AUBURN, Ala. – Postseason accolades continue to roll in for Auburn softball as slugger Bri Ellis was named to the 2022 Extra Inning Softball All-Freshman Team.
Ellis was one of 16 student-athletes across Division I softball to be honored by the publication. She joins Florida's Kendra Falby as the only two members of the Southeastern Conference on the list.
The most powerful bat in the Tiger lineup, 20 of Ellis's 45 hits were home runs. Ellis leads all SEC freshmen and ranks third in the conference in both total home runs and home runs per game (0.36). Her home run total is also good for 13th in Division I softball.
Ellis is just the second Auburn freshman in program history to slug at least 10 home runs in their debut season. The Houston, Texas, native surpassed three-time Auburn All-American Kasey Cooper for the program's freshman home run record. Ellis closed her freshman campaign tied for the second most home runs hit in a single season at Auburn.
Adding eight doubles and a triple to her power numbers, Ellis closed the season tied for fifth in Auburn single-season history with a .772 slugging percentage. The mark is the seventh highest slugging clip among SEC hitters.
Ellis led the team with 49 RBI, averaging 0.88 runs batted in per game to rank 12th in the conference. She ended the season with 115 total bases, the 13th most in the SEC. Ellis also added 32 runs scored. Behind 13 walks, she held a .378 on-base percentage. Starting 56 games at first base, Ellis turned in an .989 fielding percentage with 251 putouts, 11 assists and just three errors.
She rounded out her debut season with the program's second highest slugging percentage, total bases and RBI recorded by an Auburn freshman.
2022 Extra Inning Softball All-Freshman Team
Bri Ellis, IF, Auburn
Cori McMillan, IF, Radford
Cydney Sanders, IF, Arizona State
Ella Chancey, IF, Charlotte
Emily Winstead, P, UNC Wilmington
Emma Lemley, P, Virginia Tech
Grace Loftin, OF, UNC Greensboro
Jada Cecil, P, UC San Diego
Jordy Bahl, P, Oklahoma
Kendra Falby, OF, Florida
Kya Matter, P, UMBC
Michaela Edenfield, C, Florida State
Sarah Haendiges, P, Oregon State
Sierra Sacco, OF, Louisiana Tech
Tatum Kresley, OF, Maryland-Eastern Shore
Taylor Hill, UT, Seton Hall
