Gabby Ellis

Class:
Junior
Position:
RHP
Height:
5-6
B/T:
L/R
Hometown:
Green Cove Springs, Fla.
High School:
Clay

Junior (2026)
• Appeared in 34 games with 23 starts in the circle
• Posted a 15-9 record with a 4.07 ERA, 72 strikeouts over 129.0 innings pitched
• Started all four games of the NCAA Regional (May 15-17); earned wins in back-to-back elimination games against Binghamton and Kansas, including a complete-game two-hit shutout with five strikeouts vs. the Bearcats
• Tossed a five-inning shutout, allowing five hits and striking out two vs. Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (May 6)
• Allowed no earned runs and just two hits and fanned three in a 3-1 win in the series finale at Michigan State (May 3)
• Pitched the final 6.1 innings in the series opener vs. Wisconsin (April 17), allowing one run on two hits and six strikeouts
• Fanned six and allowed one run on four hits in complete-game win vs. Ohio State (April 11)
• Allowed just one hit through six scoreless innings vs. Villanova (Feb. 27)
• Won in relief vs. Kansas (Feb. 8), entering with bases loaded and no outs in the fifth and posting three hitless, scoreless innings
• Struck out 10 batters and tossed five scoreless innings vs. Illinois State in Michigan debut (Feb. 7)

Prior to Michigan
• Spent two seasons at Mercer University (2024, '25)
• Posted an 11-5 record and a 2.48 ERA over 113 innings pitched in 2025
• Cut season ERA nearly in half from a freshman campaign (5.01, 2024)
• Posted three complete-game shutouts, including one in an NCAA elimination game vs. FAU
• Helped Mercer captain the 2025 SoCon Tournament title and earn the program's first-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament

Prep
• Graduated from Clay High School (2023)
• Three-time Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-State honoree (2021, '22, '23)
• Three-time all-county and All-First Coast selection
• Totaled 37 wins over final three years (after freshman season was canceled by Covid)
• Compiled a 1.16 career ERA, 497 strikeouts and a .171 opposing batting average
• Helped guide Clay HS to a regional title in 2022 and appearance in the high school softball state semifinals
• Graduated in the top 10 percent of 363-member senior class
• Named a 2023 Extra Elite 100 Pitcher

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Born on May 9, 2005
• Daughter of David Jr. and Monica Ellis
• Has two sisters, Trinidy and Leann