Eastern Michigan Athletics
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Jersey Number 45
Emmett Gillies
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 195
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Bishop Hartley
EMU: 2025: Recorded a 6.00 ERA and 1.92 WHIP over 15 appearances, three starts…Went 0-1 across 24 innings…Allowed 26 hits and 16 earned runs with 20 walks and 17 strikeouts…Opponents hit .302 in 86 at-bats…Gave up five doubles, two triples and two home runs…Pitched a season-long 2.2 innings against Toledo, April 12, and struck out a season-high three batters against Bowling Green in the MAC Tournament, May 22…Played a role in the team earning the ABCA Team Academic Award...Joined the EMU baseball program as an incoming transfer from the University of Akron.
AKRON: Spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Akron.
2024: Made 20 appearances and two starts...Went 1-1...Had an ERA of 9.25 with 24.1 innings of work...Struck out 15 batters...Struck out a season-high four batters against Toledo (March 8).
2023: Made 19 appearances and three starts...Went 3-4...Recorded two saves...Threw 46.1 innings with an ERA of 4.47...Recorded 44 hits, 29 runs, 23 earned, 18 walks, and 39 strikeouts...Threw a season-high six innings against Ohio (May 19)...Struck out a season-high five batters at NIU (April 29).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Bishop Hartley High School in Columbus, Ohio, where he earned three letters pitching for the Hawks’ baseball team under coach Tim Heinmiller…Named first team all-league, all-district, and all-metro…Was also named First Team All-Ohio by Prep Baseball Report…Led his team to conference, district, and regional championships…Recorded 106 strikeouts with a 1.50 ERA in his senior season…Was also a standout soccer player…Earned first team all-league and all-district honors…Was also named second team all-state…Named to the NSCAA United Soccer Coach’s All-Central Region Team.
PERSONAL: Full name: Emmet Samuelson Gillies…Son of Shane Gillies and Joanna Samuelson...Has three brothers; Martin, Malcolm, and Henry...Has one sister, Ingrid.
AKRON: Spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Akron.
2024: Made 20 appearances and two starts...Went 1-1...Had an ERA of 9.25 with 24.1 innings of work...Struck out 15 batters...Struck out a season-high four batters against Toledo (March 8).
2023: Made 19 appearances and three starts...Went 3-4...Recorded two saves...Threw 46.1 innings with an ERA of 4.47...Recorded 44 hits, 29 runs, 23 earned, 18 walks, and 39 strikeouts...Threw a season-high six innings against Ohio (May 19)...Struck out a season-high five batters at NIU (April 29).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Bishop Hartley High School in Columbus, Ohio, where he earned three letters pitching for the Hawks’ baseball team under coach Tim Heinmiller…Named first team all-league, all-district, and all-metro…Was also named First Team All-Ohio by Prep Baseball Report…Led his team to conference, district, and regional championships…Recorded 106 strikeouts with a 1.50 ERA in his senior season…Was also a standout soccer player…Earned first team all-league and all-district honors…Was also named second team all-state…Named to the NSCAA United Soccer Coach’s All-Central Region Team.
PERSONAL: Full name: Emmet Samuelson Gillies…Son of Shane Gillies and Joanna Samuelson...Has three brothers; Martin, Malcolm, and Henry...Has one sister, Ingrid.
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Cinematic Recap: CMU Series
Monday, March 30
Baseball Completes Sweep Over Central Michigan for Sixth Consecutive Win
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