Marshall University Athletics
2016 Softball Roster
Roster
Hayden Ellis
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Teays Valley High School
- Hometown:
- Ashville, Ohio
2019 Warrior Award
2019 All-Conference USA Second Team
2019 Conference USA Player of the Week: April 22, 2019
2019 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 63/59 … Had tremendous senior season that culminated in being named the 2019 Warrior Award winner named in honor of the late Emileigh Cooper … Career-highs all across the board … Played in 63 games, second-most in program history, with 59 starts … Hit .242, 32 hits, 22 runs, tied for second on the team with 10 doubles, one triple, seven homers, 28 RBI and second on the team with 35 walks … On base percentage of .396 and slugged .492 … Had eight games with two or more RBI … Drew a walk in 28 games including two or more six times … Drew a walk in five-straight games twice March 24-30 and April 19-27 … Threw out seven potential base-stealers including two against Lafayette (March 9) and No. 13 Kentucky (March 20) … Finished with a .975 fielding percentage in 319 chances … Drove in a run and drew a walk in the season-opener against UC-Riverside (Feb. 8) … Hit first home run of the season, and first since freshman year, in game three at Charlotte (March 17) during 3-of-4 performance with three RBI … Over nine-game stretch from March 16-27, hit .474 and had an on base percentage of .643 … Hit .625, slugged 1.000 and an on base percentage of .727 during series at Charlotte (March 16-17) … Reached base safely in 11-consecutive games March 16-30 … Hit a double, a triple and drove in two runs during game one win over WKU (April 6) … Smacked two home runs and drove in four during game one against Louisiana Tech (April 19) and then hit third homer of the day in game two victory … Drew bases loaded walk in game three against Louisiana Tech (April 20) … Was named Conference USA Player of the Week (April 22) following series with Louisiana Tech … Hit fifth homer of the year in game two at Middle Tennessee (April 27) … Hit 2-run homer at Morehead State (April 30) … Recorded RBI double against Pitt (May 1) … Drew a career-best three walks against UTSA (May 8) in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament … Recorded two hits with a double in the C-USA Championship loss to Louisiana Tech (May 11) … Two hits including an RBI double in win over Rutgers (May 17) in the National Invitational Softball Championship Regional in Lynchburg … Hit final home run of career against George Washington (May 17) in the NISC in the same stadium (Liberty) that she hit her first career homer … Final hit of career came in NISC Regional Championship game against Liberty (May 18) … Finished career with 139 games played, 93 starts, 50 hits, 31 runs scored, 18 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 38 RBI and 44 walks.
2018 (Junior)
2018 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2018 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 10/5 … Missed most of the season due to season-ending shoulder injury … Appeared in 10 games with five starts at designated player … Continues to smack doubles … Only two hits in 2018 but both were doubles … In two plate appearances in start against Oakland (Feb. 16) hit a double and was walked once … Hit second double of the year and eighth of career with pinch hit at Furman (Feb. 24) … 8-of-18 career hits have been doubles … Continues to excel in the classroom with her third-consecutive Conference USA Academic Medal for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher.
2017 (Sophomore)
2017 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
2017 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2017 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 36/12 … Made 12 starts at designated player and right field … 3-of-6 hits for the year were doubles … Went 2-for-4 with one run, two RBI and a double against Furman (Feb. 10) … Against Furman, had RBI single in the fourth to get Marshall on the scoreboard, drove in another run in the top of the eighth to break 3-3 tie and then scored the eventual game-winner two batters later (Furman scored one run in the bottom of the eighth to make the final score 5-4) … Ripped a double in the fourth inning at No. 3 Florida State off Meghan King … Walked twice versus Lipscomb (Feb. 11) … Stole first career base against Delaware State (March 5), part of Herd’s record-setting 16 steal game that set the program and conference single-game mark … Hit two-run single at Middle Tennessee (April 29) … Hit a pinch-hit double in the sixth inning at home against UAB (May 6) … Was behind the plate for five games … Had season-high nine putouts versus Presbyterian (March 3).
2016 (Freshman)
2016 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
2016 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2016 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 30/17 ... Appeared in 30 games with 17 starts mainly as the designated player ... Locked down the DP spot with 14 starts out of the final 17 games of the season ... Registered first career hit with a two RBI double during Herd’s 6-run fifth inning vs. LIU-Brooklyn Feb 19 ... Broke out offensively at Liberty (April 13) going 2-for-4 with her first career home run, one double, two runs scored and two RBI ... Had three extra base hits before recording first single in game two of the doubleheader at Liberty ... Ripped a RBI triple vs. Louisiana Tech in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament ... Played behind the plate in seven games including two starts vs. LIU-Brooklyn (Feb. 20) and vs. UMES (March 5) ... Threw out a runner for first career caught stealing vs. UMES March 5.
High School: Attended Teays Valley High School (Ashville, Ohio) … Helped lead Teays Valley to the 2015 Division I Ohio State Championship … Hit .410 … Member of the Honor Roll all four years, National Honor Society, FOR Club (bully awareness) and Key Club (community service) … Also lettered one year in basketball … Played travel ball for the Ohio Nightmare Gold for three seasons.
Personal: Born Oct. 13, 1996 … Daughter of Billie Day-Ellis and Tommy Ellis … Chose Marshall because, “the atmosphere, community, people and passion for the school that everyone has.” … Plans to major in Psychology.
