Emma Christensen

A woman in a white softball uniform throws a ball in the air and leans on her left leg during her follow through

Photo by: Mario Terrana

A woman in a grey softball uniform with blue and yellow accent colors swings a bat and makes contact with a softball

Photo by: Andrew Pedersen

A softball player wearing an SDSU uniform stands on the field holding a glove out to the side, with a dirt infield and outfield fence visible in the background.

Photo by: Jesus Ayala

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media

Photo by: Mario Terrana

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Waukee Northwest H.S.
Hometown:
Urbandale, Iowa
Major:
Business Economics

PRONUNCIATION

Honors And Awards

2026 All-Summit League Second Team
2026 Academic All-Summit League
2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2025 All-Summit League Honorable Mention
Four-Time Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2023-26)
Three-Time (2023-25) Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2023-24 & 2024-25 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2026: Played and started in all 59 games ... SDSU’s primarily left fielder while making several appearances in center field ... batted .324 with 24 runs driven in, 32 runs scored and 12 doubles behind 55 hits ... recorded a .988 fielding percentage ... had 17 multi-hit games and 10 games with multiple runs scored ... drove in three RBIs in wins over East Texas A&M (Feb. 7) and North Dakota (March 28) ... batted .347 across 17 conference games ... was chosen as an All-Summit League Second Team selection ... was hit by seven pitches which ranks tied for sixth most ever in SDSU history ... finished college career with SDSU’s 15th highest on-base percentage (.383) and 17th best batting average (.320) ... picked as an Impact Award Winner recognized by the SDSU Athletics Department ... an Academic All-Summit League choice ... also picked as a College Sports Academic All-District honoree and Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.

2025: Started and appeared in 34 games in the outfield … hit .320 behind 33 hits with seven doubles and a home run … had 10 RBIs and scored 20 runs … recorded 11 multi-hit games including a three-hit game against Omaha (May 9) … posted a perfect fielding percentage on 46 chances … was named to the Honorable Mention All-Summit League Team.

2024: Appeared in 28 games as a pinch runner … scored 11 runs for the Jackrabbits including the game tying run in the bottom of the seventh against North Dakota (March 29)

2023: Appeared in 27 games over the course of the season primarily as a pinch runner … came around to score 12 times for the Jackrabbits … stole a base and was caught stealing once … made two plate appearances as well.

Before SDSU: Graduated from Waukee Northwest High School … played for Iowa Premier Fastpitch from 2015-22 … over three summers she averaged .397 at the plate … stole nearly 30 bases … in summer of 2021 batted .385 and had a .450 on-base percentage … led 18u division she played in at 2021 Colorado Fireworks Power Pool in doubles.