University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2027 Softball Roster
Roster
Emily Williams
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hoover, Ala.
- High School:
- John Carroll Catholic High School
- Major:
- Sports Medicine
High School: Hit 14 home runs with 52 RBIs and 41 runs scored in 2024-25 at John Carroll Catholic High School in Hoover, Ala....six-year varsity softball player...All-Metro twice, earning First Team All-South Metro honors as a designated hitter in 2024-25 and Second Team in 2023-24...All-State twice and All-Area three times...played in the AHSAA North-South All-Star Game in 2025...named one of Birmingham's Top 22 Softball Players in 2024-25...three-sport athlete who also played basketball and flag football...in basketball, earned All-State honors twice, All-Metro three times, All-Area twice, All-South Metro Honorable Mention and All-Tournament Team recognition, scored 1,000 career points and helped lead her team to the Class 5A Area 9 title...earned 2023 Over the Mountain Second Team honors in flag football, playing quarterback and receiver among other positions...received the Patrick Sullivan Award as a senior and was named to the "A" Honor Roll...competes for the Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier-Chaney, where she was ranked No. 38 nationally by Line Drive Media after hitting eight home runs with 30 RBIs and 27 runs in the 2024-25 club season...played for head coach Shell-lee Dawkins.
Personal: Daughter of Denise and Brooke Williams...born on July 29, 2008, in Tampa, Fla....has a brother, Braxton...majoring in sports medicine.
