Leigh Ann Ellis

Position:
Pitcher
Class:
Senior
High School:
Cabell Midland High School
Hometown:
Barboursville, W.Va.
Major:
Sign Language Interpreting

Senior (2004): Boasted a team best 1.18 ERA ... Went 13-2 on the season while earning 16 starts ... Pitched 112.2 total innings while only giving up 19 earned runs ... Tallied 118 strikeouts and kept batters to a .170 batting average ... Awarded Conference USA All-Conference First-Team and Conference USA Pitcher of the Week for the weeks of February 24 and March 17

Junior (2003): A left-hander, she has re-written the USF individual single season records for victories (34), innings pitched (315.2) and strike outs (320) ... Pitched a perfect game on March 11 against Canisius, striking out nine batters ... She then came back the following day and pitched a no-hitter against Ball State, striking out eight ... She then completed the week with two more wins at UAB, including 15 strikeouts in game three of the conference series ... With the three stellar performances, she earned C-USA Pitcher of the Week ... Pitched 10 innings, striking out 16 batters, one shy of the USF single game record against Seton Hall on February 21 ... Struck out ten or more batters in eight games and 15 or more twice in the season ... Held her opponents to a .181 batting average throughout the season ... Had two hits and three RBIs against ECU on March 1 ... Was named to the All0Conference Team ... Was named to Conference USA first team and All-Southeast Region first team.

While at Tennessee: In 2002, compiled an 8-3 record with a 1.94 ERA ... In 2001, had 16 decisions and posted a 2.62 ERA.

High School: Four time First Team All-State selection in West Virginia ... Selected a team captain for two seasons ... West Virginia's Gatorade Player of the Year in 2000 ... First Team All-Conference every year in high school as well as being named the Conference Player of the Year in junior an senior seasons ... Also made First Team All-State in volleyball during junior and senior years ... Earned four letters for softball and volleyball ... Ended high school with a 79-9 record, a 0.64 ERA, 927 strike outs, and a .346 career batting average ... Was stellar in post season with a 0.00 ERA and four no-hitters ... Also excels in the classroom, graduating with honors ... Wendy's High School Heisman Nominee ... Key Club member as well as Quill and Scroll ... Played summer ball with the WV Dusters Gold with an ERA of 0.87.