Thomas Ellisen

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher/ Infielder
Height:
6-4
Weight:
190
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Kimberly, WI
High School:
Kimberly

2025 Season: Appeared in 16 games and made 14 starts. Went 6-3 with a 6.45 ERA. Totaled 67.0 innings allowed 84 hits, 59 runs, walked 31 and struck out 66. Notched five starts of 6.0 innings or more. Pitched 6.0 innings allowed two runs and struck out five in a win vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt (3/2). Earned win with 6.0 and struck out six at St. John's (4/25). Pitched a season-high 7.0 innings with zero earned runs and season-high eight strikeouts vs. Maine (5/16).

2024 Summer Ball: Pitched in eight games, making seven starts for the Sanford Mainers in the New England Collegiate baseball league. Logged 40.2 innings, going 3-0 with a 3.54 earned run average…Struck out 54 opponents, highlighted by two 10-strikeout starts against Keene on July 12 and August 3.

2024 Season: Appeared in 17 games out of the bullpen. Pitched 19.1 innings and held opponents to a .235 batting average against. Made season debut with 2.2 shutout innings and a pair of strikeouts vs. USF (2/16) on Opening Day. Tied a season-high with 3.0 innings of work at No. 23 Auburn (3/2). Struck out a season-high three in 2.0 shutout innings at Cal Baptist (3/15). Posted a scoreless frame vs. LIU (3/20). Retired all three batters he faced vs. Hofstra (4/24). Notched 1.1 shutout innings vs. Xavier (5/22) in BIG EAST Tournament. Pitched 3.0 shutout innings at No. 9 Oklahoma in the NCAA Norman Regional. Made his NCAA Super Regional debut by pinch-hitting in Game 1 of the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional at No. 8 Florida State (6/7).

2023 Season: Appeared in 24 games and made four starts for the Huskies in his debut season. Went 5-1 with a 4.94 ERA. In 51.0 innings, he struck out 44. Made his collegiate debut with a scoreless inning vs. Ohio State (2/17). Tossed 3.2 shutout innings at FAU (3/5) to earn first career victory. Made first career start at Hawaii (3/11) and went three innings of work. Struck out four in two innings at San Diego State (3/18). Logged 4.0 out of the pen vs. Rutgers (3/24) to earn victory. Pitched a season-high 4.1 shutout innings vs. Boston College (3/28). Logged 1.1 shutout innings vs. Bryant (4/10) to grab his third win of the year. Fired 2.0 innings of shutout ball vs. URI (4/24). Posted 3.1 innings out of the pen vs. Seton Hall (5/7) giving up zero earned runs and three strikeouts to grab the win. Struck out three in 1.2 shutout frames at Creighton (5/20). Started BIG EAST Championship game vs. Xavier and pitched 4.1 innings of one run ball and struck out a career-high five. Made NCAA Tournament debut with start vs. Florida A&M (6/3), going 3.0 innings in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.

2022 Season: Redshirt

Before UConn: Lettered one season for head coach Ryan McGinnis at Kimberly High School. Earned Pitcher of the Year honors. Unanimous First Team All-Conference performer. Second Team All-State and was a member of the All-District team. Threw one no-hitter in his high school career. Also lettered in football and basketball. Unanimous All-Conference performer and All-Area in football. Was a captain, honorable mention All-Conference, & First Team Defense. Was a scholar athlete.

Personal: Thomas Hays Ellisen. Parents are Erin and Matt. Has two sisters, Brynn and Tae. Communications major.