Awards and Honors
NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2025, 2024)
Dean’s List (S25, F24, S24, F23)
Career Recap: Austin Peay
2025 (Sophomore)
Set career highs across the board during her sophomore campaign, while appearing in 20 games with 10 starts. Her 10 starts were best for second on the team… Trimmed her ERA by nearly three runs with a 3.57 mark, the second-best ERA on the Governors’ pitching staff… Over quadrupled her innings pitched from her freshman season with 35.1 innings of work in the circle… Finished the season with six strikeouts and a .310 opponent batting average… Picked up three wins in four games of being the pitcher of decision… Earned her first-career win in 3.0 innings of work against Morehead State (Feb. 23) at the Furman Classic… Tallied her first-career save a week later against Morehead State (March 1) at the Governors Classic… Second win of the season came after tossing 2.2 scoreless innings against Bucknell (March 8) at the Cathi Maynard Invitational… Tossed a career-high 6.9 scoreless innings and 85 pitches in a shutout victory at Bellarmine (March 14).
2024 (Freshman)
Appeared in seven games, pitching 8.2 innings during her freshman season… Posted a 6.46 ERA… Pitched 1.0 inning in her collegiate debut against Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 10)… Played a season-high 3.0 innings against Florida Gulf Coast (April 27).
Career Recap: Henry County High School
Played first base and pitcher for coach Renae Lassiter at Henry County High School… As a senior, help lead the Patriots to a fourth-place finish at TSSAA state Tournament, posting an overall record of 9-2 on the season, including a perfect game… Also finished with a 3.37 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched… As a hitter, batted .316, including three home runs, six doubles and a triple among her 30 hits, while also driving in 31 and scoring 14 runs named to the District 14-AAA All-Tournament team… As a junior was named to the all-tournament team.
Personal
Emma Kate Thompson is the daughter of Donna and Edie Thompson… Has two siblings: Cayley and Taylor… Born May 5.
