25 Emma LaFave
Emma LaFave
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Clive, Iowa
  • High School:
    Valley
  • Previous College:
    Buena Vista
  • Position:
    P
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • gp
    7
  • avg
    -
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    0
  • r
    0
  • sb
    -

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Letterwinner (2024)
2024 | sophomore
  • Made seven appearances on the mound with two starts totaling 10.1 innings of work
  • Struck out three over two scoreless innings against Suffolk
Before Simpson
  • Attended Buena Vista University for one year, making 30 appearances, including 20 on the mound
  • Batted .219 with eight RBI’s on the season
  • The team’s leading pitcher, tossing 74.2 total innings with a 5.42 ERA and 26 strikeouts
High School
  • A 2022 graduate of Valley High School
  • Two-time state qualifier in softball
  • All-conference second team in softball (2022)
  • Three-time letterwinner in softball and one-time letterwinner in volleyball
  • State qualifier in volleyball in 2020
Personal
  • Parents are Chad and Molly LaFave
  • Has one sibling, Brevin
  • Majoring in business management

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Games 7 -
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 -
Runs 0 -
Hits 0 -
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 -
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 7 -
Games started 6 -
Wins 4 -
Losses 0 -
Saves 0 -
Complete Games 3 -
Shutouts 1 -
Innings Pitched 31.0 0.0
Hits 33 -
Runs 13 -
Earned Runs 12 -
Walks 15 -
Strikeouts 26 -
Strikeouts per Game 5.87 .00
Doubles Allowed 2 -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 1.55 -
Home Runs Allows 1 -
At Bats Against 120 -
Batting Average Against .275 -
Earned Run Average 2.71 0.00
Wild pitches 3 -
Hit Batters 1 -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 1 -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 2 -
Total Chances 7 0
Put Outs 1 -
Assists 6 -
Errors 0 -
Fielding Percentage 1.000 -
Double Plays 1 -
Stolen Bases Allowed 3 -
Runners Caught Stealing 2 -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .400 -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 1 1 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 3.50 1.25 1 3 -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 1 1 0 0 5.0 4 0 0 0.00 1.40 3 6 -
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 1 1.40 1.60 3 4 -
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 1 1 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 1.40 1.20 1 3 -
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 1 0 0 0 3.0 5 4 4 9.33 2.33 2 5 -
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 2 7.00 2.50 2 2 -
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 1 1 0 0 7.0 7 2 2 2.00 1.43 3 3 1
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 15 vs. Mt. Mercy W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Monmouth (Ill.) W, 10-2 2 0 2 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Wis.-La Crosse W, 9-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. New Paltz W, 11-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. No. 21 Wis.-Whitewater L, 5-4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. U. of New England W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Plattsburgh W, 10-1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 1 .500 - -
Mar 19 vs. Southern Me. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Hamline W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. Fredonia W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. No. 16 Wis.-Stevens Point W, 6-5 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Wis.-Stout W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 vs. Macalester W, 9-5 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Old Westbury W, 8-2 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Mar 22 vs. Amherst W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Central (IA)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Wis.-Platteville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Wartburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2023-24 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2024-25 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 14 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2023-24 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2024-25 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 14 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
2023-24 7 2 0 1 0 - 10.2 15 11 11 9 4 2.63 - 7.22 2.25
2024-25 7 6 4 0 0 3 31.0 33 13 12 15 26 5.87 1 2.71 1.55
Total 14 8 4 1 0 3 41.2 48 24 23 24 30 5.04 1 3.86 1.73

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2023-24 7 4 0 4 0 1.000 - 5 - - - -
2024-25 7 7 1 6 0 1.000 1 3 2 .400 - -
Total 14 11 1 10 0 1.000 1 8 2 .200 - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Month February 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Month February 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
Event Total 7 6 4 0 0 3 31.0 33 13 12 15 26 5.87 1 2.71 1.55
Conference - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away 1 1 1 0 0 - 4.0 4 2 2 1 3 5.25 - 3.50 1.25
Neutral 6 5 3 0 0 3 27.0 29 11 10 14 23 5.96 1 2.59 1.59
Result Wins 6 5 4 0 0 3 26.0 28 11 11 12 22 5.92 1 2.96 1.54
Losses 1 1 0 0 0 - 5.0 5 2 1 3 4 5.60 - 1.40 1.60
Month February 1 1 1 0 0 - 4.0 4 2 2 1 3 5.25 - 3.50 1.25
March 6 5 3 0 0 3 27.0 29 11 10 14 23 5.96 1 2.59 1.59

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 7 7 1 6 0 1.000 1 3 2 .400 - -
Conference - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Away 1 2 0 2 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Neutral 6 5 1 4 0 1.000 - 3 2 .400 - -
Result Wins 6 6 1 5 0 1.000 1 3 2 .400 - -
Losses 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Month February 1 2 0 2 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
March 6 5 1 4 0 1.000 - 3 2 .400 - -

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