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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2025 Softball Roster

Vinny O'Connor
Kyrin Mayfield
Cornnell Chu
Kyrin Mayfield

7 Emma Wood

  • Position Pitcher/Utility
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Palm Coast, Fla.
  • High School Matanzas
  • B/T L/R
  • Major Aviation Business

Biography

• 2024 All-Sunshine State Conference Second Team (Utility-Pitcher)
• 2023 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2024 (Sophomore): Captured Second Team All-SSC honors at the utility/pitcher position…another impactful season as a two-way player saw her lead the team in opposing batting average (.227) and WHIP (1.12) and tie for the team lead in doubles (11) and triples (5)…played in 49 games, which tied for the sixth-most in program history, with 42 starts primarily in the outfield…slashed for .308/.354/.451 with 19 runs and 24 RBI…made 18 appearances and one start inside the circle…went undefeated on the year (6-0) and remained undefeated in her collegiate career (10-0)…struck out 13 batters over 36.2 innings…tallied four saves to tie the single-season program record…picked up 55 putouts and 14 assists in the field… started the season with a bang by going 3-for-3 with two doubles, one run and two RBI against Georgia Southeastern (Feb. 2)…began the year with a six-game hit streak (8-for-17) with five doubles and a home run…used a triple to drive in the game-winning run in a walk-off 3-2 win over Bridgeport (Feb. 28)…sent a pitch over the fence for a three-run home run in the first inning of a series-opening win against Florida Tech (March 28)…then scored the game-winning run to complete a three-run seventh-inning comeback against Lynn (April 6)…pitched five scoreless innings in a series upset of No. 25 Nova Southeastern (April 12-13).

2023 (Freshman): Named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll…made an instant impact for the Eagles, showcasing herself as a dominant two-way player…hit .330 with 18 runs and 17 RBIs over 47 games played…started 34 contests at five different positions, the majority of which came in right field (22)…produced eight multi-hit and five multi-RBI outings…helped the Eagles break the team single-season stolen base program record with seven steals…made 16 appearances in the circle with two starts…possessed a 4-0 record with a 2.26 ERA over 34 innings…started her freshman campaign with a hit in five of her first six games…held a .989 fielding percentage, the highest on the squad by any fielder with 34 or more chances…used a three-run blast in the 1st inning to help the Eagles upset No. 4 Auburn-Montgomery (Feb. 11) 5-4…aided the Blue and Gold to another victory over a ranked opponent when she went 2-for-3 at the plate with two runs and an RBI in a 7-1 thrashing of No. 24 Wilmington (Feb. 28)…scored the game-winning run in an eight-inning win over Alderson Broaddus (Mar. 8)…received her first career start as pitcher in the next game against the Battlers (Mar. 10) in which she tossed 6.1 innings and allowed only two earned runs with a season-best two strikeouts…concluded the series versus Florida Tech (Mar. 25) a run and two RBIs in each game of the doubleheader…included a double and a triple in the series clincher…pieced together a five-game hit streak prior to the last series of the season (Apr. 22-28) that saw her average climb almost 40 points…included three-consecutive multi-hit performances...earned another start in the circle in the series finale at Eckerd (Apr. 28), throwing 4.2 shutout innings…prevented the opposition from scoring over her last 12.1 innings of work of the season and reduced her ERA by over a full point.

Prep: 2022 graduate of Matanzas High School…selected to the All-State Second Team…received All-Area First Team honors…aided the Pirates in capturing a district title in 2018…averaged .487 in her four years of varsity softball and recorded 85 runs, 53 RBI and 26 stolen bases…led Matanzas in batting average (.647), runs (37), RBI (17), doubles (8), triples (6), home runs (3) and stolen bases (16) in her senior season…also participated in volleyball.
 
Personal: Born in Ormond Beach, Florida…daughter of Shelly and Wes Wood…majoring in Aviation Business…volunteered at the Miracle League and Belle Terre Elementary School.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2023Freshman

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'9"
    7
  • 7

    2024Sophomore

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'9"
    7
  • 7

    2025Junior

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'9"
    7