Georgia’s Cortni Emanuel (1) slides into second to steal it during a women’s NCAA softball game between the University of Georgia and Elon on Saturday, February 14, 2015 in Athens, Ga. (Photo by Sean Taylor)
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Alex Hugo and Cortni Emanuel each earned NFCA All-American honors for the 2015 softball season. Hugo was named to the second team as a second baseman, while Emanuel earned third team honors as a utility player/non-pitcher.
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Alex Hugo (16) during an NCAA women’s softball game between the Winthrop Eagles and the Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday, February 8, 2015 in Athens, Ga.
(Photo by John Kelley)
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An All-SEC First Team selection and NFCA Third Team All-Region selection, Alex Hugo led the conference in home runs during the regular season before finishing with 22 homers on the year. She ranked among the SEC leaders in several offensive categories, the Olathe, Kan., native hit .343 with 23 hits, including three triples and nine home runs, while driving in 22 RBI in league play. She led the team with a .791 slugging percentage in SEC games. Hugo drew 15 walks, seven of which were intentional, and struck out just three times in conference games. For the year, Hugo finished with 22 home runs, the most of any SEC player, and hit at a .389 clip. She slugged .898 on the year and had an on-base percentage of /498 after leading the team with 39 walks, including 11 intentional walks. She was named the SEC Player of the Week once. She posted a career-best three hits in a game three times, drove in a career-best eight RBI against Georgia Tech, hit two home runs in a game twice, including against No. 2/1 Florida and drew a career-best three walks against Western Kentucky. She also had 16 multi-hit games.
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Emanuel was named to the NFCA All-Regional First Team as an Utility/Non-Pitcher and was also a Top 10 Finalist for the USA Softball Freshman of the Year. A Freshman All-SEC selection, she hit at a .316 clip in SEC play, registering 24 hits and scoring 13 runs. She made her presence known on the base paths, finishing tied for second in stole bases in conference games with eight. She earned SEC Freshman of the Week once this season after stealing 12 bases and hitting .778 in six games during the opening weekend of play. For the year, C. Emanuel was second on the team with a .408 batting average. She scored 53 runs, drove in 18 and posted an on-base percentage of .436. She was 45-49 in stolen bases, the most by a Georgia player since 2007.
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With the additions of Hugo and Emanuel this year, Georgia has had 15 players earn 24 All-American honors in program history.
