Emerson Aiken earning reliever reps for Michigan

Emerson Aiken earning reliever reps for Michigan

When senior right-hander Emerson Aiken came in to pitch against Oakland last Tuesday, many assumed it would be her last bout in the circle as a member of the Michigan softball team. After all, she hadn’t seen the field since the first week of March where she closed out an 11-0 landslide over North Carolina Central. In games against weaker non-conference opponents, Michigan coach Bonnie Tholl has consistently elected to give the closing moments t…

Emerson softball drops a pair to conference-leading MIT

Emerson softball fell to 0-20 all-time against conference-leading MIT, dropping both games in their doubleheader on April 25.  MIT came out hot in game one, putting up two runs in the first inning, assisted by an error and manufactured with aggressive base running by the Engineers. They continued this electric start, adding two more runs in the second inning to go up 4-0 on the Lions. Emerson’s defense tightened up in the next three innings, beh…