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2026 Softball Roster

16 Emma Petersen

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Xavier College Preparatory
  • Hometown Phoenix, AZ

Biography

2025 (JUNIOR):
  • All-MAAC Second Team Infield
  • MAAC All-Championship Team
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll selection
  • Named to College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) All-District Team; Academic All-America Finalist 
  • Eastern Athletic Communications Association (EAST-COMM) Academic Honor Roll
  • Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
  • Appeared in 58 games - tied for the most in a single-season in program history - starting in each
  • Career-high 60 hits led the team, tied for ninth in the MAAC, and were tied for the sixth-most in a single-season in program history
  • Led the MAAC with a career-high 21 doubles which were the second-most in a single-season in program history
  • Led the team and tied for fifth in the MAAC with a career-high 44 RBI, tied for the fourth-most in a single-season in program history 
  • Led the team and ranked sixth in the MAAC with 101 total bases, the fifth-most in a single-season in program history 
  • Led the team and ranked 13th in the MAAC with a career-high .333 batting average (60-180)
  • Tied for the team high and tied for 15th in the MAAC with six home runs
  • Hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Rider 1-0 in the MAAC Semifinals on May 10
  • Slugged a career-high .561 (team high & 13th MAAC) and reached base at a career-high .399 clip
  • Drew a career-high 21 walks while striking out a career-low 23 times over a career-high 180 at-bats
  • Led Siena with 17 multi-hit games, including a four-hit game at Charleston Southern on Feb. 8
  • Tied the second-longest hitting streak on the team at eight games from Mar. 20-29
  • Led Siena with 13 multi-RBI games, including two four-RBI games (Apr. 16 vs. Niagara & May 1 at Saint Peter’s)
  • Led Siena with a 15-game reached base streak
  • Posted a .981 fielding percentage at first base, recording 298 putouts and 15 assists over 319 chances
2024 (SOPHOMORE):
  • Named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week on April 2
  • MAAC All-Championship Team
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll selection
  • CSC Academic All-District selection
  • Appeared and started in 54 games
  • Her 54 games played were tied for the seventh-most in a single-season in program history
  • 16 doubles served as the second most in a single-season in program history - were also tied for the second-most in the MAAC
  • 41 RBI were the seventh most in a single-season in program history - also ranked as the fourth-most in the MAAC
  • Collected 93 total bases, the ninth most in a single-season in program history
  • Ranked eighth in the MAAC with a .988 fielding percentage
  • Had two separate MAAC-leading six RBI games - 3/10/24 against Columbia, and 3/27/24 against Army
  • Totaled 17 multi-hit games, including two games with three and one with four
  • Put together a season-best seven-game hitting streak from 4/13/24-4/20/24
  • Led the Saints with 11 multi-RBI games
  • Notched a season best 12-game on-base streak
2023 (FRESHMAN):
  • NFCA All-America Scholar
  • Named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on February 14
  • MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
  • Played in 47 games with 38 starts
  • Batted .225 with 27 hits, 12 runs, five doubles, one triple, and three home runs
  • Collected 18 RBI's
  • Recorded six multi-hit games
BEFORE SIENA:
  • Helped lead her team to the AIA 6a State Championship during the 2020-21 season
  • Played club softball for the Arizona Hotshots team
  • Named her team's Most Improved Player in 2022
  • National Honor Society member
  • Also played volleyball in high school 
PERSONAL:
  • Born on May 20
  • Daughter of Brad & Libby Petersen
  • Has a younger sister - Hazel 
  • Majoring in business, with plans to become a lawyer 
  • Chose Siena for the softball program and the community 

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2023Freshman

    INF
    5'10"
    8
  • 16

    2024Sophomore

    INF
    5'10"
    16
  • 16

    2025Junior

    INF
    5'10"
    16
  • 16

    2026Senior

    INF
    5'11"
    16