Emily Winburn

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Position:
Pitcher
Class:
Senior
High School:
Chaminade Madonna
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Major:
Health Behavior Science

HONORS/AWARDS

2024 NFCA All-Northeast First-Team
2024 All-ECAC Selection
2024 All-CAA First-Team
2024 CAA All-Tournament Team
2024 Two-time CAA Pitcher of the Week (March 25, April 1)
2024 Four-time NFCA Weekly Honor Roll Honorable Mention (March 26, April 2, April 16, April 23, May 7)
2024 Delaware Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team selection
2024 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2023 CAA Pitcher of the Year
2023 All-CAA First Team
2023 NFCA All-Northeast Region First Team
2023 CAA All-Tournament Team
2022 All-CAA First Team
2022 NFCA All-Northeast Region Second Team
2022 CAA All-Tournament Team
2021 All-CAA Second Team
2021 CAA All-Rookie Team
2021 NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team
10-time CAA Pitcher of the Week
Four-time CAA Rookie of the Week
Five-time CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
Finished career ranked sixth in CAA in wins, 10th in innings pitched, and 10th in strikeouts

PROGRAM RECORDS

Career wins (71)
Single-season wins (22, 2024)
Career saves (12)
Single-season pitching appearances (41, 2024)

2024 SEASON

Went 22-7 with five saves in the circle with a 1.52 ERA, 20 complete games, and seven shutouts
Pitched 207.2 innings, allowed 169 hits, 73 runs, 45 earned runs, 56 walks, 147 strikeouts, and a .216 batting average against
Had a .982 fielding percentage in 55 chances
Threw shutout on Feb. 16 against Middle Tennessee
Earned win in relief against Iowa State by pitching 4.2 innings and allowing zero earned runs with four strikeouts, Delaware’s first-ever win against the Big 12
Pitched a five-inning shutout with four hits allowed and six strikeouts on March 3 against Fairfield
Pitched a complete game against Charleston on March 8 with nine strikeouts and zero earned runs allowed in a win
Earned CAA Pitcher of the Week honors on March 25 after going 3-0 with two saves and a 0.70 ERA in 20 innings, including a complete game against Stony Brook with zero earned runs allowed
Earned second straight CAA Pitcher of the Week honors on April 1 after throwing 15 scoreless innings with two shutouts and a save against Drexel, allowing just five hits with 10 strikeouts
Struck out a career-high tying 10 in a complete game against Big East Champion Villanova, allowing just one earned run
Threw a two-hit shutout against Monmouth on April 12
Threw a four-hit shutout against Coppin State with seven strikeouts on April 23
Pitched a complete game with zero earned runs and three hits allowed against Campbell on May 2
Pitched another complete game against Campbell on May 3 with zero earned runs and four hits allowed during game one of a doubleheader, then threw 3.2 relief innings with zero earned runs allowed in game two
Pitched a two-hit shutout with six strikeouts and one walk allowed against Stony Brook during CAA Tournament
Took a shutout into the 11th inning against UNCW during CAA Tournament
Named to CAA All-Tournament Team after pitching to a 1.69 ERA in 21.1 innings, allowing just 16 hits, striking out 16, and holding the opposition to a 2.00 BAA
Pitched to a 1.20 ERA in her last 31 games of the season, a 0.85 ERA in her last 24 appearances, and a 0.70 ERA in her last 15 appearances
Had a stretch of throwing a complete game in 15 of her 16 games started from March 22-May 9 with five shutouts
Ranked first in CAA in starts (32), complete games (20), and saves (5), second in wins (22), innings pitched (207.1), shutouts (7), and batting average against (.216), third in ERA (1.52), and fourth in strikeouts (147)
Ranked fifth in NCAA in games started, 14th in complete games, 16th in wins and shutouts, 17th in ERA, 23rd in saves
Became the first player in program history to earn All-Region honors four times, and the second ever to earn two First-Team honors
Set single-season program record for wins (22), tied single-season program record for appearances (41), pitched third-most innings in a single-season, tied fourth most shutouts, fifth most strikeouts, and seventh-most complete games
All-CAA First-Team
All-ECAC Selection
All-Northeast NFCA First-Team
CAA All-Tournament Team
CSC Academic All-District Team selection
2023 CAA Fall and 2024 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection

2023 SEASON

CAA Pitcher of the Year; All-CAA First Team
NFCA All-Northeast Region First Team
CAA All-Tournament Team
Appeared in 31 games, with 23 starts, in the circle
Went 17-9 with a save, 2.16 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 155.2 innings
Held opponents to a .212 batting average
Fired 15 complete games and seven shutouts
Went 12-3 with a 1.20 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 81.2 innings in CAA play
Won eight-straight CAA starts (3/18-4/16)
Went 26.1-consecutive innings, and 35.0 innings in CAA, without allowing an earned run (3/19-4/8)
Threw first career no-hitter against Hampton (5/5)
Tied career high with 10 strikeouts in win against Connecticut (2/25)
Had 10 strikeouts in CAA Tournament against Towson (5/11)
Reached 300-career strikeout milestone against Stony Brook (4/8)
Five-time CAA Pitcher of the Week (2/14, 3/20, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17)
2022 CAA Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection

2022 SEASON

All-CAA First Team
NFCA All-Northeast Region Second Team
Made 30 appearances in the circle with 22 starts
Had a 13-9 record with a 2.72 ERA, two saves, and 112 strikeouts in 131.1 innings
Had eight complete-game performances
Had a season-high 10 strikeouts in a complete game shutout over FAU (March 6)
Had at least five strikeouts in nine appearances
Struck out nine in a complete-game win over Elon (April 3)
Fired a complete-game shutout over Elon in CAA Tournament (May 12)
CAA All-Tournament Team
CAA Pitcher of the Week (March 1, April 11)
2022 CAA Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection

2021 SEASON (STATISTICS)

Third Team NFCA All-Northeast Region selection
Named to second-team All-CAA
CAA All-Rookie Team pick
Ranked second in the CAA with 107.2 innings pitched, third with 13 wins and 85 strikeouts, and fifth with a 2.73 ERA
Became the first pitcher in UD history to win her first 11 decisions of the season, one shy of the program’s overall record for consecutive victories
Fired a two-hit shutout of Hofstra in the opening game of the CAA Tournament
Tossed a three-hit shutout against UAlbany
Posted five-inning shutouts of Drexel and Hofstra
Earned a save with two scoreless innings vs. Lehigh
Named CAA Rookie of the Week on March 16 and March 30, and CAA Pitcher of the Week on April 6

2020 SEASON (STATISTICS)

Appeared in 13 games while making seven starts
Led the CAA with six wins and three saves
Ranked fourth in the league with a 1.93 ERA
Allowed just one earned run in a complete game win at George Mason
Tossed a four-hit shutout against UMBC
Fired three scoreless innings to earn a save vs. Georgetown in her collegiate debut
Also picked up saves vs. UConn and Fairleigh Dickinson
Named CAA Rookie of the Week on Feb. 11 and Mar. 10
2020 CAA Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection

BACKGROUND

Four-year starter as a pitcher at Chaminade Madonna High School
2018 first team All-State selection
Miami Herald All-County and first team Sun Sentinel honoree during all four years
Received team Coach’s Award all four seasons
Selected school’s Female Athlete of the Year for graduating class
Served as team captain during final two years
Played four years with the 18u National Gold Coast Hurricanes-Cooper travel team