabama A&M (4/25).

High School: Was a pitcher/utility player for coach Tim Couch at Silverdale Baptist Academy … team was state champion runner-up her junior season (2016) … school’s all-time leader in wins (45), innings pitched (381.2), strikeouts (407) and ERA (1.68) … holds school’s single-season record for ERA (0.70) as a senior … offensively, hold school’s all-time record for hits (173), doubles (51) and triples (15) … set school’s single-season record for doubles as junior (27) and triples (9) as senior … named to Chattanooga area Best of Preps and Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State teams as junior and senior … all-district and all-district tournament all four years … District 5A Player of the Year as junior … also played basketball, scoring 1415 career points earning Best of the Preps as a junior and senior.

Personal: Daughter of Bruce and Lynn Harkleroad … has one older brother, Austin … birthday is September 6 … earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and currently working on a master’s degree in Management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2018Freshman

    P/UT
    5'6"
    13
  • 13

    2019Sophomore

    Utility/Pitcher
    5'6"
    13
  • 13

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Utility
    5'6"
    13
  • 13

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Utility
    5'6"
    13
  • 13

    2022Graduate Student

    Utility
    5'6"
    13
  • 13

    2023Graduate Student

    Utility
    5'6"
    13