University of Delaware Athletics
2025 Softball Roster
Emma Denison
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Edwardsburg
- Hometown:
- Mishawaka, Ind.
- Prev School:
- Bowling Green
- Major:
- Communication
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Two-time CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection
2025 SEASON
- Pitched in six games and 6.1 innings with a 3.32 ERA
- Made Delaware debut on Feb. 22 against Penn, striking out one in a scoreless inning to close out an 8-0 win
- Finished off a 14-0 win over Drexel with a scoreless inning on March 8
- Threw 1.1 shutout innings against Rider on March 18
- Struck out one in a scoreless inning against North Carolina A&T on April 18
- 2024 CAA Fall and 2025 CAA Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024 SEASON AT BOWLING GREEN
- Pitched in 20 games, making eight starts
- Was second on the staff in appearances and ranked third in starts
- Went 1-5 with a team-low 5.36 ERA in 45 2/3 innings
- In MAC games, made 15 appearances, good for second on the Falcons
- Made her collegiate debut at Morehead State, with an inning of scoreless relief work
- Pitched a total of 9 1/3 innings two days later, including a four-inning relief stint vs. Illinois State
- Then, made her first collegiate start against Michigan, and pitched into the sixth inning
- Her second collegiate start came at Notre Dame two days later, and she allowed just one earned run and five hits in four innings
- Pitched in two of the three games against Buffalo, and threw a total of three innings of shutout ball
- Picked up her first collegiate victory vs. Detroit Mercy, with three innings of one-run, four-hit relief
- Appeared in two of the three games of the Akron series, making one start
- Pitched in a pair of games at Kent State, including a scoreless relief appearance in the middle game of the series
- Saw action in all three games of the Northern Illinois series
- Allowed just an unearned run in a two-inning stint in the opener, then pitched a one-two-three inning in game two of the series
- Pitched in relief in both games of the DH at Western Michigan, firing a scoreless inning and striking out two in the nightcap
Bio: Earned three letters at Edwardsburg H.S. ('23) for coaches Dean Dixon and Tom Shoupe... Led the Eddies to a three-year varsity record of 79-25 (her freshman season was canceled due to Covid)... Hit .504 with a .769 slugging percentage as a senior, helping the team to a 30-8 record... Had seven homers and 48 RBI that year, and went 13-3 with 151 strikeouts and a 1.19 ERA in the circle... Named to the All-Wolverine Conference Team in all three seasons... A two-time selection to both the all-district and all-region teams... Owns several school records, including most no-hitters and shutouts in a season, and most perfect games in both a season and a career... The Eddies won conference titles in each of her last two seasons, and district crowns in both her sophomore and senior years... Born in South Bend, Ind... Would like to become a private pitching coach... Daughter of Bobby and Michele Denison... Has six older sisters; Paige, Nycolle, Chloe, Anna, Kaiytlynn and Lexi... Has played travel ball for several teams including Michiana Repetition Kidwell, Michiana Repetition Bowers and Texas Glory Midwest Beyster
