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Jersey Number 13
Emma Clarke
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-1
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, N.C.
- High School:
- West Rowan
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 4 (5x) last vs. LSU (3/8/2026)
- Hits: 3 vs. JMU (2/13/26)
- Runs: 3 (2x) last vs. ETSU (4/7/26)
- RBIs: 3 (4x) last vs. ETSU (4/7/26)
- Doubles: 2 (3x) last vs. Tennessee Tech (3/24/26)
- Stolen Bases: 1 vs. JMU (2/13/26)
- Hit Streak: 3 (2/16-2/21/25)
2026 - SOPHOMORE
- Served as the offensive spark plug againt Alabama, going 2-for-3 with an RBI (4/27)
- Smacked one off the scoreboard in left center, hitting her tenth home run against Alabama (4/26)
- Scored two off a sacrifice foul out to right field, securing the 2-1 win over Radford (4/21)
- Hit a double to left center, scoring Rutan and Dodge to give UT a 9-0 advantage against Kentucky (4/13)
- Pulled a ball down the left line that Kentucky's third baseman misplayed, allowing Faw to come all the way around to score (4/12)
- Recorded her ninth home run of the season and second leadoff blast of the year against Kentucky (4/11)
- Went three-for-three with two homers and three RBIs in the 12-0 win over ETSU (4/7)
- Recorded two hits, hitting the first of three home runs for the Lady Vols to secure the 3-1 victory against South Carolina (4/2)
- Hit a double to right, putting two runners in scoring position during the 4-3 win over Ole Miss (3/29)
- Recorded two doubles on the night against Tennessee Tech, finishing two-for-three (3/24)
- Came up with a big hit in the fourth against Mississippi State as she clubbed her fifth home run of the season deep over the wall in left-center field (3/15)
- Collected two hits on the night against Mississippi State (3/13)
- Hit a sacrifice fly that scored Mackenzie Butt in the 12-0 win over Lipscomb (3/11)
- Crushed a 2-1 pitch to the opposite field for a three-run homer in a comeback against LSU (3/8)
- Logged a hit in the 1-0 win over Belmont (3/3)
- Hit by a pitch, forcing in Gabby Leach for a 1-0 lead versus Penn State (2/27)
- Delivered a two-run double to left-center to stretch the lead to 9-0 against Southern Illinois (2/22)
- Launched a two-run homer to left-center versus UCLA (2/14)
- Went 3-for-6 on the day with four runs and two doubles against Nebraska and James Madison at the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational (2/13)
- Worked a free pass to force home Gabby Leach for a 1-0 lead against Oregon (2/7)
- Hit a two-run homer in the win over 6-1 win over Liberty (2/6)
- Delivered an RBI single and the fourth run of the frame scored on a wild pitch to help secure the 9-1 win over Rutgers (2/6)
2025 - FRESHMAN
- Played in 44 games as a true freshman with 34 starts
- Tallied 19 hits and had 12 RBIs during her first season on Rocky Top
- Scored a run and had an RBI sac fly against Florida at the WCWS (5/30)
- Went 1-for-2 against Oklahoma at the Women's College World Series with a double and a walk (5/29)
- Had a career-best three RBIs and two doubles in UT's regional victory over Miami (OH) (5/16)
- Drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in the Lady Vols' seventh run against Ole Miss (4/27)
- Delivered a clutch pinch-hit two-run double, pushing the advantage to 6-0 versus Mississippi State (4/4)
- Was 1-for-1 with two runs scored and a walk in Tennessee's win over UConn (3/14)
- Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Delaware State (2/28)
- Hit her first career home run in the win over Rutgers (2/22), a two-run blast that sealed the Lady Vols' run-rule victory.
- Recorded two hits against Oregon State on (2/21), including a double in the 6th inning, and later came around to score.
- Contributed to a Lady Vols' victory with a hit against Nicholls (2/16)
- Drove in a run in UT's win over Tulsa (2/15)
- First career hit was a double against Pittsburgh (2/9)
- Made her Tennessee debut at the NFCA Leadoff Classic versus Bethune-Cookman (2/7)
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL
- Played travel ball for Team North Carolina - Hinde
- Extra Innings Softball 2024 Southeast Regional Rankings: No. 7
- 2024 Extra Elite 100 National Rankings: No. 8
- 2024 Extra Innings Softball Position Rankings: No. 5 (Middle Infielder)
- 2023 Softball America 2024 Top 100: No. 31
- Holds a high school batting average of .531 with 30 home runs, 21 doubles and 12 triples
- Broke the West Rowan and Rowan County home run record as a junior
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Elizabeth and Ken Clarke
- Why Tennessee: "I chose to attend the University of Tennessee because of the amazing atmosphere and the wonderful softball program. As I stepped on the campus, it immediately felt like home and I knew this was where I wanted to spend my next four years."
- "My biggest athletic accomplishment that I am most proud of would be winning the 2022-23 North Carolina 3A Women's Basketball State Championship. We went undefeated that season and being able to contribute to the team was a huge accomplishment of mine. I was able to prove to my community, coaches, and teammates that you can excel in any sport even if it is not your main sport."
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