Completed Event: Softball at San Diego State on April 17, 2026 , Win , 12, to, 3 , (5 inn.)
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Jersey Number 10
Emily Darwin
- Position:
- RHP
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Benson, Ariz.
- HS:
- Benson
- Prev School:
- Yavapai CC
2025Â | Senior
- Appeared in 15 games, making two starts throughout the year
- Pitched in NCAA Regional game vs. Ole Miss
- Won three WAC titles, appeared in three NCAA Tournaments in her three seasons at GCU
2024Â | Junior
- Pitched in three combined shutouts throughout the season.
- Threw 4.1 innings of shutout ball in wins over both Seton Hall (2/24) and SFA (4/27)
- Capped season with 2.39 ERA, a 9-2 record, and 52.2 innings pitched with 24 appearances and a save
- Her lone save on the season came in the Los Angeles Regional in the Lopes' win over San Diego State (5/18)
2023 | Sophomore
- Pitched first perfect game in program history vs. Green Bay (2/11) in her GCU debut
- Threw complete game shutout vs. California Baptist (4/29)
- Aided in combined shutout with Hailey Hudson vs. Southern Utah (5/6)
- Capped season with 2.41 ERA, a 9-3 record, and 81.1 innings pitched with 29 appearances, five starts, and two saves
- Pitched 2.1 innings vs. #2 UCLA in NCAA West Regional first round victory
Previous Team
Yavapai CollegeÂ
2022 | Freshman
- NFCA Second-Team All-Region, NJCAA Division I Region I Tournament MVP, First-Team All-Conference, NJCAA All-Region.
- ACCAC Pitcher of the Week (twice).
- Went 25-3 (fifth in the country in wins) with a 1.92 ERA and 163 strikeouts in 149.2 innings pitched.
- Hit .391 with two homers, one of which was at the national tournament.
Benson High School
- Played four years of varsity volleyball, basketball and softball.
- She achieved over 800 kills in volleyball, 1,600 points in basketball and 55 home runs in softball.
- Was awarded with multiple region and conference recognitions in all sports, including Defensive and Offensive Player of the Year honors.
- In softball, she helped lead her team to a state title and two runner-up finishes with career stats of a .581 batting average and 1.72 ERA.Â
- She was an Arizona Central Sports Award Player of the Year nominee and Maxpreps All-American in addition to a two-time Female Athlete of the Year for the Herald Review Best of Preps winner.Â
- Also a member of the National Honors Society.
- Parents are Nancy and Jeff Darwin
#grwm: GCU Softball's Sydney McCray #softball
Thursday, April 23
HOMER from the DRONE 🥎 #collegesoftball
Saturday, April 11
No. 22 GCU homers THREE times in dub over San José State #collegesoftball
Sunday, March 22
GONE! Trinity Martin homers for No. 22 GCU
Sunday, March 22
