Emma Johnson Award Female Athlete of the Week Week Of 4/19/2022 Sport American Rivers Conference School Central College Year Junior Position Hometown Davenport, Iowa High School Assumption Female Athlete of the Week – Softball – Position Player of the Week Emma Johnson, Central College Jr., CF, Davenport, Iowa/Assumption Johnson helped lead the Dutch to a 3-1 week in conference play. The Dutch swept then ranked-No. 23 Loras College in a doubleheader winning the first game 8-0 and second game 2-1. On Friday, April 15, the Dutch split a doubleheader with Wartburg College, losing game one 7-8 and winning game two 8-7. Johnson was on base 10 times in 14 plate appearances, batting .692 on the week. Game 1: Loras 0, Central 8 (6 innings) – 3-for-3 (1.000), 3 H, 2 putouts Game 2: Loras 1, Central 2 – 2-for-3 (.667), 2 H, 2 RBI, 2 putouts Game 3: Wartburg 8, Central 7 – 1-for-3 (.333), 1 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 8 putouts Game 4: Wartburg 7, Central 8 – 3-for-4 (.750), 2 R, 3 H, 1 RBI In the four games played, Johnson had a slugging percentage of .692 and on-base percentage of .714. In addition to her performance at the plate, the center fielder recorded 13 putouts including catching a line-drive that saved two potential runs in the win over Wartburg. The Dutch improved to 17-11 overall and 5-3 in league play. The Davenport native is collecting her first-career Position Player of the Week honor.
