Emily Turner
Encyclopedia
Emily Susano Turner is a reporter for WGMB
and WVLA
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
. She was a standout pitcher on the LSU Tigers softball
team and a 4th round draft pick of the Philadelphia Force
in the National Pro Fastpitch
league in 2007.
team from 2004 through 2007. As a freshman in 2004 she helped lead the team to the Women's College World Series
, earning SEC All-Freshman honors along the way. In her career at LSU she ranks second in career appearances, games started and shutouts and third in career wins and complete games in LSU softball history.
WGMB
WGMB-TV is the local Fox affiliate for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is owned by Communications Corporation of America, and is sister station to the area's The CW affiliate, WBRL-CD. WGMB also shared facilities and staff with WVLA-TV and KZUP-CD...
and WVLA
WVLA
WVLA-TV, virtual channel 33, is the NBC-affiliated television station for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It transmits its digital signal on UHF channel 34. It is owned by White Knight Broadcasting, but it is controlled by ComCorp. and is sister station to the area's Retro Television Network affiliate,...
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
. She was a standout pitcher on the LSU Tigers softball
LSU Tigers softball
The LSU Lady Tigers softball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They play home games in Tiger Park. LSU has won five Southeastern Conference championships and have finished third at the Women's...
team and a 4th round draft pick of the Philadelphia Force
Philadelphia Force
The Philadelphia Force was/is a women's professional softball team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. From 2006 to 2009 it played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch league until a failed sales in September of 2009 but the team's future is in question and is still undecided...
in the National Pro Fastpitch
National Pro Fastpitch
National Pro Fastpitch , formerly the Women's Pro Softball League , is the only professional women's softball league in the United States. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001. The NPF revived the league in 2004 and currently features four teams: USSSA Pride, Akron Racers, Chicago...
league in 2007.
College softball career
Turner was a member of the LSU Tigers softballLSU Tigers softball
The LSU Lady Tigers softball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They play home games in Tiger Park. LSU has won five Southeastern Conference championships and have finished third at the Women's...
team from 2004 through 2007. As a freshman in 2004 she helped lead the team to the Women's College World Series
Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...
, earning SEC All-Freshman honors along the way. In her career at LSU she ranks second in career appearances, games started and shutouts and third in career wins and complete games in LSU softball history.
Statistics
| Year | ERA | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.67 | 18-5 |
| 2005 | 2.28 | 17-16 |
| 2006 | 0.93 | 28-9 |
| 2007 | 1.21 | 21-7 |