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Jersey Number 7
Ellie Haggard
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bourbonnais, Ill.
- High School:
- Bradley-Bourbonnais Community HS
Sophomore - 2026
- Appeared in 53 games and started 51 at first base
- Second on squad in home runs, notching nine, including two homers against Providence at the Raleigh Times (2/21/26)
- Tallied nine multi-hit games, including a three-hit performance against Minnesota (3/28/26)
- Registered seven multi-RBI games, including her season-best four RBI against Bradley (2/14/26)
- Recorded .282 batting average, .500 slugging percentage, and .331 on-base percentage
- Finished the year on an eight-game reached base streak, her longest of the season
- Maintained a .993 fielding percentage, with 283 putouts and seven assists
- Lone stolen base of the year came against Campbell (2/13/26)
Freshman - 2025
- Played in 31 games, making six starts
- Slashed .182/.394/.243
- Recorded first collegiate hit and RBI against Saint Louis (3/7/25)
- Logged first career home run at #8 Oregon (3/21/25)
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI a double and a home run against #8 Oregon (3/23/25)
- Posted two RBI against Michigan State (4/11/25)
High School
- Ranked 60th on Extra Innings Softball Class of 2024 list
- Four-year varsity letterwinner in softball, volleyball, and basketball
- Awarded Senior Class Female Athlete of the Year.
- Named All-State in 2022, 2023 and 2024
- Earned a first-team all-conference nod and a First-Team All-Area accolade from 2021-24
- Holds the Illinois state record for number of grand slams in an inning with two and eight RBI in an inning
- Holds school records for runs, hits, triples, home runs, RBI, slugging percentage, and OPS
- Helped Illinois Chill Gold 18U place 5th at Colorado IDT and 7th at PGF Nationals in 2024.
Illini Softball | Ava Moore Media Availability 1/29/2025
Wednesday, January 29
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Wednesday, January 29
Illini Softball | Head Coach Tyra Perry Availability 1/29/2025
Wednesday, January 29
ILLINI SB | Berkmeyer Catching Runners
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