Emerson Kelley Of Big Horn HS To Play Softball At Chadron State College

A Big Horn High School Senior who plays softball for Sheridan will continue to play a sport that she’s been involved in ever since her tee-ball days.

Emerson Kelley has signed her notice to play softball at Chadron State College in Nebraska.

She’s played varsity softball for Sheridan High School for the past 2 seasons and has also played travel softball since she was 8 years old.

Kelley says she’s grateful that Sheridan put a team together and that the sport has run in the family.

“I had a bunch of older cousins that played softball. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I came from a baseball/softball family, so I was kind of born into it, but I realized it was really my thing when I was the biggest kid on the field and I felt good, because I could hit further than other people, I could throw faster than other people. I knew it was my thing. High School softball is harder than a lot of people think and it’s hard playing 2 or 3 months and then going into a full ‘nother season of travel softball throughout the summer, so it’s a grind and I’m really glad I got that opportunity, because it gave me a one-up on recruiting and it helped me a lot.”

Kelley adds she is considering majoring in criminal justice.