2025 Season:
• Appeared in four games in his first collegiate season.
• made his first career start at Tulane on April 2.
• made his Northwestern State debut at Troy on Feb. 22, drawing a walk in his first plate appearance.
High School:
• Two-year letterman for coach Brock Whitney’s Sentinels.
• owns the school record for career RBIs.
• first-team all-state and all-region pick as a senior, batting .438 with 10 home runs, 40 RBIs and an OPS of 1.010 as Mountain Ridge set a school record with 28 wins.
• earned first-team all-state and all-region honors as a junior, hitting .389 with a .610 on-base percentage.
• named first-team all-region as a freshman, batting .419 with a .678 on-base percentage.
• helped Mountain Ridge reach the playoffs each season, including a 21-10 mark and a semifinal berth in his junior season.
• four-year hockey letterman has started every game since his freshman season and helped Mountain Ridge win the Class 6A state title and reach four straight state title games.
• four-time all-state goalie in hockey had a save percent of 84 or better each season.
• was the region MVP and state championship MVP as a freshman.
• honor roll student graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was a two-time Academic All-State selection.
• member of the FFA and school senate and was the winner of the Mr. Sentinel Award.
Personal:
• Born Dec. 1, 2005.
• son of Kendra and Joel Ellis, both of whom were college athletes.
• Kendra played softball at Green River College while Joel played football and baseball at Eastern Washington.
• his grandfather was a catcher for the Boston Red Sox.
• has two brothers, Ryan and Landen.
• majoring in biology.
• plans to pursue further education in the medical field and concentrate on a career in forensic investigation.
• life’s ambition is to have a fulfilling life where he is constantly learning, growing, developing cognitive skills and making a positive impact on the people around him.
