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2016 Softball Roster

2 Emily Crane

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Troy, Mo.
  • High School Troy Buchanan

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • 2016 NFCA First Team All-American 
  • 2016 NFCA Southeast All-Region First Team
  • 2016 First Team All-SEC
  • 2016 SEC All-Defensive Team (RF)
  • 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team
  • 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
  • 2016 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015 NFCA Southeast All-Region Second Team
  • 2015 First Team All-SEC
  • 2015 SEC All-Defensive Team
  • 2015 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2014 NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team
  • 2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2013 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team Selection
  • 2013 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR (2016)

  • Produced one of the greatest single seasons in Mizzou Softball history (.404 AVG, 17 HR, 61 RBI, 25 SB)
  • First Team All-American accolades, becoming only the third Tiger in program history to accomplish the feat
  • Reset single-season career highs in average, runs scored, hits, home runs, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage, walks and on-base percentage
  • .404 AVG is T-8th-best in single season in program history
  • .801 SLG% ranks 2nd-best in single season program history
  • 17 home runs ranked T-2nd most in single season program history
  • 64 runs scored ranked T-1st-most in single season program history
  • 61 RBI ranked 5th-most in single season program history
  • 15 doubles ranked T-7th-most in single season program history
  • Only player in SEC to rank Top 10 in AVG, HR and SB
  • .404 AVG ranked 8th in SEC
  • .801 SLG% ranked 3rd in SEC / 20th in NCAA
  • .516 OBP ranked 8th in SEC
  • 64 runs scored ranked 5th in SEC
  • 69 hits ranked Top 15 in SEC
  • 61 RBI ranked T-10th in SEC / 23rd in NCAA
  • 15 doubles ranked 8th in SEC
  • 17 home runs ranked 4th in SEC / 23rd in NCAA
  • 137 total bases ranked 3rd in SEC
  • 25 stolen bases ranked T-6th in SEC
  • 1.10 runs scored per game ranked 14th in NCAA
  • Career .383 average ranked 2nd-highest in program history
  • 251 career hits ranked 4th-most in program history
  • 50 career doubles ranked 4th-most in program history
  • 150 career RBI ranked 7th-most in program history
  • 83 career stolen bases ranked 5th-most in program history
  • 186 career runs scored ranked 4th-most in program history
  • .591 career slugging percentage ranked 6th-highest in program history

JUNIOR (2015)

  • Once again solidified herself as one of the team's most dangerous hitters, producing a .363 average / three home runs / 26 RBI slash line
  • Also tallied 57 runs, 65 hits, nine doubles, two triples, and a perfect 28-for-28 success rate on the basepaths
  • Was 5-for-12 in three games at the NCAA Columbia Regional, including a dominant 3-for-4, two stolen base performance in a victory over Indiana State (May 15)
  • Went 5-for-11 with a home run vs. No. 1 Florida (May 1-3) 
  • Reached base seven times in the three-game series vs. No. 3 LSU (April 25-27), including a pair of multi-hit games against the Tigers
  • Went 4-for-4 at N.C. State (March 15), reaching base five times and tying the school record for runs scored in a
    single game with four
  • Scattered eight hits and tallied three RBI in four games at the N.C. State Hyatt Place Invitational (March 13-15)
  • Scored a run in four-of-five games at the Mary Nutter Classic (Feb. 19-21) and belted her first home run of the season vs. Cal-State Fullerton
  • Hit safely in four-of-five games at Dot Richardson Invitational (Feb. 13-15), going 7-for-17 (.412) with six RBIs, four runs scored, and four-of-four in stolen bases

SOPHOMORE (2014)

