Scarlet vs Cream Scrimmage G1 Emmerson Cope-JH125

Honors & Awards

  • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2023; Spring 2024)
  • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2024)

Freshman Season (2024)

HITTING

  • Was in the starting batting order 23 times as a freshman
  • Hit .304 with three doubles, six home runs and 19 RBis in 69 at bats
  • Had her first career hit, walk, double and RBI against Long Beach State
  • Went 2-for-7 with a double, a hit-by-pitch and two runs in New Mexico
  • Went 3-for-3 with her first career home run vs. Cal State Fullerton
  • Set career highs in hits (3) and RBIs (3) against the Titans
  • Went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs in her next start vs. No. 14 Missouri
  • Has battled a back injury but had her first at bat in nearly a month vs. Kansas
  • Went 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a hit-by-pitch in game two at Rutgers
  • Pitched in relief in game two at Michigan and was inserted in the lineup
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and three RBIs
  • Had a hit in both games of the Iowa doubleheader and also drew one walk
  • Homered in both games against Northwestern
  • Homered for the third game in a row in game one at Minnesota
  • Had at least one hit and one RBI in all three games of the Minnesota series
  • Went 4-for-10 in the series with a homer and three RBIs
  • Homered and drove in three runs vs. Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament
  • Reached base savely in the final 12 games of the season
  • During that 12-game stretch, hit .371 with five home runs and 12 RBIs

PITCHING

  • Pitched in 21 games with five starts
  • Went 2-0 with one save in 39.2 innings
  • Ranked 2nd on the team and 7th in the Big Ten in saves
  • Her two saves were one shy of the Nebraska freshman record
  • Has allowed one earned run or less in 13 of her 21 appearances
  • Did not pitch in the Puerto Vallarta College Classic
  • Pitched in four games with one start at the Troy Cox Classic
  • Went 1-0 with two saves and a 1.00 ERA in the tournament
  • Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings against New Mexico State in her debut
  • Earned her first career save against the Aggies
  • Threw 1.1 scoreless relief innings against Montana
  • Picked up her second career save in game one against Sacramento State
  • Started the first game of her career in game two vs. Sacramento State
  • Pitched in three games with two starts at the Mary Nutter Classic
  • Allowed one run in 3.1 innings in a start vs. San Diego State
  • Started Nebraska’s win against Cal State Fullerton
  • Appeared in relief in all four games of the Big Red Invitational
  • Tossed 2.0 shutout innings in game one vs. Wichita State & No. 14 Missouri
  • Did not pitch for three weeks in March while dealing with a back injury
  • Returned to start game two at Wisconsin in a no decision
  • Allowed one run in 2.2 innings of relief in game three at Wisconsin
  • Started against Kansas and tossed 4.1 shutout innings to earn the win
  • Allowed one run in two relief appearances in the Penn State series
  • Threw a career-high 4.2 innings of relief in game two at Michigan
  • Allowed two run on four hits against the Wolverines
  • Pitched 2.0 innings of relief in game two against Iowa

Before Nebraska (Washburn Rural HS/Aces Fastpitch)

  • Ranked as the No. 26 overall recruit by Extra Inning Softball
  • Two-time First-Team Kansas All-State 
  • Two-time All-Centennial League (Washburn Rural HS)
  • Two-time Centennial League Player of the Year (2022-23)
  • First-Team All-League (2023)
  • Max Preps Pre-Season Kansas Player of the Year (2023)
  • Sports in Kansas All-Classes Top 9 First Team (2022)
  • Sports in Kansas Class 6A State Pitcher of the Year (2022) 
  • Top Club Invitational First Team (2022) 
  • Triple Crown Sports Power Pool Second Team (2022) 
  • First-Team All-City/All-County and Co-Player of the Year (2022)
  • Alliance Nationals Tier 1 All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • Alliance/Heartland July Player of the Month (2022)
  • Extra Inning Softball All-Summer Team (16U, 2022)
  • Female Athlete of the Week (WIBW Radio 580, 2022)
  • Wendy's High School Player of the Week (2022)
  • Played club ball for Aces Fastpitch under Head Coach Ryan Taylor 

Personal

  • Born on July 23, 2005 
  • Daughter of Wayne Cope and Laura Parker
  • Has two sisters, Bayleigh Cope and Logan Parker, and two brothers, Zach and Greyson Cope 
  • Communication sciences and disorders major