Emily Whelan

Photo by: Chris Tucci - UMass Athletics

Photo by: Chris Tucci - UMass Athletics

Photo by: Chris Tucci - UMass Athletics

Position:
OF
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-0
High School:
Hopkinton
Hometown:
Hopkinton, Mass.

2022 - Junior: Started 35 of her 36 appearances for the Minutewomen, collecting 16 hits, 6 RBI’s and 9 runs scored on the season … Drove in a pair of runs on a double and added a run of her own versus Army (3/12) … helped lead the Minutewomen to victory with 2 hits and 2 RBI’s in a doubleheader versus Maine (3/30) … Had a 2 hit day on the tail end of a double header versus George Washington (5/7).

2021 – Sophomore: Appeared in six games with one start … Scored a run in game one win over Rhode Island (4/6) … Scored in game two at Saint Joseph’s (4/9).

2020 — Freshman: Appeared in six games for the Minutewomen … Made first collegiate appearance in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore (2/14) … Scored first career run in a win at USF (3/7).

Before UMass: Two-year team captain at Hopkinton High School … Named the team’s offensive player of the year after posting a .521 batting average on 37 hits with 26 runs scored and 18 stolen bases … Tri-Valley League All-Star in 2017 and 2018 … 2018 Metrowest All-Star … Racked up a .430 career batting average in 51 games … Played club ball for Polar Crush … Member of the National Honor Society and beFREE Club … Awarded a Scholastic Art and Writing Award for drawing and illustration in 2017.