Emma Alyce Entzminger (born January 11, 1996) is a Canadian

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infielder with the

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. Entzminger played

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in the U.S. First named to the Canada national team in 2015, Entzminger competed with the team at the

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and later the

2018 Women's Softball World Championship The 2018 Women's Softball World Championship was an international softball competition held in Chiba, Japan, from 2 August to 12 August. It was the 16th edition of the tournament, and the third edition to be sanctioned by the World Baseball Softb ...

. Entzminger went on to win two international medals with Canada, first silver in the

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then bronze in the

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Early life and education

Entzminger was born in

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and graduated from

Lambrick Park Secondary School Lambrick Park Secondary School is a four-year (grades 9-12) public secondary school located in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. It is on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen people. The school, part of Greater Victoria's School District 6 ...

in Victoria in 2014. At Lambrick Park, Entzminger played five sports: basketball, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. After secondary school, Entzminger attended

in the U.S. city of

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and played on the San Jose State Spartans softball team from 2015 to 2018. In four seasons, Entzminger played 206 games, primarily starting at third base in 2016 and 2017 and shortstop in 2018. Entzminger batted a career best .324 in 2016 and .269 as a senior in 2018. Entzminger graduated from San Jose State in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in

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with an emphasis in exercise and rehab science.

International career

In 2015, Entzminger was first named to the

and competed with the team in the

. Entzminger returned to the Canadian national team in 2018 to compete in three tournaments, including the

. Entzminger competed at the

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, winning silver. In June 2021, Entzminger was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.

References

External links

San Jose State Spartans bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Entzminger, Emma 1996 births Living people Canadian softball players Competitors at the 2022 World Games Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia Softball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada San Jose State Spartans softball players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic softball players of Canada Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in softball Pan American Games medalists in softball