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Jersey Number 44
Eli Pillsbury
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Newburgh, Ind.
- High School:
- Castle HS
2026 CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
COLLEGE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME MIDSEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR WATCHLIST
2026: Friday night starter for the Gamecocks throughout the season ... Finished the year with a 4.07 ERA and a record of 6-3 ... Tallied 89 strikeouts to only 29 walks in 77.1 innings ... Posted double digit strikeouts three times this season, including two games with a career-high 12 Ks, setting the mark on March 27 at Louisiana Tech, and matching it on May 8 against Kennesaw State ... Had three-straight quality starts from March 13 to March 27 against Sam Houston (6.2 IP, 1 ER), Western Kentucky (7.0 IP, 1 ER), and Louisiana Tech (6.0 IP, 0 ER) ... Pitched a career-long 8.0 innings against FIU on April 17 ... Named a D1Baseball and Perfect Game Midseason All-American.
Prior to Jax State: Arrives from NC State, where he did not see action ... Spent his first two seasons of college at John A. Logan ... Posted a 5.47 ERA with a 3-1 record and three saves in 2024, his final year with the Vols ... Posted 11.28 K/9 with 33 strikeouts in 26.1 innings ... During his freshman year, he posted a 4.64 ERA with one win and three saves ... Fanned 36 batters in 21.1 innings for 15.19 K/9.
High School: Second-ranked left-handed pitcher and 34th-best prospect overall coming out of the state of Indiana per Perfect Game.
COLLEGE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME MIDSEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR WATCHLIST
2026: Friday night starter for the Gamecocks throughout the season ... Finished the year with a 4.07 ERA and a record of 6-3 ... Tallied 89 strikeouts to only 29 walks in 77.1 innings ... Posted double digit strikeouts three times this season, including two games with a career-high 12 Ks, setting the mark on March 27 at Louisiana Tech, and matching it on May 8 against Kennesaw State ... Had three-straight quality starts from March 13 to March 27 against Sam Houston (6.2 IP, 1 ER), Western Kentucky (7.0 IP, 1 ER), and Louisiana Tech (6.0 IP, 0 ER) ... Pitched a career-long 8.0 innings against FIU on April 17 ... Named a D1Baseball and Perfect Game Midseason All-American.
Prior to Jax State: Arrives from NC State, where he did not see action ... Spent his first two seasons of college at John A. Logan ... Posted a 5.47 ERA with a 3-1 record and three saves in 2024, his final year with the Vols ... Posted 11.28 K/9 with 33 strikeouts in 26.1 innings ... During his freshman year, he posted a 4.64 ERA with one win and three saves ... Fanned 36 batters in 21.1 innings for 15.19 K/9.
High School: Second-ranked left-handed pitcher and 34th-best prospect overall coming out of the state of Indiana per Perfect Game.
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