2023 Softball Roster

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Stanford Athletics
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2 Emily Young

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Ursuline Academy
  • Hometown Mason, Ohio
  • Major Aeronautics and Astronautics

Biography

Career Accolades
  • Three-time All-Pac-12 third team (2019, 2021, 2023)
  • All-Pac-12 Defensive Team (2022)
  • All-Pac-12 Freshman Team (2019)
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (March 5, 2019)
  • Two-time CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America second team (2022, 2023)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America third team (2021)
  • Three-time CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Two-time NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2021)
  • Four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
As a Fifth Year (2023)
  • All-Pac-12 third team
  • CSC Academic All-America second team
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • One of five players to start all 62 games
  • Fifth on the team with a .270 batting average
  • Led the Pac-12 with seven sac bunts
  • Second in the Pac-12 with 64 assists
As a Senior (2022)
  • All-Pac-12 Defensive Team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America second team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • One of two players to start all 61 games of the season, all at shortstop
  • Was second on the team with a .329 batting average and 39 RBI, also adding three triples and two home runs
  • Led the team with 12 doubles
  • Led the Pac-12 with 161 assists – fifth most in school history – while turning 12 double plays on the season
  • Became the first player in program history to be named a two-time Academic All-American
  • Hit the game-winning home run in extra innings in the season opener against Middle Tennessee State, batting in all three runs on the day
  • Was a home run away from hitting for the cycle with a double and a triple against Cal Poly
  • Doubled twice in the win over UIC
  • Batted in four runs with a home run in two at-bats against Fresno State, hitting the walk-off in the fifth inning to preserve Alana Vawter’s perfect game
  • Went 1-for-4 with four RBI in the win at UC Davis
  • Drove in three runs in the win against Minnesota
  • Hit the walk-off RBI in the upset over No. 2 UCLA
  • Went 2-for-5 with a double and a RBI at California
  • Batted in a run with a double while going 2-for-3 in the win over Arizona State
  • Turned two double plays in the win at Arizona
  • Batted in three runs in the NCAA Tournament win at Alabama
  • Made eight assists in the Super Regional game against Oregon State – tied for fifth on the school record book
As a Junior (2021)
  • All-Pac-12 third team 
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America third team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll 
  • NFCA Scholar-Athlete
  • Started all 55 games as Stanford's every-day shortstop 
  • Was second on the team with a .316/.443/.411 slash line
  • Had 11 doubles and three home runs
  • Batted in 32 runs, good for second on the team
  • One of three players in the Pac-12 with 10 doubles and nine stolen bases during the regular season
  • Her 11 doubles ranked tied for sixth in the conference
  • Homered to bat in three runs against Saint Mary's (March 11)
  • Batted in a pair of runs off a home run at Arizona State (April 11)
  • Doubled in three-straight games against Cal Poly and Loyola Marymount (March 14-20)
  • Batted in three runs against Cal Poly (March 14)
  • Was 2-for-3 with and a RBI against Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament (May 23)
As a Sophomore (2020) 
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Started all 26 games at shortstop
  • Batted .290 with 11 runs scored, four doubles, three triples and 13 RBIs
  • Drew 11 walks and struck out just five times in 69 at bats
  • Finished a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts
  • Slugged .435 and reached base at a .388 clip
  • Hit .455 with five runs scored, a double, a triple and three RBIs during the DeMarini Invitational (Feb. 28 - March 1)
  • Three-RBI triple in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie and push Stanford to a victory at Tennessee (March 6)
As a Freshman (2019) 
  • Pac-12 All-Conference third team 
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (March 5)
  • NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • Started all 53 games at shortstop
  • Hit .284 with 35 runs scored, eight doubles, five triples, three home runs and 18 RBIs
  • Posted .350 on-base percentage while slugging .475 and stealing four bases in as many attempts
  • Reached in 11 straight games from March 27 - April 14
  • Connected for a two-out inside-the-park grand slam against Seattle University (Feb. 9) - her first career home run
  • Ranked second in the Pac-12 in triples (5)
  • Collected 10 multi-hit games
  • Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a double against Cal Poly (March 3)
  • 2-for-2 with a double, a triple, a run scored and three RBI vs. Montana (March 2)
  • Notched three RBIs and two runs scored as part of 2-for-3 day that included a home run against Oregon (March 31)
  • First collegiate hit came as part of 2-for-4 day on Opening Day vs. Bradley (Feb. 8)
  • Reached base safely in her first six collegiate games, including hitting safely in four of her first five
Club Competition
  • Competed for OFC Heat Orange (2011-18)
  • 2018 ASA/USA 18U national runner-up
  • 2018 PFG Central All-American
Prior to Stanford
  • A 2018 graduate of Ursuline Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Two-time Conference Player of the Year (2016-17)
  • Four-time NFCA Academic All-American (2015-18)
  • Three-time all-conference first team (2016-18)
  • Three-time All-Southwest Ohio District first team (2016-18)
  • Two-time NFCA all-region (2016-17)
  • Two-time All-Ohio second team (2016-17)
  • 2018 All-Ohio first team
  • Led team to two conference championships
  • Set school single-season records with .627 batting average and .645 OPS in 2018
  • Set school career records with 107 runs, 153 hits, 89 RBIs and 67 stolen bases in 82 games
  • Also competed in ice hockey and was runner-up at the 2015 and 2017 USA National Championship
Personal
  • Daughter of Karen and Douglas Young
  • Has three siblings, Brandon, Megan and Luke

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2019Freshman

    Utility
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2020Sophomore

    Utility
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2021Junior

    Utility
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2022Senior

    Utility
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2023Graduate Student

    Infield
    5'6"
    2