Emmy Cardenas, one of the all-time greats of La Jolla High softball, recently received another accolade. This had to do with what the Winthrop University (South Carolina) student-athlete does off the diamond.
In a poll on line, Cardenas--whose talents the small La Jolla softball compound could not contain, as she even blasted home runs over the high fence in left field into neighboring yards--was voted "Teammate of the Year", working with young Raegan Hornung, who is legally blind and deaf and who via Emmy has been incorporated into the Eagles family, hanging out in the dugout, take swings in the batting cage, and accompanying Emmy to other events.
The former Viking won the MVP award for the first Senior All-Star Softball game June 8, 2023 played at UCSD's Triton Field, as she hit and hurled the West team to a scintillating win to cap off her high school career. She drove a pitch to the left-center field fence on one bounce to drive in the go-ahead run, then in the top of the next inning entered the pitching circle to shut down the East squad to secure the win.
A two-way player, setting LJHS hitting and home run records during her four-year career from 2019-2023, the 5'8" standout played on Viking teams that varied in quality, so at times they had to surrender games after five innings because of lack of efficient fielding and run production.
But on the other hand, Emmy stayed on a path exhibiting leadership and preparation for the sport that she demonstrated to her teammates on the school and her travel teams.
Her father said that this award means a lot to her, showing the part of her life off the diamond and what a well-rounded person can be like.
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