Emma Lou Pope

 

Player

 

Inducted 1984

 

Emma  Lou started  playing  softball  in  1953.  She  played  in  five National tournaments and, in 1975, became one of only a select few from Tidewater to be named to an All-American Team.  She was the leading hitter in the 1969 National tournament and led her team to a thirteenth place finish.  In her twenty years of playing and coaching, Emma Lou led her teams to many State and Regional championships.