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Emma Hackler
- Position:
- Pitcher/Utility
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Poteau, Okla.
- High School:
- Poteau HS
High School
Ranked as the No. 32 prospect nationally by Perfect Game … attended Poteau High School where her team won three straight regional championships and reached the state quarterfinals in her sophomore year … is the first Poteau student-athlete since 2004 to sign with a Division I and SEC school … finished her high school career with a .427 batting average and 24 homers while striking out 683 batters in the circle and posting a 1.60 career ERA … two-time Prep Nation All-State selection as a junior and senior … three-time District Pitcher of the Year and 2025 District Player of the Year … tabbed the 2025 Class 4A Most Valuable Player and earned All-State honors … struck out 164 batters over 148.0 innings as a freshman with a 2.50 ERA … batted .366 with a 1.240 OPS in her first season … dropped her ERA to 1.22 as a sophomore while raising her batting average to .527 and her OPS to 1.421 … threw 178.0 innings with 168 strikeouts and a 1.57 ERA as a junior while batting .400 … struck out 168 batters over 157.0 innings as a senior with a 1.11 ERA … hit a .415 with 11 homers her senior year … also played basketball and was the 2023 Freshman of the Year … played travel ball for Aces Fastpitch, which reached the Sweet 16 of The Alliance National Championships in 2025 and placed ninth in 2023 and 2024 … named Aces Pitcher of the Year in 2023 and 2024 and Aces Offensive Player of the Year in 2022 … threw 150.0 innings with 116 strikeouts as a freshman while batting .371 … struck out 121 batters in 136.0 innings as a sophomore while hitting .344 BA with six homers … posted a 2.98 ERA as a junior over 105.0 innings while striking out 108 … hit 11 home runs while recording a .412 batting average that summer.Community Service / Academics
Made the superintendent’s honor roll every year of high school … member of the National Honor Society.Personal
Born Emma Hackler on Jan. 10 in Stillwater, Oklahoma … daughter of Eric and Rachel Hackler … father is athletics director and head boys’ basketball coach at Poteau High School … has a brother, Dylan … intends to major in kinesiology with a concentration in clinical exercise physiology.SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