  • Second season as a regular in Mizzou's lineup produced an even higher batting average, hitting .389 (58-for-134) after posting a strong .376 mark as a freshman
  • Earned NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team recognition for her second Tiger season, her first career honor
  • Shifted to the outfield for her sophomore campaign, making all but two of her 49 starts in right field
  • One of four players in the Tiger lineup to produce double digits in doubles, hitting 10
  • Second-leading stealer on the squad with her 17 stolen bases in 19 attempts
  • Strung a career-best 14-game hitting streak from 2013 through the first three games of the 2014 season
  • Hit her first career grand slam vs. Lipscomb (Feb. 15), helping set a career-high in RBI (five)
  • Career-high two stolen bases vs. Fordham (Feb. 21)
  • Became one of 17 players to have a four-hit game in head coach Ehren Earleywine's tenure at Mizzou with her 4-for-5 performance vs. Illinois State (March 1)
  • Returned to action vs. Ole Miss (April 18-19) after a two week injury, keying a series sweep against the Rebels with her two hits and three RBI
  • Homered in a 2-for-3 game vs. No. 6 Alabama (May 1)

FRESHMAN (2013)

  • Started every game at second base for Mizzou as a freshman, leading the team with a .376 batting average (59-for-157) and tying for the team-lead with 16 doubles
  • Her .376 average at the plate ranked 11th in the Southeastern Conference in overall games
  • Blasted three home runs and totaled 26 RBI overall at the plate
  • Also led Missouri in stolen bases, posting a 13-for-15 steal rate
  • Settled into a groove in the second week of the season, running off three-straight two-hit games, first against No. 5 Florida (Feb. 22), followed by two straight in a doubleheader at Cal-State Fullerton (Feb. 23) 
  • The first game against Cal-State Fullerton included her first career home run, and led to a season-high three RBI
  • Additionally, the three-game spree of multi-hit games capped an early eight-game hitting streak
  • Batted 4-for-7 in Mizzou's series sweep at Ole Miss (March 15-17), including a 2-for-3 performance with two doubles on March 16
  • Hit the three-RBI mark again in a win over Georgia Tech (March 23), smoking a double to clear loaded bases 
  • Recorded a perfect 3-for-3 day, her first of two three-hit games, in the first game of the doubleheader at Missouri State (April 3)
  • Matched the feat in a 3-for-5 performance vs. Arkansas (April 14), while also scoring two runs 
  • Rocked her third long ball of the season in the first game of the doubleheader at Western Illinois (May 1), finishing 2-for-5 at the plate with three RBI and three runs, a season-best for runs scored. 
  • Strung together three consecutive two-hit games to end the Tennessee series (May 5) and into the first two games of the SEC Tournament, Arkansas (May 9) and the Lady Vols again (May 11)
  • Matched her season-high in runs scored, three, to cap the series win over No. 2 Tennessee (May 5)
  • Finished the season on an 11-game hitting streak, the longest run of her season

HIGH SCHOOL (TROY BUCHANAN)

  • Playing for head coach Lance Richardson, and played primarily at shortstop and outfielder 
  • Capped off her senior year by helping lead the team to the Missouri Class 4A State Championship
  • Was named a First Team All-State outfielder as a sophomore and junior, and earned First Team All-State recognition as an infielder her senior year
  • Earned four First Team All-Conference awards, four First Team All-District awards, and four First Team All-Region awards
  • As a senior, was picked as the Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and was also named St. Louis All-Metro Player of the Year
  • Also played soccer and basketball, earning 11 total letters while at Troy Buchanan
  • Academically, finished in the top 10-percent of her class and was a member of the National Honor Society
  • Competed for the St. Louis Chaos club team

PERSONAL

  • Born to Roy Crane and Connie Werkmeister on Feb. 22, 1994 in Lake St. Louis, Mo., and has six siblings
  • Her mother, Connie, graduated from the University of Missouri, as well as her older sister, Elizabeth Utterback (December 2012)
  • Pursuing Bachelors in Fine Arts with an emphasis in graphic design

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2009Junior

    2B/OF
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2013Freshman

    SS/OF
    2
  • 2

    2014Sophomore

    2B/OF
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2016Senior

    OF
    5'6"
    2