2018 Softball Roster
Emily Watson
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Edmond, Okla.
- High School:
- Deer Creek HS
Career at Tulsa: A four-year letterwinner … made 127 pitching appearances and started 109 games … recorded a 1.69 ERA and a 74-31 career mark with 31 shutouts, five saves, 694.0 innings pitched, 903 strikeouts and a .206 opposing batting average ... finished her career in the program’s all-time top 10 in several categories, including ERA (2nd, 1.69), opposing batting average (2nd, .206), strikeouts (2nd, 903), shutouts (2nd, 31), wins (2nd, 74), games started (2nd, 109), complete-games (2nd, 76), innings pitched (3rd, 694.0), appearances (5th, 127) and saves (6th, 5) ... became the first player in program history to record at least 300 strikeouts in a season twice (348 in 2017, 306 in 2018) ... became the first player in American Athletic Conference history to earn Most Outstanding Player honors at the American Championship twice (2017, 2018) ... was the second TU player to be selected in the National Pro Fastpitch Draft when she went No. 8 overall to the Beijing Shougang Eagles.
Senior: (2018): NFCA Second-Team All-Region and second-team American Athletic Conference ... went 24-12 with a save and eight shutouts and a 1.60 ERA to go along with 306 strikeouts in 235.2 innings pitched ... her 306 strikeouts ranked sixth in the nation ... was named Most Outstanding Player of the American Athletic Conference Championship after she went 3-0 with a 0.33 ERA and a tournament-record 36 strikeouts in 21 innings ... also set a tournament record with 15 strikeouts in the team’s semifinal win over Houston (5/11) ... had 15 games of at least 10 strikeouts, striking out a season-high 15 against the Cougars and in a win over Saint Francis (3/17) ... four-time conference pitcher of the week ... also earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (4/3) honors along with USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week (May 15) honors ... was a Senior CLASS Award candidate and was named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award Preseason “Watch List” ... pitched a season-high eight innings in a win over North Texas (3/2) ... went 8-6 with a 1.79 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 94 innings during conference action.
Junior: (2017): NFCA Second-Team All-America ... NFCA Second-Team All-Region ... American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year ... American Athletic Conference First Team ... American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team and American Athletic Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player ... named The American Pitcher of the Week a record eight times and earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors on March 20 ... made 39 appearances in the circle with 36 starts and posted a 30-6 record with two saves, a 1.25 ERA and 348 strikeouts ... her 30 wins set a school record, while she also set single-season marks with 14 shutouts (which also led the nation) and 246.2 innings pitched ... recorded at least 10 strikeouts 19 times, including in victories over Kansas (2/25), Texas Tech (3/12) and twice against Oklahoma State (4/5, 4/19) ... set a school and AAC record with 21 punchouts in a 10-inning shutout against Houston (4/13) ... tossed a career-high 12.0 innings and had 14 strikeouts in a win at East Carolina (4/29) ... during play in The American, she went 10-1 with two saves, a 0.78 ERA and 119 strikeouts, while opponents hit just .160 against her.
Sophomore: (2016): Made 28 appearances and started 21 games in the circle … posted a 12-9 record with a 2.28 ERA, tossing 10 complete games with five shutouts in 123.0 innings of work … struck out 173 batters, and allowed 101 hits, 40 earned runs, 46 walks, and a .216 opposing batting average … held opponents to one run or less in 13 starts … struck out 11 and surrendered just one unearned run in the season-opener against Wright State (2/12) … struck out a season-high 17 batters and allowed just two hits in a shutout vs. UTSA (2/20) … tossed 7.0 innings with 12 strikeouts in a shutout against Texas (2/26) … struck out eight and allowed a run in 5.0 innings of work against Minnesota (3/19) … threw a complete game shutout in the opening game of the American Athletic Conference Tournament, striking out 10 on her way to being named to the all-tournament team.
Freshman: (2015): Made 23 appearances with 16 starts in the circle … posted an 8-4 record with a 2.37 ERA, pitching seven complete games and four shutouts in 88.2 innings … struck out 76 batters and allowed 84 hits, 38 runs, 34 walks and a .254 opponent batting average… picked up a complete-game victory with five strikeouts in her first outing vs. Santa Clara (2/7) … struck out five batters in 2.2 innings vs. Providence (2/15) … struck out seven in a four-hit shutout of Abilene Christian (2/21) … tossed a one-hitter with nine strikeouts vs. Mississippi Valley State (3/15) … struck out six in a two-hit shutout of Memphis (3/21; G2) … allowed one run in a complete-game victory at East Carolina (4/11; G2) … pitched a shutout at UConn (5/3).
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Deer Creek High School in Edmond, Okla. … posted a 1.15 ERA and 25-5 record with 245 strikeouts, and batted .337 with 40 RBI and six home runs as a senior in 2013, when she led the Lady Antlers to an appearance in the Oklahoma Class 5A state championship game … was named the district 2-5A Most Valuable Player, and earned Large-West all-state honors as a utility player as a senior … posted a career 2.13 ERA and a 70-39 record with 633 strikeouts, and batted .371 with 80 RBI, 24 runs, 19 doubles and nine home runs … played with the Oklahoma Force and Oklahoma Diamond Girls.
Personal: Born Emily Rose Watson on August 1, 1996, in Chico, Calif. … daughter of Tom and Chrissa Watson … has one brother, Oden … cousin, Shawn Estes, was a major league pitcher for 14 seasons … began playing softball at age 4 … likes to nap and watch movies during her spare time … most memorable sports event was winning the conference tournament in 2016 … favorite movie is Mean Girls and favorite TV show is “Gossip Girl” … favorite restaurant is Olive Garden … major is business management.
