University of St. Thomas Athletics
2023 Softball Roster
Roster
Cook, Ella
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Jersey Number 27
Ella Cook
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- City
- Hometown:
- Iowa City, Iowa
Bio
Pronunciation
2025 NFCA All-Region First Team
2025 All-Summit League First Team
2025 CSC Academic All-District
Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (April 28)
2024-25 Summit League Commissioner’s List
2024-25 Summit League Honor Roll
2024 All-Summit League Second Team
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2023-24 Summit League Commissioner’s List
2023-24 Summit League Honor Roll
2022 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2025
Hitting
Played and started in 49 games working as a designated player and pitcher… slashed .357/.429/.591 (all career highs) in 154 at-bats (career high)… tallied 55 hits (career high) with 15 doubles (career high) and seven home runs for 91 total bases (career high)… earned 18 walks and two hits-by-pitch (both career highs)… scored 25 runs and brought home 43 RBI (both career highs)… stole one base on one attempt… recorded a .960 fielding percentage with 16 putouts, 32 assists, and two errors on 50 total chances… tallied 11 multi-hit games and three three-hit games against Minnesota, Green Bay, and Kansas City… recorded a seven total base game against Kansas City (Apr. 26) with one double and one home run… brought home six RBI against Green Bay (Apr. 22)… Summit League rankings: 10th in avg. (.355), 10th in obp (.426), 7th in slug. (.587), 7th in OPS (1.013), 18th in AB (155), 11th in hits (55), 5th in doubles (15), 10th in HR (7), 4th in RBI (43), 5th in TB (91), 18th in walks (18).
Pitching
Made 28 appearances and eight starts in the circle… tossed 106.2 innings (career high) with a 2.36 ERA (career low) to a 12-9 win-loss record (career high wins), and a .222 batting average against (career low)… struck out 74 batters and walked just 41… allowed just 20 extra-base hits… tossed five complete games and two shutouts… struck out a season-high seven batters on four occasions against Green Bay, UTSA, Drake, and North Dakota… compilled a stellar 1.77 ERA in conference play… Summit League rankings: 2nd in ERA (2.36), 4th in wins (12), 6th in IP (106.2), 7th in strikeouts (74).
2024
Batting
Played and started in 39 games… hit .295/.350/.580 (all career-highs) in 112 at-bats… tallied 33 hits (career high) including eight doubles (career high) and eight home runs (career high and tied single-season program record) for 65 total bases (career high)… scored 12 runs and brought home a team-leading 35 RBI, both career highs… walked career-high nine times and struck out 18 times… stole one base on one attempt… had two multi-home run games against Boise State (Mar. 15) and Green Bay (Apr. 10)… tied single-game program record with nine total bases against Green Bay (Apr. 10)… tallied nine mulit-hit games including a three-hit performance against Green Bay (Apr. 10)… recorded four putouts and 24 assists for a 1.000 fielding percentage at pitcher… finished in the Top-15 in Summit League OPS (9th), doubles (T-12th), home runs (T-2nd), RBI (3rd), total bases (12th), and SLUG (4th) while missing the final 12 games due to injury… earned All-Summit League Second Team honors in the designated player role.
Pitching
Pitched to a 7-9 win-loss record in 22 appearances and 18 starts in the circle… tossed career-high 101.1 innings to a 5.39 earned run average and 1.90 WHIP… struck out 64 batters and walked 58… tossed eight complete games… struck out season-high nine against Southern Illinois Edwardsville (Mar. 3)… tossed a complete-game shutout against Southern Indiana (Feb. 16).
2023
Played in 22 games, making nine starts on the mound… went 5-8… tossed 84.2 innings of 3.72 ERA… struckout 78 batters… recorded three saves during the season… pitched five complete games… season-high 11 strikeouts against Green Bay (April 25)... offensively scored eight runs on nine base hits… drove in nine runners… hit two home runs on the season… hit home runs against St. Louis University (Feb. 11) and North Dakota (April 15).
2022
Did not appear in a game.
High School
Twice named an All-State selection... four times named an All-District honoree... a five-time All-Conference selection... a member of the National Honor Society and an honor roll student.
Personal
Daughter of Gabe and Michelle... has two siblings (Gavin and Joe)... majoring in biology.
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