Emily Gigax
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
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- Position:
- SS
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- High School:
- Ralston HS
Bio
Honors and Awards:
- 2018, Honorable mention NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2018, NSAA Scholar-Athlete
- 2016, Second team all-NSAA
- 2016, Honorable mention NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2016, NSAA Player of the Week (Apr. 11)
2018 Season (Senior): Starting shortstop in all 55 games ... Batted .296 on the season with 12 doubles, two triples, five home runs, and 33 RBIs ... Recorded 12 multi-hit games ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run and a season-high four RBIs in BU's 15-2 win at College of St. Mary on Mar. 27 ... Earned NSAA Scholar-Athlete honors ... On the Bruin career records' chart, finished her career ranked third in doubles (47), second in double plays turned (30), and second in assists (429).
2017 Season (Junior): Was the only player to appear in all 66 games on the season … Slashed .240/.337/.357 over 203 plate appearances … Totaled 14 extra-base hits (11 doubles, three home runs) … Drove in 29 runs and scored 14 … Recorded an .885 fielding percentage at shortstop … Had season-highs of two home runs and four RBI in a win over Northwestern (Mar. 16) … Tallied six multi-hit games on the year.
2016 Season (Sophomore): Earned second team all-NSAA honors as well as honorable mention NAIA all-Nebraska recognition ... Starting shortstop in all 54 games ... Led the team with nine home runs, 13 doubles, and a .535 slugging percentage ... Batted .283 on the season and tied a team-high with 33 RBIs ... Named the NSAA Player of the Week on April 11 ... Recorded 14 multi-hit games.
2015 Season (Freshman): Started 50 of 56 games at third base ... Batted .259 with 11 doubles, a triple, a home run and 17 RBIs ... Recorded eight multi-hit games on the season.
High School: A two-year letterwinner under coach Landon Blanchard at Ralston High School ... Batted .346 during her senior season with six doubles, three triples, three home runs, and 22 RBIs ... Played club softball for Echoes Adrenaline under coach TJ Eadus ... Named to the honor roll all four years of high school.
Personal: Daughter of Rod and Mary Lou Gigax ... Born on May 13 ... Sister, Ashley, is a member of the 2015 Bruin squad ... Has three siblings, Stephanie, Ashley, and Jake ... Majoring in health and human performance.
News mentions
For the second-straight season, junior third baseman/pitcher Erin Sharpe has been named the honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald's all-Nebraska softball team. which included players from all NAIA and NCAA Division III teams in the state of Nebraska.
Maddie Siedlik drives in winning run in the bottom of the seventh
After dropping a pair of games to open the four-game conference series on Saturday, the Bellevue University softball team rebounded with a sweep over Waldorf University to split the North Star Athletic Association series with the Warriors Sunday afternoon at the Lied Activity Center. BU won by scores of 5-3 and 5-0.
Waldorf University spoiled the Bellevue University softball team's Senior Day with a sweep over the Bruins in North Star Athletic Association action at the Lied Activity Center. The Warriors won by scores of 6-4 (8 innings) and 11-7.
Paced by four home runs on the day, the Bellevue University softball team swept Viterbo University Sunday afternoon in North Star Athletic Association action at Viterbo Outdoor Athletic Complex. The Bruins won by scores of 8-0 (in five innings) and 8-3.
The Bellevue University softball team ran its winning streak to seven games with a doubleheader sweep over Hastings College Wednesday afternoon. The Bruins won the opener 12-2 in five innings and the nightcap, 7-1.
The Bellevue University softball team swept a pair of games with Mayville State University Thursday in North Star Athletic Association action at the Lied Activity Center Softball Field. Bellevue won the opener 7-3 before battling back for a dramatic 9-8 win in the nightcap.
Junior All-American Erin Sharpe tossed a two-hit shutout in the opener and blasted three home runs and drove in 11 total runs to lead the Bellevue University softball team to a doubleheader sweep at College of St. Mary Tuesday in non-conference action at the CSM Softball Field. BU won by scores of 10-0 and 15-2.
Game 1: Valley City State 6, Bellevue 4 Game 2: Valley City State 1, Bellevue 0
Bellevue 8, Ottawa (Ariz.) 3 Bellevue 5, Gustavus Adolphus 2
The Bellevue University softball team split a pair of games Friday at the Tucson Invitational Games, falling to Dordt, 6-2, before rebounding with an 8-4 victory over Robert Morris (Ill.) in the nightcap.
Game 1: Bellevue 6, Saint Mary 4 Game 2: Bellevue 3, Saint Mary 0
Bellevue took down #4 Marian for their first Top 25 win of the season as they wrapped up their trip to Florida with a 6-6 record
Bruins defeat Hannibal-LaGrange, 3-2 in 9 innings; Fall to Cornerstone, 3-2 and to Spring Arbor, 8-7.
Bellevue defeated Trinity International 9-1 and fell to Judson 5-1 on Wednesday at THE Spring Games
Bellevue defeated Hannibal-LaGrange, 8-0, in the opener, followed by a 3-2 loss to Mount Vernon Nazarene, and concluding with a 7-3 with over Bethel (Ind.).
Bellevue scored five seventh inning runs to overcome a 3-1 deficit against Lourdes and earn a split in their first day of competition at THE Spring Games.
The Bruin softball team opened NSAA play on Friday with a doubleheader sweep over Dakota State at the NSAA Crossover Tournament being played at the Presentation College Dome. Bellevue won by scores of 3-2 and 11-2.
The Bellevue University softball team opened the 2018 season winning two-of-three games on Friday at the Cowtown Classic.
Bellevue opens the 2018 Season Feb. 9-10 with five games at the Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth, Texas
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