​​Emily “Scooter” was a part of the Branham Hills Softball family for six years before she died of cancer in the summer of 2003.  Emily played on the Green Shamrocks, the Maroon Martians, the Teal Seals, the Blue Angles, the Golden Angels, and the White Lightning.  Scooter loved to play softball and loved Branham Hills Girls Softball..

For those who knew her, Emily touched them all.  Any time she was able to play softball, she did.  One game when Scooter was eight years old, it was her turn up to bat. She just went through a full day of chemotherapy, she walked with a limp, she looked pale and sick, and there she was playing softball with a massive smile on her face.  On the third pitch, she got a hit but was not strong enough to run the bases, so one of her teammates ran for her.  When that teammate came running home, Emily laughed and cheered the loudest.

​Not only did Emily love softball, but everyone knew that she loved zebras.  She would often come to practice or a game dressed in some article of clothing that contained a zebra pattern. Everyone knew Emily through her zebra outfits, whether it was a zebra shirt or socks. The league honors Emily each year by placing a zebra on the team jerseys and holding the 8U Zebra Classic each June.

When Scooter became too weak to play softball, she still came to the fields and helped in the snack shack.  This allowed her to be with her friends.