#77, Infield, R/R

Bri Ellis

University of Arkansas '25

Hometown: Houston, Texas

2025 AUSL Champion (Talons)

Bri Ellis is a 5-foot-10 professional softball infielder from Houston, Texas. She was acquired in the 1st Round of the 2025 College Draft following a collegiate career at Arkansas and Auburn.

Personal Life

Family: Daughter of Ron and Molly Ellis. Has a sister named Emily.

Education: Majored in business analytics at Arkansas.

Background: Threw the ceremonial first pitch for the Houston Astros on April 18, 2026.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Accumulated 606 leaderboard points. Tied for fourth in the league after being hit by a pitch twice.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Started all 21 appearances as a rookie with the Talons. Fashioned a .186 batting average with one home run, eight RBIs, and 11 walks.

College Experience: Auburn & Arkansas (2022–2025)

Career Statistics: Authored a .332 career batting average with 74 home runs and 215 RBIs over 231 games. Fashioned a .989 career fielding percentage.

Senior Year (2025, Arkansas): Hit a career-best .440 with 59 hits, 26 home runs, and 72 RBIs. Tied the SEC single-season home run record.

Junior Year (2024, Arkansas): Hit .322 with 14 home runs and led Arkansas with 47 RBIs.

Sophomore Year (2023, Auburn): Ranked ninth in the SEC with 14 home runs, adding 47 RBIs.

Freshman Year (2022, Auburn): SEC Freshman of the Year. Set an Auburn freshman record with 20 home runs.

Awards & Honors

National Honors: 2025 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. Consensus First-Team All-America selection.

Conference Honors: 2025 SEC Player of the Year. Three-time All-SEC selection.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2026 AUSL	4	4	12	10	.500	.583	1.400	1.983	2	5	1	1	2	5	2	-	2	34	14	-	-	-	-
2025 All-Star Cup	5	1	7	5	-	.286	-	.286	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025 AUSL	21	21	61	43	.186	.393	.256	.649	3	8	-	-	1	8	11	5	10	-	11	2	-	-	-
Career Totals	30	26	80	58	.224	.413	.431	.844	5	13	1	1	3	13	13	7	14	238	25	2	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
6/13/2026	Talons	Cascade	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	-	-	-	-	-
6/11/2026	Talons	Bandits	3	2	.500	.667	2.000	2.667	1	1	-	-	1	1	1	-	1	-	4	-	-	-	-
6/10/2026	Talons	Bandits	3	2	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	-	2	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
6/9/2026	Talons	Bandits	3	3	.667	.667	2.000	2.667	1	2	1	-	1	3	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

What We Learned From Every AUSL Team’s First Series

The first series of the 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) season is in the books! Whether you just hope all six teams have fun or you’re an early diehard for a particular franchise, it can be difficult to know what to glean in just the first series. But in a season that’s only 30 […]