2021 Baseball Roster
Elliott, Adam
Jersey Number 4
Adam Elliott
- B/T:
- L/L
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- St. Xavier
Bio
2021: Made 20 appearances, including the first two starts of his career ... Held a 5-2 record with a 4.84 ERA and four saves ... Struck out 49 in 48.1 innings ... Made his first career start on Feb. 21 against Bellarmine after 67 career relief appearances ... Pitched four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out a career-best seven to earn the win ... Worked four innings out of the bullpen, giving up just an unearned run against Western Illinois on Feb. 27 ... Earned the win at NC State on March 21 with 2.1 innings of scoreless relief ... Pitched three innings out of the bullpen for the win at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save of the season against Wake Forest on April 2 ... Worked two innings versus Wake Forest on April 3 for his fourth win of the year ... Struck out five over three scoreless innings for the win against Florida State on April 9 ... Entered with the bases loaded and needed just three pitches to record the final out for a save against Vanderbilt on May 4 ... Pitched the final four innings and retired the final 12 batters he faced for his fourth save against Duke on May 8 ... Retired all seven batters he faced against Miami on May 22.
2020: Made a team-high seven appearances out of the bullpen before the season was halted... Finished with a 1-0 record, posting a 0.87 ERA in 10.1 innings with 14 strikeouts... Made two appearances at Ole Miss, allowing just one run over three innings... Struck out four in two scoreless frames on Feb. 22 against Valparaiso... Pitched two spotless innings and earned the win against Xavier... Lowered his career ERA to 1.88, which ranks third on Louisville's all-time list.
2019: Made 23 relief appearances, going 3-2 with a 2.48 ERA over 32.2 innings. Tossed two scoreless innings against Auburn on June 18 at the College World Series. Allowed just a single unearned run in 2.1 innings against Indiana in the NCAA Regional on June 2. Tossed 2.2 scoreless, allowing just one baserunner with a season high four strikeouts against Florida State on May 17. Worked 2.1 scoreless innings against No. 2 Vanderbilt on May 7. Tossed two innings without allowing a run at Cincinnati on April 23. Threw two scoreless innings for the win over Kentucky on April 2. Turned in a career-long 3.2 innings of scoreless relief for the win at Duke on March 17. Worked 2.2 innings of relief for the victory against Ole Miss on March 13. Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings against Boston College on March 9. Allowed a solo home run in relief for the loss against UConn on Feb. 15.
2018: Made 15 appearances on the mound, all in relief, and did not surrender an earned run while totaling 11 strikeouts in 9.1 innings... Had .214 batting average with one RBI and four runs scored as a hitter... Pitched 2.0 perfect innings of relief against No. 9 Texas Tech in NCAA Regional final... Worked an inning of perfect relief against Pittsburgh in the ACC Championship semifinal win on May 26... Earned second save of the season after recording final two outs of May 13 win at Pittsburgh... Singled, drove in a run and scored once in May 9 win over Cincinnati... Was 1-for-2 at the plate with a run scored in win at Boston College on May 5... Earned first collegiate save registering a bases loaded strikeout in March 31 win at No.5 Florida State... Worked an inning of shutout relief in March 21 win at WKU... Had two strikeouts in a scoreless inning of relief against Morehead State on March 6... Registered first collegiate hit with a triple against Western Carolina on March 2... Worked brief relief outing in Feb. 20 win against EKU... Made two appearances at the plate and in right field against Richmond and The Citadel on Feb. 16-17.
2017: Finished with 2-0 record, 2.14 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 33.2 innings pitched and 22 total appearances during freshman season... Earned second win of the season with two innings of shutout relief at Notre Dame on May 7... Finished with career-best six strikeouts in three innings of relief at EKU on April 25... Season-opening scoreless halted at 17.0 innings on April 25... Worked a perfect inning of relief at No. 10 Kentucky on April 18... Had two innings of shutout relief at Georgia Tech on April 14... Delivered three innings of shutout work from the bullpen in April 4 win over No. 8 UK... Had two strikeouts in an inning of relief at NC State on March 26... Had 1.1 innings of shutout work at Cincinnati on March 21... Pitched a pair of shutout frames against Xavier on March 15... Had two strikeouts in one inning of shutout relief against Fort Wayne on March 8... Earned first collegiate win retiring all four batters faced against Eastern Michigan on March 5... Made collegiate debut with three strikeouts in 1.1 innings of perfect relief against Eastern Kentucky Feb. 22.
High School: Played three seasons of prep baseball at St. Xavier High School where he was coached by Andy Porta... Received All-State honors and Kentucky State Tournament Most Valuable Player... Threw a perfect game in 2015... Helped St. Xavier win two Kentucky Baseball State Championships in 2014 and 2016... Had 7-2 record with a 1.10 ERA on the mound and finished with .361 batting average and 10 doubles during senior season... Was 4-2 with a 1.40 ERA and 51 strikeouts on the mound as a junior while also hitting .376.
