2017 Softball Roster
Emanuel, Cortni
Jersey Number 1
Cortni Emanuel
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Ridge Point HS
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
- Exchange Profile:
- L/R
Bio
2017: Earned NFCA All-America Third Team, NFCA All-Region Firs Team, and All-SEC First Team honors…Named one of top-34 finalists for USA Softball Player of the Year…Played and started in 56 games, finishing first on the team with 49 runs and 43 stolen bases while second with a .426 average and 80 hits…Ranked 10th in the nation and first in the SEC in stolen bases while ranking seventh in Georgia’s single-season records…Finished 14th in NCAA and fourth in the league in hits…Ranked 28th in the nation and fourth in the SEC in batting average, which ranked fifth in Georgia’s single-season records…Recorded her 100th stolen base in her career, making her just the second Bulldog ever to tab 100+ swiped bags in a career…Named SEC Player of the Week after hitting .636 in series win at No. 24 Arkansas…Tied for team-high 25 multi-hit games, setting a new career high with four against Dayton and South Carolina…Tied career best with three RBI against Ohio State…Notched 11 multi-stolen base performances, including three versus Syracuse, Dayton, and Michigan State…Secured walk-off win over Syracuse with single…Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
2016: Played in 61 games, starting all of them…Hit .404 with 82 hits, 20 RBI, 56 runs, and 33 stolen bases…Named Top 25 Finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year…Earned a spot on the NFCA All-Region Second Team and All-SEC Second Team…Set school record with 23-game hit streak…Ranked top 10 in league and top 75 nationally in batting average…Finished 79th in nation and 12th in SEC in runs per game while third in league and 42nd nationally in stolen bases…Posted three-RBI triple against UCLA…Went 3-for-4 in both games against Minnesota…Had five hits in each series vs. No. 8 LSU, No. 14 Missouri, and No. 3 Auburn, going 3-for-4 in game three’s win over LSU and 3-for-5 in the series opener in Columbia…Notched game-winning run in top of the seventh in WCWS opener against No. 8 Florida State.
2015: Named to the NFCA All-America Third Team and All-Regional First Team as an utility/non-pitcher…Selected as a Top 10 Finalist for the USA Softball Freshman of the Year…Named a Freshman All-SEC selection…Second on the team with a .408 batting average with 78 hits…Scored 53 runs, drove in 18, and posted an on-base percentage of .436…Was 45-of-49 in stolen bases, the most by a Georgia player since 2007…Ranked eighth in the nation in stolen bases while ranking 91st in batting average and 98th in runs per game…Ranked first in the league in stolen bases while ninth in total hits, and 10th in batting average…Hit at a .316 clip in SEC play, registering 24 hits and scoring 13 runs…Finished tied for second in stolen bases in conference games with eight…Earned SEC Freshman of the Week after stealing 12 bases and hitting .778 in six games during the opening weekend of play…Posted 24 multi-hit games, including eight games with three hits and one with four, coming at Mississippi State where she was 4-for-5 with two runs and a RBI…Had 15 games with two or more stolen bases, including games with three swiped bags versus Coppin State, Murray State, and Arkansas…Notched season-long hit streak of 13 games.
High School/Club: Four-year member of the Ridge Point High School softball team…Led Ridge Point to the District 22-4A title…Helped Ridge Point to a spot on the regional finals…Earned First Team All-District honors as an infielder as a junior…Earned Third Team All-State honors by the Texas Sports Writers Association as a junior…As a senior, earned First Team All-State honors by the TSWA…Named the district MVP as a senior…Played travel ball for the Texas KAOS as a shortstop and second baseman.
Personal: Daughter of Bert and Teri Emanuel…Majoring in Psychology…Has three sisters, Sydni, Brittni, Whitni and one brother, BJ…Sister, Sydni, played for Georgia softball… Born Jan. 6, 1997…Father was a second-round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 1994 NFL Draft out of Rice…Played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions…Father also played baseball at Rice for two years and was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays out of high school before being drafted out of college by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
2016: Played in 61 games, starting all of them…Hit .404 with 82 hits, 20 RBI, 56 runs, and 33 stolen bases…Named Top 25 Finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year…Earned a spot on the NFCA All-Region Second Team and All-SEC Second Team…Set school record with 23-game hit streak…Ranked top 10 in league and top 75 nationally in batting average…Finished 79th in nation and 12th in SEC in runs per game while third in league and 42nd nationally in stolen bases…Posted three-RBI triple against UCLA…Went 3-for-4 in both games against Minnesota…Had five hits in each series vs. No. 8 LSU, No. 14 Missouri, and No. 3 Auburn, going 3-for-4 in game three’s win over LSU and 3-for-5 in the series opener in Columbia…Notched game-winning run in top of the seventh in WCWS opener against No. 8 Florida State.
2015: Named to the NFCA All-America Third Team and All-Regional First Team as an utility/non-pitcher…Selected as a Top 10 Finalist for the USA Softball Freshman of the Year…Named a Freshman All-SEC selection…Second on the team with a .408 batting average with 78 hits…Scored 53 runs, drove in 18, and posted an on-base percentage of .436…Was 45-of-49 in stolen bases, the most by a Georgia player since 2007…Ranked eighth in the nation in stolen bases while ranking 91st in batting average and 98th in runs per game…Ranked first in the league in stolen bases while ninth in total hits, and 10th in batting average…Hit at a .316 clip in SEC play, registering 24 hits and scoring 13 runs…Finished tied for second in stolen bases in conference games with eight…Earned SEC Freshman of the Week after stealing 12 bases and hitting .778 in six games during the opening weekend of play…Posted 24 multi-hit games, including eight games with three hits and one with four, coming at Mississippi State where she was 4-for-5 with two runs and a RBI…Had 15 games with two or more stolen bases, including games with three swiped bags versus Coppin State, Murray State, and Arkansas…Notched season-long hit streak of 13 games.
High School/Club: Four-year member of the Ridge Point High School softball team…Led Ridge Point to the District 22-4A title…Helped Ridge Point to a spot on the regional finals…Earned First Team All-District honors as an infielder as a junior…Earned Third Team All-State honors by the Texas Sports Writers Association as a junior…As a senior, earned First Team All-State honors by the TSWA…Named the district MVP as a senior…Played travel ball for the Texas KAOS as a shortstop and second baseman.
Personal: Daughter of Bert and Teri Emanuel…Majoring in Psychology…Has three sisters, Sydni, Brittni, Whitni and one brother, BJ…Sister, Sydni, played for Georgia softball… Born Jan. 6, 1997…Father was a second-round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 1994 NFL Draft out of Rice…Played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions…Father also played baseball at Rice for two years and was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays out of high school before being drafted out of college by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Georgia Softball vs Florida NCAA Super Regional Game 3 Postgame Press Conference
Monday, May 26
Georgia Softball vs Florida NCAA Super Regional Game 2 Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, May 24
Georgia Softball vs Florida NCAA Super Regional Game 2 TV Highlights
Saturday, May 24
Georgia Softball vs Florida NCAA Super Regional Postgame Press Conference
Friday, May 23
