Emily Darby also has the distinction of being a rising softball prospect who also plays multiple sports. She plays for her school’s volleyball team during the fall season. The eight home runs Darby has slugged in her 18 high school softball games this season are a testament to how dangerous a hitter she is. Her team has also seen the benefits of her performance, as the Trojans of 3A St. James are currently 14-3-1. Darby leads the Trojans in home runs and batting average, as she has hit .537. Her on-base percentage is also a team-leading .618. Darby’s 19 runs scored, 39 RBIs, and seven doubles are all also team leads. 

It is no surprise to find Emily Darby once again having a standout offensive campaign. She began playing for the St. James varsity team in 7th grade, and since then has stacked up nearly 150 career hits. After setting a career high in RBIs (50) and hits (68) last year, she has already reached a new milestone as a sophomore with eight home runs as of this writing, surpassing her previous record of four as a freshman. She is also on pace to have her highest single-season batting average (she is currently batting .611), and her highest on-base percentage (currently .673). Remarkably, she is also well on her way to her lowest strikeout total in her career (she has only struck out twice so far this season), and her highest walk total as well (she has already drawn 11 free passes). After putting up numbers as a 7th and 8th grader that any upperclassman would strive for, it appears that Darby was simply just warming up.