Personal: Born Adam David Elliott in Elizabethtown, Ky. on February 6, 1998... Parents are Lori and David Elliott... Has three older siblings – Kristina, Maddi and Cameron... Majoring in sport administration... Signed with UofL after strongly considering Kentucky and Xavier... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his dad because he’s been there every step of the way... Hobbies include playing golf with his father and brother... Favorite movie is Shawshank Redemption... Favorite TV shows are Arrow and Agents of Shield... Favorite athlete is Brandon Phillips... Favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch... Favorite candy bar is 3 Musketeers... Favorite food is spaghetti with meat sauce... Favorite team is the Cincinnati Reds... Favorite restaurant is Joella’s Hot Chicken... Sister Maddi played collegiate field hockey at Ball State.
2020: Made a team-high seven appearances out of the bullpen before the season was halted... Finished with a 1-0 record, posting a 0.87 ERA in 10.1 innings with 14 strikeouts... Made two appearances at Ole Miss, allowing just one run over three innings... Struck out four in two scoreless frames on Feb. 22 against Valparaiso... Pitched two spotless innings and earned the win against Xavier... Lowered his career ERA to 1.88, which ranks third on Louisville's all-time list.
2019: Made 23 relief appearances, going 3-2 with a 2.48 ERA over 32.2 innings. Tossed two scoreless innings against Auburn on June 18 at the College World Series. Allowed just a single unearned run in 2.1 innings against Indiana in the NCAA Regional on June 2. Tossed 2.2 scoreless, allowing just one baserunner with a season high four strikeouts against Florida State on May 17. Worked 2.1 scoreless innings against No. 2 Vanderbilt on May 7. Tossed two innings without allowing a run at Cincinnati on April 23. Threw two scoreless innings for the win over Kentucky on April 2. Turned in a career-long 3.2 innings of scoreless relief for the win at Duke on March 17. Worked 2.2 innings of relief for the victory against Ole Miss on March 13. Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings against Boston College on March 9. Allowed a solo home run in relief for the loss against UConn on Feb. 15.
2018: Made 15 appearances on the mound, all in relief, and did not surrender an earned run while totaling 11 strikeouts in 9.1 innings... Had .214 batting average with one RBI and four runs scored as a hitter... Pitched 2.0 perfect innings of relief against No. 9 Texas Tech in NCAA Regional final... Worked an inning of perfect relief against Pittsburgh in the ACC Championship semifinal win on May 26... Earned second save of the season after recording final two outs of May 13 win at Pittsburgh... Singled, drove in a run and scored once in May 9 win over Cincinnati... Was 1-for-2 at the plate with a run scored in win at Boston College on May 5... Earned first collegiate save registering a bases loaded strikeout in March 31 win at No.5 Florida State... Worked an inning of shutout relief in March 21 win at WKU... Had two strikeouts in a scoreless inning of relief against Morehead State on March 6... Registered first collegiate hit with a triple against Western Carolina on March 2... Worked brief relief outing in Feb. 20 win against EKU... Made two appearances at the plate and in right field against Richmond and The Citadel on Feb. 16-17.
2017: Finished with 2-0 record, 2.14 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 33.2 innings pitched and 22 total appearances during freshman season... Earned second win of the season with two innings of shutout relief at Notre Dame on May 7... Finished with career-best six strikeouts in three innings of relief at EKU on April 25... Season-opening scoreless halted at 17.0 innings on April 25... Worked a perfect inning of relief at No. 10 Kentucky on April 18... Had two innings of shutout relief at Georgia Tech on April 14... Delivered three innings of shutout work from the bullpen in April 4 win over No. 8 UK... Had two strikeouts in an inning of relief at NC State on March 26... Had 1.1 innings of shutout work at Cincinnati on March 21... Pitched a pair of shutout frames against Xavier on March 15... Had two strikeouts in one inning of shutout relief against Fort Wayne on March 8... Earned first collegiate win retiring all four batters faced against Eastern Michigan on March 5... Made collegiate debut with three strikeouts in 1.1 innings of perfect relief against Eastern Kentucky Feb. 22.
High School: Played three seasons of prep baseball at St. Xavier High School where he was coached by Andy Porta... Received All-State honors and Kentucky State Tournament Most Valuable Player... Threw a perfect game in 2015... Helped St. Xavier win two Kentucky Baseball State Championships in 2014 and 2016... Had 7-2 record with a 1.10 ERA on the mound and finished with .361 batting average and 10 doubles during senior season... Was 4-2 with a 1.40 ERA and 51 strikeouts on the mound as a junior while also hitting .376.
Personal: Born Adam David Elliott in Elizabethtown, Ky. on February 6, 1998... Parents are Lori and David Elliott... Has three older siblings – Kristina, Maddi and Cameron... Majoring in sport administration... Signed with UofL after strongly considering Kentucky and Xavier... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his dad because he’s been there every step of the way... Hobbies include playing golf with his father and brother... Favorite movie is Shawshank Redemption... Favorite TV shows are Arrow and Agents of Shield... Favorite athlete is Brandon Phillips... Favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch... Favorite candy bar is 3 Musketeers... Favorite food is spaghetti with meat sauce... Favorite team is the Cincinnati Reds... Favorite restaurant is Joella’s Hot Chicken... Sister Maddi played collegiate field hockey at Ball State.
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