Army West Point Athletics
2019 Softball Roster
Roster
Ballesteros, Emily
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Jersey Number 8
Emily Ballesteros
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Chino
- Hometown:
- Chino Hills, Calif.
Bio
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
2020: Appeared and started in all 23 games during her senior campaign … co-captained the team … Compiled a betting average of .328, batting 20-for-61 from the plate … Ranked tied for eighth in the nation, being hit by nine pitches … Hit four doubles and drew four walks … Had a total of six multi-hits games … Posted a .905 fielding percentage … Went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and scored two runs against Niagara on March 9 … season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019: Started in 46 of the team’s 56 games … team co-captain … compiled a .286 batting average (40-for-140) with two doubles, a home run, 20 runs scored and 19 RBI … drew the second-most walks on the team with 15 walks … led the squad with eight hit by pitches … went 3-for-5 on stolen base attempts … tied for 10th in the Patriot League in walks … recorded multiple hits on six occasions and multiple RBI three times … owned the team’s longest hitting streak at 12 games from Feb. 8-22 … produced back-to-back multi-hit games against Santa Clara on Feb. 16-17 … earned the 100th hit of her career with a double versus the Broncos on Feb. 16 … reached base a team-best 14 consecutive games twice … accomplished these feats on Feb. 8-23 and March 15-April 13 … notched two hits, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base against Butler on March 13 … tied her career-high with three hits in the series finale against Colgate on April 7 … documented her first-career grand slam in the series finale at Boston University on April 28 … matched her career-high with four RBI opposite the Terriers … Second Team All-Patriot League selection.
2018: Started all 54 games for the Black Knights at the hot corner … compiled a .310 average, .406 on-base and .380 slugging percentage … totaled 49 hits, 20 runs scored, 19 RBI and six doubles … finished second on the team in batting average, hits and doubles … was the fourth-most walked batter in the Patriot League with 22 free passes … posted 12 multi-hit performances … went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored against Weber State (2/17) … batted 2-for-3 with two RBI and her lone dinger of the season against Colgate (4/8) … crossed home three times and picked up a pair of hits in three at-bats at UMass Lowell (4/14) … recorded a double and a triple against Lafayette (5/5) … had two hits, two runs scored, two RBI and a double in the series finale versus Lafayette (5/6).
2017: Saw action in 51 games, including 49 starts (46 at third base and 3 at shortstop) … led the Black Knights with 31 RBI, a slugging percentage of .436 and six hit-by-pitches … tied for the team-lead in doubles (10), triples (3) and multi-RBI games (6) … hit .289 (43-for-149) with 10 doubles, three triples and two home runs … scored 19 runs and added 16 walks … recorded her first-career hit against UT Martin (2/11) … went 2-for-4 against the Skyhawks with a double and an RBI … posted a team-best 14-game hit streak from Feb. 25-March 15 … documented a batting average of .413 (19-for-46) over that stretch, including four doubles, two triples and seven walks, in addition to scoring 10 runs and driving in 13 … earned a personal-best three hits at USF (3/12) … drove in a season-high four runners in the second game of a twin bill against Colgate (3/25) … smacked her first-career home run in the first game of a doubleheader against Hartford (4/5) with a solo shot in the third inning … notched a 2-for-11 showing at the plate in the Patriot League tournament … earned hits against Boston U. (5/11) and Lehigh (5/12).
High School: A four-year letterwinner in softball at Chino High School … also lettered one year in soccer and volleyball … a second-team all-league choice in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … named softball team’ MVP as a senior … softball team won league championships all four years … earned the Scholar-Athlete Award for academic success … held membership in the Let It Be Club, the Badminton Club and the Renaissance Club.
- 2x Second Team All-Patriot League (2018 & 2019)
- 2019 Preseason All-Patriot League Team
- 2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 Team Co-Captain
2020: Appeared and started in all 23 games during her senior campaign … co-captained the team … Compiled a betting average of .328, batting 20-for-61 from the plate … Ranked tied for eighth in the nation, being hit by nine pitches … Hit four doubles and drew four walks … Had a total of six multi-hits games … Posted a .905 fielding percentage … Went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and scored two runs against Niagara on March 9 … season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019: Started in 46 of the team’s 56 games … team co-captain … compiled a .286 batting average (40-for-140) with two doubles, a home run, 20 runs scored and 19 RBI … drew the second-most walks on the team with 15 walks … led the squad with eight hit by pitches … went 3-for-5 on stolen base attempts … tied for 10th in the Patriot League in walks … recorded multiple hits on six occasions and multiple RBI three times … owned the team’s longest hitting streak at 12 games from Feb. 8-22 … produced back-to-back multi-hit games against Santa Clara on Feb. 16-17 … earned the 100th hit of her career with a double versus the Broncos on Feb. 16 … reached base a team-best 14 consecutive games twice … accomplished these feats on Feb. 8-23 and March 15-April 13 … notched two hits, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base against Butler on March 13 … tied her career-high with three hits in the series finale against Colgate on April 7 … documented her first-career grand slam in the series finale at Boston University on April 28 … matched her career-high with four RBI opposite the Terriers … Second Team All-Patriot League selection.
2018: Started all 54 games for the Black Knights at the hot corner … compiled a .310 average, .406 on-base and .380 slugging percentage … totaled 49 hits, 20 runs scored, 19 RBI and six doubles … finished second on the team in batting average, hits and doubles … was the fourth-most walked batter in the Patriot League with 22 free passes … posted 12 multi-hit performances … went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored against Weber State (2/17) … batted 2-for-3 with two RBI and her lone dinger of the season against Colgate (4/8) … crossed home three times and picked up a pair of hits in three at-bats at UMass Lowell (4/14) … recorded a double and a triple against Lafayette (5/5) … had two hits, two runs scored, two RBI and a double in the series finale versus Lafayette (5/6).
2017: Saw action in 51 games, including 49 starts (46 at third base and 3 at shortstop) … led the Black Knights with 31 RBI, a slugging percentage of .436 and six hit-by-pitches … tied for the team-lead in doubles (10), triples (3) and multi-RBI games (6) … hit .289 (43-for-149) with 10 doubles, three triples and two home runs … scored 19 runs and added 16 walks … recorded her first-career hit against UT Martin (2/11) … went 2-for-4 against the Skyhawks with a double and an RBI … posted a team-best 14-game hit streak from Feb. 25-March 15 … documented a batting average of .413 (19-for-46) over that stretch, including four doubles, two triples and seven walks, in addition to scoring 10 runs and driving in 13 … earned a personal-best three hits at USF (3/12) … drove in a season-high four runners in the second game of a twin bill against Colgate (3/25) … smacked her first-career home run in the first game of a doubleheader against Hartford (4/5) with a solo shot in the third inning … notched a 2-for-11 showing at the plate in the Patriot League tournament … earned hits against Boston U. (5/11) and Lehigh (5/12).
High School: A four-year letterwinner in softball at Chino High School … also lettered one year in soccer and volleyball … a second-team all-league choice in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … named softball team’ MVP as a senior … softball team won league championships all four years … earned the Scholar-Athlete Award for academic success … held membership in the Let It Be Club, the Badminton Club and the Renaissance Club.
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