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Jersey Number 27
Emily Koranda
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Linn-Mar High
- Hometown:
- Marion, Iowa
Honors
NFCA All-Region: 2026 (3rd Team)
CUSA All-Freshman Team: 2026
CUSA Pitcher of the Week: 5/4/26
CUSA Freshman of the Week: 2/16/26, 3/30/26
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2026
CUSA Honor Roll: 2026
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2026 (Freshman)
NFCA Midwest All-Region Third Team…CUSA All-Freshman Team…Two-time CUSA Freshman of the Week (Feb. 16 & March 30)…CUSA Pitcher of the Week (May 4)…Made 34 appearances and started 25 games in the circle as a true freshman…Owned a 13-14 record with a 2.76 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 160.0 innings…Most strikeouts by a Missouri State pitcher since 2022 and most by a Bears freshman hurler since 2014…Tossed 11 complete games, four shutouts and two saves…Ranked 44th nationally in shutouts…Amongst freshmen in NCAA DI, she ranked T-6th in shutouts, T-16th in wins, T-19th in strikeouts and 21st in ERA…In CUSA, she ranked 3rd in innings, 5th in ERA, 7th in wins and 8th in K’s…Struck out a season-high eight batters in her first career start against Belmont (Feb. 7)…Earned her first career win after tossing a five-inning complete game shutout while striking out five against Fordham (Feb. 8)…Opened the Lion Invitational with a win over Jackson State, allowing no runs on two hits and striking out five batters in six innings (Feb. 13)…Came on in relief to earn her first career save after allowing zero runs across the final two innings against Rhode Island (Feb. 15)… Struck out seven 6.1 innings of work in win over Southern Illinois (Feb. 20)…Threw 2.1 scoreless relief innings to record a save in Mo State’s upset victory over No. 25 Ole Miss (Feb. 22)…Hurled 6.0 hitless relief innings to combine for a no-hitter at Northwestern State (Feb. 28)…Earned two wins in the series against Kennesaw State to help the Bears to their first CUSA series win (March 13 & 14)…Reached double-digit victories after scattering four hits and allowing two runs across 4.0 innings versus SIUE (April 7)…Tossed back-to-back complete game gems to claim the series over New Mexico State – allowed just one earned run on four hits while striking out nine batters across the two wins (April 30 and May 1)…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
High School
Pitcher out of Linn-Mar (Iowa) High, Koranda is a two-time conference champion and two-time first-team all-state performer…Owned a 15-1 record in the circle with a 1.05 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 113 innings of work as a freshman…Also batted .331 with 40 hits and 27 RBI as she was named to the all-conference second team and earned all-metro honorable mention recognition for the conference champion Lions that went 36-6 on the year…Put together another impressive season as a sophomore, recording 154 punch outs in 126 innings pitched while owning a 14-5 record and 2.00 ERA…The two-way player also led her team with a .446 batting average and 50 hits in addition to 25 RBI and four home runs…Was named All-Metro Co-Player of the Year, while earning first-team all-state, all-district, all-metro and all-conference honors to close out her sophomore campaign…Did not player her junior year due to injury…Bounced back in her senior season with a 0.85 ERA, 219 strikeouts and a 20-3 record in the circle…Batted .455 with seven homers, 19 doubles and 37 RBI…Also played travel ball for Nebraska Gold.Â
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Personal
Emily Grace Koranda was born 5/30/07 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa…Daughter of Shawn and Heather Koranda of Marion, Iowa…Has one brother, Drew…Dad, Shawn, played football at the University of Iowa (1997-2000)…Mom, Heather, played soccer at Coe College (1997-2000)… Majoring Marketing Management.
NFCA All-Region: 2026 (3rd Team)
CUSA All-Freshman Team: 2026
CUSA Pitcher of the Week: 5/4/26
CUSA Freshman of the Week: 2/16/26, 3/30/26
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2026
CUSA Honor Roll: 2026
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2026 (Freshman)
NFCA Midwest All-Region Third Team…CUSA All-Freshman Team…Two-time CUSA Freshman of the Week (Feb. 16 & March 30)…CUSA Pitcher of the Week (May 4)…Made 34 appearances and started 25 games in the circle as a true freshman…Owned a 13-14 record with a 2.76 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 160.0 innings…Most strikeouts by a Missouri State pitcher since 2022 and most by a Bears freshman hurler since 2014…Tossed 11 complete games, four shutouts and two saves…Ranked 44th nationally in shutouts…Amongst freshmen in NCAA DI, she ranked T-6th in shutouts, T-16th in wins, T-19th in strikeouts and 21st in ERA…In CUSA, she ranked 3rd in innings, 5th in ERA, 7th in wins and 8th in K’s…Struck out a season-high eight batters in her first career start against Belmont (Feb. 7)…Earned her first career win after tossing a five-inning complete game shutout while striking out five against Fordham (Feb. 8)…Opened the Lion Invitational with a win over Jackson State, allowing no runs on two hits and striking out five batters in six innings (Feb. 13)…Came on in relief to earn her first career save after allowing zero runs across the final two innings against Rhode Island (Feb. 15)… Struck out seven 6.1 innings of work in win over Southern Illinois (Feb. 20)…Threw 2.1 scoreless relief innings to record a save in Mo State’s upset victory over No. 25 Ole Miss (Feb. 22)…Hurled 6.0 hitless relief innings to combine for a no-hitter at Northwestern State (Feb. 28)…Earned two wins in the series against Kennesaw State to help the Bears to their first CUSA series win (March 13 & 14)…Reached double-digit victories after scattering four hits and allowing two runs across 4.0 innings versus SIUE (April 7)…Tossed back-to-back complete game gems to claim the series over New Mexico State – allowed just one earned run on four hits while striking out nine batters across the two wins (April 30 and May 1)…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
High School
Pitcher out of Linn-Mar (Iowa) High, Koranda is a two-time conference champion and two-time first-team all-state performer…Owned a 15-1 record in the circle with a 1.05 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 113 innings of work as a freshman…Also batted .331 with 40 hits and 27 RBI as she was named to the all-conference second team and earned all-metro honorable mention recognition for the conference champion Lions that went 36-6 on the year…Put together another impressive season as a sophomore, recording 154 punch outs in 126 innings pitched while owning a 14-5 record and 2.00 ERA…The two-way player also led her team with a .446 batting average and 50 hits in addition to 25 RBI and four home runs…Was named All-Metro Co-Player of the Year, while earning first-team all-state, all-district, all-metro and all-conference honors to close out her sophomore campaign…Did not player her junior year due to injury…Bounced back in her senior season with a 0.85 ERA, 219 strikeouts and a 20-3 record in the circle…Batted .455 with seven homers, 19 doubles and 37 RBI…Also played travel ball for Nebraska Gold.Â
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Personal
Emily Grace Koranda was born 5/30/07 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa…Daughter of Shawn and Heather Koranda of Marion, Iowa…Has one brother, Drew…Dad, Shawn, played football at the University of Iowa (1997-2000)…Mom, Heather, played soccer at Coe College (1997-2000)… Majoring Marketing Management.
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