Emma Hylen

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-3
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Roseville HS
Hometown:
Roseville, Minn.

Awards and Honors
NFCA All-Region Third Team (2019) ... Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (2x) ... Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2017)

2019 (Senior)
Appeared in 40 games during her senior season … made 22 starts in the circle … went 19-11 on the season, the sixth most wins in a single season in program history … her 2.75 ERA was the lowest single-season ERA by a Cyclone pitcher since 2010 … tallied three saves on the season to end her career as Iowa State’s all-time saves leader with nine … was named to the NFCA All-Region Third Team … earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors from College Sports Madness … tallied a season-high nine strikeouts vs. Oklahoma State on April 14 … went 9.0 innings without allowing an earned run in an extra-inning win vs. South Dakota … logged a one-hit complete game shutout in Iowa State’s 1-0 win over Boston … pitched a complete game shutout to lead Iowa State to a 2-0 win over No. 8 Texas in the 2019 Big 12 Championship … was named to the NISC Ames Regional all-tournament team.

2018 (Junior)
Made 35 appearances, including 23 starts, in the circle during her junior campaign … tallied a team and career-high 11 wins on the season … had 74 strikeouts to just 53 walks … help opponent batters to a .290 batting average … surrendered no runs and just five hits in 8.0 innings of action in Iowa State’s 5-4 win over No. 24 Oklahoma State … rang up a season-high seven strikeouts in 6.0 innings of action on March 18 vs. Saint Francis.

2017 (Sophomore)
Made 34 appearances, including 19 starts as a sophomore … finished the season with a team-low ERA of 3.48 to go wit h a 7-10 record and two saves ... lowered her ERA to just 2.95 with a 4-1 record in Big 12 play while holding opponents to a cumulative .292 batting average ... racked up nine complete games on the seasons ... emerged as a go-to option in the circle late in the season ... helped the Cyclones win six of their last seven Big 12 contests, starting all but one of ISU's conference wins ... became the first player in program history to be named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week twice in the same season ... led Iowa State to its first-ever series win over Texas, picking up two complete game wins in Austin ... pitched 64.0 of 112.0 available innings in Big 12 play ... gave up no runs on just two hits in a complete game shutout of Kansas to help ISU clinch a spot in the Big 12 Championship.

2016 (Freshman)
Made 39 appearances during her freshman campaign, including 15 starts … her 15 starts on the mound were second-most on the ISU pitching staff … finished the season with a 5.63 ERA in 102 innings of work … compiled an 8-12 record on the season … her eight wins were tied for the most on the pitching staff … racked up a team-high four saves on the season, as well as three complete games … registered 65 strikeouts on the year, second most on the team … set a season-best with six strikeouts in a game, which she did on two different occasions … notched an opponent batting average of .300.

High School
Finished the 2014 season with a 1.95 ERA … two-time All-Conference honoree … also her team’s top offensive player a season ago, posting a .492 batting average and driving in 20 runs … finalist for 2015 Gatorade Player of the Year in Minnesota … racked up over 500 career strikeouts in high school … an accomplished club player, having led teams to the Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championships twice and the ASA National Championships once.

Personal
Daughter of Jennifer and Roger Hylen…has a brother Jake …is studying industrial engineering at Iowa State.