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Bri Ellis

University of Arkansas '25

Hometown: Houston, Texas

2025 AUSL Champion (Talons)

Bri Ellis is a 5-foot-10 professional softball infielder from Houston, Texas. She was acquired in the 1st Round of the 2025 College Draft following a collegiate career at Arkansas and Auburn.

Personal Life

Family: Daughter of Ron and Molly Ellis. Has a sister named Emily.

Education: Majored in business analytics at Arkansas.

Background: Threw the ceremonial first pitch for the Houston Astros on April 18, 2026.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Accumulated 606 leaderboard points. Tied for fourth in the league after being hit by a pitch twice.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Started all 21 appearances as a rookie with the Talons. Fashioned a .186 batting average with one home run, eight RBIs, and 11 walks.

College Experience: Auburn & Arkansas (2022–2025)

Career Statistics: Authored a .332 career batting average with 74 home runs and 215 RBIs over 231 games. Fashioned a .989 career fielding percentage.

Senior Year (2025, Arkansas): Hit a career-best .440 with 59 hits, 26 home runs, and 72 RBIs. Tied the SEC single-season home run record.

Junior Year (2024, Arkansas): Hit .322 with 14 home runs and led Arkansas with 47 RBIs.

Sophomore Year (2023, Auburn): Ranked ninth in the SEC with 14 home runs, adding 47 RBIs.

Freshman Year (2022, Auburn): SEC Freshman of the Year. Set an Auburn freshman record with 20 home runs.

Awards & Honors

National Honors: 2025 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. Consensus First-Team All-America selection.

Conference Honors: 2025 SEC Player of the Year. Three-time All-SEC selection.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2025 All-Star Cup	5	1	7	5	-	.286	-	.286	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-
2025 AUSL	21	21	61	43	.186	.393	.256	.649	3	8	-	-	1	8	11	5	10	11	2	-	-	-
Career Totals	26	22	68	48	.167	.382	.229	.611	3	8	-	-	1	8	11	7	12	11	2	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
8/31/2025	Team Kowalik	Team Coffel	1	-	-	1.000	-	1.000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/29/2025	Team Coffel	Team Garcia	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/26/2025	Team Coffey	Team Netz	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
8/25/2025	Team Kowalik	Team Coffey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/24/2025	Team Ricketts	Team Coffey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/20/2025	Team Willis	Team Falby	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/19/2025	Team Falby	Team Kowalik	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/4/2025	Team Lorenz	Team Ocasio	1	-	-	1.000	-	1.000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/2/2025	Team Corrick	Team Lorenz	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

2026 MLB x AUSL First Pitches

Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) are showcasing their partnership through a series of first pitches at baseball games across the country. Follow where the pro softball players made an appearance during the 2026 season: Bri Ellis at the Houston Astros View this post on Instagram A post shared by […]