Thomas Ellisen

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-4
Weight:
213
Class:
Graduate Student
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Kimberly, Wis.
Prev School:
UConn

2025 (Redshirt-Junior/UConn): Appeared in 16 games and made 14 starts for the Big East regular season champions under coach Jim Penders as they finished 38-25
*Helped Huskies capture their fifth-straight league regular season title
*Posted a 6-3 mark with a 6.45 ERA in 67.0 innings and notched a team-leading 66 strikeouts
*Provided five starts of 6.0 innings or more with a career-high 7.0 innings and eight strikeouts against Maine
*Pitched 6.0 innings and allowed two runs and struck out five in a win vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt
*Earned win with 6.0 frames and struck out six at St. John's

2024 (Redshirt-Sophomore/UConn): Appeared in 17 games out of the bullpen for coach Jim Penders as the Huskies went 35-26 and advanced to the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional
*Captured the Big East regular season title and won the Norman Regional
*Went 0-0 with a 6.52 ERA in 19.1 innings and held opponents to a .235 batting average
*Made season debut with 2.2 shutout innings and a pair of strikeouts versus USF on Opening Day
*Tied a season-high with 3.0 innings of work at No. 23 Auburn
*Struck out a season-high three in two shutout innings at Cal Baptist
*Retired all three batters he faced versus Hofstra
*Notched 1.1 shutout innings versus Xavier in the Big East Tournament
*Pitched 3.0 shutout innings at No. 9 Oklahoma in the NCAA Norman Regional
*Made a ninth-inning appearance as a pinch-hitter in an NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional loss to No. 8 FSU

2023 (Redshirt-Freshman/UConn): Appeared in 24 games and made four starts for the Huskies and coach Jim Penders as the squad advanced to the NCAA Gainesville Regional with a 47-17 mark
*Went 5-1 with a 4.94 ERA across 51.0 innings with 44 strikeouts
*Made his collegiate debut with a scoreless inning versus Ohio State
*Tossed 3.2 shutout innings at FAU to earn first career victory
*Made first career start at Hawaii and went three innings in a no decision
*Logged 4.0 innings out of the bullpen versus Rutgers to earn a victory
*Pitched a season-high 4.1 shutout innings against Boston College
*Logged 1.1 shutout innings against Bryant to earn a victory
*Provided 3.1 innings of relief versus Seton Hall with three strikeouts for a win
*Started Big East Championship game against Xavier and pitched 4.1 innings of one-run ball with a career-high five strikeouts
*Made NCAA Tournament debut with a start versus Florida A&M, going 3.0 innings in the NCAA Gainesville (Fla.) Regional

2022 (Freshman/UConn): Redshirted on a Huskies team that advanced to the NCAA Stanford Super Regional under Jim Penders, finishing 50-16
*Part of the Huskies team that won the Big East regular season and tournament championships plus the NCAA College Park (Md.) Regional

High School: A graduate of Kimberly (Wis.) where he played for Ryan McGinnis
*Posted a 6-1 record, 0.46 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 46 innings plus threw one no-hitter
*Earned Pitcher of the Year honors and unanimous First Team All-Conference performer
*Also earned Second Team All-State and was a member of the All-District team
*Also lettered in football and basketball for coach Steve Jones and Lucky Wurtz
*Unanimous All-Conference performer and All-Area in football as a defensive back
*Was a captain, honorable mention All-Conference and First Team Defense
*Named a Scholar-Athlete and The Post-Crescent Athlete of the Year

Personal: Born Feb. 24, 2003
*Son of Erin and Matt Ellisen
*Has two sisters, Brynn and Tae