UMass Lowell Athletics

AS A FRESHMAN (2018): Made eight starts in 11 appearances … went 2-4 in the circle … registered a 7.11 ERA … three complete games … totaled 19 strikeouts … season-best six strikeouts vs. Oakland (2.18).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year team member at Green Hope … two-time Academic All-Conference Team selection … senior captain … led her team to its first playoff victory in four years as a senior with 11 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout … totaled 100 strikeouts during her final season with a 1.95 ERA and a 9-3 record in 82 innings … named Second-Team All-Conference and Team MVP as a junior after leading the team in home runs, strikeouts (83) and innings pitched (88) … totaled 75 strikeouts and nine wins as a sophomore, and boasted a 2.29 ERA as a freshman … graduated with honors.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of James and Kathleen Ellard … has one older brother (Jimmy) … hobbies include swimming, traveling and watching movies … lists Friends and How I Met Your Mother as her favorite TV shows … Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots are her favorite professional sports teams … names Tom Brady and Madison Bumgarner as her favorite sports figures … chose to attend UMass Lowell for the opportunity to return home, and because she loved the campus and coaches … majoring in business administration.