2019 Softball Roster

2/23/2021 Leesburg, FL; Northwestern softball vs. Rutgers at The Spring Games
2/23/2021 Leesburg, FL; Northwestern softball vs. Rutgers at The Spring Games
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Emma Bartz
Photo by: Scott Quintard
Emma Bartz
Photo by: Scott Quintard
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Jersey Number 22

Emma Bartz

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Carmel Catholic
  • Hometown:
    Mundelein, Ill.

2021: Appeared in 36 games and made one start in her final season in Evanston ... Stole a career-high 11 bases on 11 attempts ... Scored 16 runs on the season ... Stole two bases and scored two runs over the opening weekend (2/26-2/28) ... Pinch ran, stole a base and scored a run against Indiana (3/11) ... Stole two bases and scored two runs in a four-game series at Iowa (4/16-4/18) ... Stole three bases and scored three runs in a series-win over Nebraska (5/14-5/16) ... Pinch ran, stole a base and scored a run in a regional game against Kentucky (5/22).

2020: Appeared in 19 games and made four starts … Went 6-for-6 on stolen base attempts, good for the second most steals on the team … Entered as a pinch runner and scored a run in the season opener against Utah (2/7) … Stole a base and scored a run in a win over Portland State (2/9) ... Entered as a pinch runner and scored the game-tying run to help defeat Kansas (2/15) ... Hit her first-career double against Oakland (3/6).

2019: Appeared in 50 games and made three starts ... Scored 20 runs on the season, stole 10 bases, the second highest output on the team, and recorded 15 putouts for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage while playing right field ... Scored the game-winning run as a pinch runner in a 1-0 win over Louisville (2/9) … Swiped a base to help the Wildcats beat Idaho State (2/10) ... Scored two runs as a pinch-runner during the B1G/ACC Challenge, including the go-ahead run against North Carolina (2/15)... Entered as a pinch runner against Utah and scored a run (2/23) ... Contributed two runs and a stolen base throughout the Stanford Invitational (3/1-3/3) ... Scored a run in consecutive games against Tulsa and Grand Canyon (3/9), also stole a base against Grand Canyon ... Stole a base as a pinch runner in a win over Toledo (3/16) ... Pinch ran and scored a run against Rutgers (3/22) ... Scored a run and then stole a base in back-to-back games against Iowa, both as a pinch runner (3/29-3/30) ... Scored crucial runs as a pinch runner in consecutive games against Nebraska (4/7) and Notre Dame (4/9) ... Made her third start of the season at Michigan State in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader and stole a base (4/27) ... Scored three runs and stole two bases in four appearances during the NCAA Regional in Evanston (5/17-5/19).

2018: Appeared in 24 games, 23 times as a pinch runner and once as a pinch hitter ... Scored a run in a run-rule victory over Boise State (2/10) ... Stole a base and scored as a pinch runner against St. John’s (2/25) ... Stole a base as a pinch runner in back-to-back games at the Houston Hilton Plaza Classic, first against Houston (3/10) and again versus Lipscomb (3/11) ... Swiped another base March 17 at Indiana ... Pinch ran twice in a series against Minnesota, scoring runs in both the first (3/23) and second (3/24) games ... Scored in a run-rule victory over No. 22 Ohio State (4/13) ... As a pinch runner at Notre Dame, scored and stole a base, one of an NU single-game record eight team stolen bases in that contest (4/18) ... Ripped her first-career hit during a run-rule win at Rutgers, driving an RBI single into right field as a pinch hitter (4/20) ... Swiped a bag as a pinch runner against Iowa (4/27) ... Scored in pinch running duties at DePaul (5/2).

2017: Appeared in 12 games as a pinch runner ... Stole a base against Long Beach State (3/17) ... Scored her first-career run in a rematch with the 49ers (3/19) ... Crossed the plate as a pinch runner at No. 6 Minnesota (4/14) ... Stole a base while pinch running against DePaul (4/19) and versus Purdue (4/23).

Career Highs:
At-Bats.........................2, vs. Loyola (Chicago) (4/3/19)
Hits.....................................1 (2x), vs. Oakland (3/6/20)
Runs..............................1 (48x), vs. Kentucky (5/22/21)
RBI............................................1, vs. Rutgers (4/20/18)
Doubles......................................1, vs. Oakland (3/6/20)
Triples......................................................................N/A
Home Runs..............................................................N/A
Total Bases................................2, vs. Oakland (3/6/20)
Walks..............................1, vs. North Carolina (2/16/19)
Stolen Bases..................1 (36x), vs. Kentucky (5/22/21)


High School: Four-year varsity softball outfielder who hit .378 with eight home runs and 42 RBIs in 2015 … Matched that home run total just halfway through her senior season in 2016 … Led Carmel Catholic to the IHSSA Sectional Finals in 2015 … Legged out an inside-the-park home run in the 2015 Regional Championship game … Played two years of club ball with the Northern Ice … Also a three-year varsity cheerleader, building her strength and quickness on the softball field in the spring … National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta member.

Personal: Born Emma Vale Bartz … Daughter of Jean Bartz and Keith Bartz … Father graduated from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management … Major is Communication Studies.
Softball - Lauren Boyd Tosses Complete Game Shutout, 'Cats Blank Kentucky in NCAA Regional (5/16/25)
Friday, May 16
Softball - 'Cats Storm Back, Secure Series Victory at No. 8 UCLA (5/4/25)
Sunday, May 04
Softball - 'Cats Earn 8-0 Run-Rule Win at No. 8 UCLA (5/2/25)
Saturday, May 03
Softball - Kaylie Avvisato Hits Walk-Off Home Run, 'Cats Take Series vs. Wisconsin (4/27/25)
Sunday, April 27