Long Beach State University Athletics
2027 PRELIMINARY Softball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Emily Delgado
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
- High School:
- Santiago HS
- Prev School:
- Southern Illinois
2026 MVC Newcomer of the Year (Southern Illinois)
2026 MVC All-Tournament Team (Southern Illinois)
Prior to Long Beach State: The newcomer of the year in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2026 as a transfer to Southern Illinois … Went 11-5 with a 2.40 ERA … Made five starts but was used mostly in relief, making five saves on the season … Mad 77 strikeouts with 24 walks in 93.1 innings pitched … Spent two seasons at Southern Utah … Pitched a team-high 119.0 innings as a sophomore … Went 9-9 with eight complete games … As a freshman, threw 149.2 innings and struck out 101 batters … Started 18 games and make 37 total appearances.
High School: Played four years of softball … Won the 2023 CIF Division 2 State Championship with Santiago High School … Named the Division 2 MVP … Was Pitcher of the Year as a junior in 2022, and Defensive Player of the year in 2021.
Major: American Studies
Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 7.0, many times*
Walks: 7, at Grand Canyon, 4/4/25*
Strikeouts: 9, vs. Stephen F. Austin, 3/15/24
*at Southern Utah
2026 MVC All-Tournament Team (Southern Illinois)
Prior to Long Beach State: The newcomer of the year in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2026 as a transfer to Southern Illinois … Went 11-5 with a 2.40 ERA … Made five starts but was used mostly in relief, making five saves on the season … Mad 77 strikeouts with 24 walks in 93.1 innings pitched … Spent two seasons at Southern Utah … Pitched a team-high 119.0 innings as a sophomore … Went 9-9 with eight complete games … As a freshman, threw 149.2 innings and struck out 101 batters … Started 18 games and make 37 total appearances.
High School: Played four years of softball … Won the 2023 CIF Division 2 State Championship with Santiago High School … Named the Division 2 MVP … Was Pitcher of the Year as a junior in 2022, and Defensive Player of the year in 2021.
Major: American Studies
Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 7.0, many times*
Walks: 7, at Grand Canyon, 4/4/25*
Strikeouts: 9, vs. Stephen F. Austin, 3/15/24
*at Southern Utah
Thursday, March 21
Wednesday, May 31
Saturday, May 20
Monday, July 11
