University of Connecticut Athletics
2015 Softball Roster
Chelsea Eckert
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- High Point Regional HS
- Hometown:
- Branchville, N.J.
2018 (Senior Season): Made 15 appearances, including eight starts, in the circle for her final season at UConn…Earned a record of 1-6 with a 4.32 ERA in 48.2 innings of work…Struck-out 32 and walked 40…Complete-game effort in 3-0 win over Rider (Feb. 18) with a career-high 11 strikeouts and just one walk…Allowed 45 runs, but just 30 earned…Surrendered two earned runs or fewer in 11 of 15 appearances for the Huskies, combining her time as a starter and reliever…Notched 319.2 innings in the circle during her UConn career.
2017 (Junior Season): Made 18 appearances in the circle, including four starts ... Record of 1-3 in 42 innings of work, including one complete game against East Carolina on April 15 ... 4.50 ERA was third-best on the team ... Season-high six strikeouts in win over IUPUI on Feb. 19 ... Struck out five batters in four innings of relief against Fairleigh Dickinson on April 19.
2016 (Sophomore Season): Made 19 starts in 28 appearances in the circle…Recorded a 6-11 record and 4.14 ERA in 101.1 innings of work ... Led all UConn pitchers in opposing batting average (.284) ... Pitched two complete-game shut outs in wins over St. John’s on March 12 and Central Connecticut on April 13 ... Allowed two earned runs and struck-out six in eight innings against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 19 ... Named to 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
2015 (Freshman Season): Appeared in the circle in 24 games, including a team-high 21 starts ... Held the best ERA on the team (4.44) and led the squad with 10 complete games ... Notched 70 strikeouts in 127.2 innings of work and held opposing batters to a .293 batting average ... Fired six innings of three-hit ball against Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship on May 7... Picked up her first collegiate win with a stellar 7.0 inning, four-run performance against Pacific on March 21 ... Recorded a season-best 10 punch-outs against Evansville on March 8.
High School: A four year varsity player and member of the 2012 and 2014 NJ State Championship team ... Was named All-Area (First Team), All-League (First Team), and NJA All-Academic (First Team) ... Named All League (NJAC), All Academic Team, All-Area, All West Jersey and All State in 2014 ... Member of the Newtown Rock Gold (Garvey) ... Selected as the Tournament MVP for the Team NJ PGF National Qualifier.
Personal: Allied health sciences major...Born on Jan. 8, 1996.
