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Jersey Number 6
Ella Thurman
- Position:
- Pitcher/Infielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chico, Calif.
- High School:
- Pleasant Valley
- Prev School:
- Pleasant Valley
- Major:
- Management and Leadership
AS A SOPHOMORE (2026): First season as a key member of the Gael pitching rotation...Made 21 appearances in the circle, including 11 starts...Amassed a record of 7-4 with two saves and a 4.20 ERA...Had nearly a 3-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio, fanning 36 while walking just 13 over 73.1 inning pitched...Went the distance for the first time in her career in her season debut against Cal Poly, picking up her second collegiate win in the process (Feb. 7)...Fanned a career-high five in a complete game victory over CSUN (Feb. 13)...Picked up both of her saves on the year on the Gaels' Rocky Mountain road trip, earning the first against Colorado State (Mar. 19) and the second at Northern Colorado (Mar. 21)...Went 4-0 in WCC play, including her first complete game shutout at San Diego, surrendering just three hits (Apr. 26)...Shined out of the bullpen for the Gaels in the Eugene Regional Finals, surrendering just one run over 4.2 innings.
AS A FRESHMAN (2025): Made 12 appearances, including three starts in the circle during her freshman campaign…Went 1-0 with a 5.65 ERA over 31 innings…Struckout 13 and walked 10…Did not allow an earned run throughout her first seven collegiate innings…Struck out a career-high three in her collegiate debut at Sacramento State (Feb. 7), and matched that a week later vs Kansas (Feb. 14)...First collegiate win came in five relief innings in a victory over Idaho State (Mar. 21).
PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: Joins the Gaels pitching staff out of Pleasant Valley High School in Chico...Has been lights out in the circle for Pleasant Valley, amassing a record of 22-8 and a 2.31 over 290.2 innings worked in her prep career...Holds an astonishing strikeout to walk ratio better than 5:1 (305 Ks, 59 BBs), demonstrating an excellent command of her arsenal...On top of her impressive pitching resume has also flashes a powerful bat, having launched 12 home runs over the past three seasons...Won three straight Eastern Athletic League Titles and has three times been named to the All-Eastern Athletic League Team, earning MVP honors in 2023.
AS A FRESHMAN (2025): Made 12 appearances, including three starts in the circle during her freshman campaign…Went 1-0 with a 5.65 ERA over 31 innings…Struckout 13 and walked 10…Did not allow an earned run throughout her first seven collegiate innings…Struck out a career-high three in her collegiate debut at Sacramento State (Feb. 7), and matched that a week later vs Kansas (Feb. 14)...First collegiate win came in five relief innings in a victory over Idaho State (Mar. 21).
PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: Joins the Gaels pitching staff out of Pleasant Valley High School in Chico...Has been lights out in the circle for Pleasant Valley, amassing a record of 22-8 and a 2.31 over 290.2 innings worked in her prep career...Holds an astonishing strikeout to walk ratio better than 5:1 (305 Ks, 59 BBs), demonstrating an excellent command of her arsenal...On top of her impressive pitching resume has also flashes a powerful bat, having launched 12 home runs over the past three seasons...Won three straight Eastern Athletic League Titles and has three times been named to the All-Eastern Athletic League Team, earning MVP honors in 2023.
SB | NCAA Regional Recap
Saturday, May 23
SB | Postgame Press Conference, Eugene Regional Game Four, 5-17-26
Sunday, May 17
SB | Saint Mary's vs. Idaho State & Oregon Highlights, 5-16-26
Sunday, May 17
SB | Saint Mary's vs. Mississippi State Highlights, 5-115-26
Sunday, May 17
