With the basketball season in the rear-view mirror, a good portion of Patterson’s athletic attention has turned to softball. Patterson, who has also played at the varsity level in basketball since the seventh grade, was part of a 2A Clinton team that finished its 2025-26 season with a robust 27-2 record and a berth in the Upper State semifinals. She averaged six points in the 28 games she played in this past season. Patterson has established herself as one of the premier young 3-point specialists in the Palmetto State. The Red Devils have put together 20-win seasons in back-to-back years. 

Patterson has established herself as one of the premier young sharpshooters throughout the Palmetto State. She was part of a Clinton team that was a consistent contender from start to finish throughout the 2A ranks. While her long-range game is well-developed, the next three seasons of Patterson at the high school and travel ball levels will give her plenty of time to develop her overall game. She averaged six points last season for the Red Devils. Patterson is another that has more experience than the typical 2029 given she has also played at the varsity level since her seventh grade year and is also putting emphasis on playing softball at Clinton. 

An elite shooter that can get her shot off from beyond the arc making sidestep threes, pull up jumpers off the bounce, or floaters in the paint. If this kid continues to work she has a ton of upside. She is smooth with her scoring and shifty with her handles. Emma needs to get stronger with her body frame so she can take the contact when getting to the rim. Otherwise, Patterson will be on a lot of radars moving forward.

In the 2A ranks, the Red Devils of Clinton could be the team to beat. Since being on the wrong end of a 58-37 decision in late December to 5A Division 1 West Ashley, Clinton is heading into tournament play in the throes of a 13-game winning streak plus a region championship. Patterson has established herself as one of the premier sharpshooters in the Palmetto State. She is a two-sport athlete who also thrives as a softball standout in addition to what she gets accomplished on the basketball court. Patterson has worn the Team Curry uniform during the spring and summer months of AAU. She has averaged 6.4 points per game in the 25 games she has played. 

Patterson, at first, encountered struggles in 2A Clinton’s matchup with 5A Division 2 Nation Ford. When she began draining 3-pointers in the third quarter at her typical consistent rate, the Red Devils began to put plenty of distance between themselves on the Falcons. Patterson also plays softball in addition to her basketball achievements and is beginning her third season at the varsity level given she first played as a seventh grader. While thriving from behind the arc, Patterson has the ability to attack the basket and can help her team even when she does not have the ball in her hands – such as with the screens she will set. Patterson also scored 17 in a win over 2A High Point. 

We shift our focus from one of the Lowcountry’s premier freshmen to one of the Upstate’s signature 2029s. Clinton has been of the teams to beat among the 2A ranks and Patterson is primed to make sure that remains the case for the Red Devils. A key nucleus of her overall game is what she does from behind the 3-point line. A two-sport athlete who also excels in the softball realm, Patterson displayed many of the skills that enabled her to play in 26 games last season as an eighth grader. Patterson also can throw defenders off balance with her ability to find lanes to attack the rim. 

In 2024-25, we got a glimpse of what we can expect from Patterson as her career blossoms at 2A Clinton. One can expect even more as she will soon embark on her freshman campaign with the Red Devils – a team that was a 2A Upper State finalist from last season. Patterson is a two-sport athlete who also excels as a softball player in addition to her basketball accomplishments. Playing for Team Curry on the AAU circuit will also raise one’s profile. She played her first season in varsity as a seventh grader and will be a huge reason why coach John Gardner’s group will once again contend in 2A play this season.