Eli Hoyt

The Cardinals after winning the 2025 Louisville Super Regional.

Photo by: Nicole Finch | Louisville Athletics

B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Waukesha, Wis.
High School:
Waukesha South
Prev School:
Madison College

CAREER HONORS
• 2024 NJCAA Baseball USA All-Star Team

2025: Made eight appearances on the mound, all in relief ... Held a 12.60 ERA with six strikeouts in 5.0 innings ... Made his Louisville debut out of the bullpen against Butler on Feb. 26 ... Returned to the mound for the first time in nearly two months on April 15 against WKU, working out of a bases loaded and nobody out jam to pitch a scoreless inning ... Threw a scoreless inning against Eastern Kentucky on April 29 ... Struck out the only batter he faced at Notre Dame on May 3 ... Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Vanderbilt on May 6.

2024 (Madison): Made eight appearances on the mound with six starts … Posted a 2-1 record with a 3.52 ERA … Struck out 26 in 23.0 innings and limited opponents to a .227 average … Struck out five in two perfect innings against Waubonsee CC (4/19) … Struck out eight in six scoreless innings for the win against Rock Valley College (5/17).

2023 (Madison): Made two starts on the mound … Took a medical redshirt after suffering an injury.

2022 (Madison): Pitched in 10 games, making seven starts … Finished 7-1 with a 1.40 ERA helping Madison to a 50-win season and runner-up finish at the NJCAA Division II World Series … Struck out 53 in 45.0 innings … Held opponents to a .194 average … Worked 3.2 scoreless innings in his collegiate debut at Mesa (3/11) … Struck out eight in five scoreless frames against Bryant & Stratton (4/12) … Allowed just one earned run over 14.1 innings in his final three starts, striking out 18.

High School: Three-sport (baseball, football, track & field) athlete and 10-time letterwinner at Waukesha South High School … Named first team all-conference first baseman in the Classic 8 as a senior … WIAA State Qualifier in the 1600m relay as a sophomore... Region champion in 300m hurdles... served as T&F Team Captain as a junior and senior... Named all-conference in Classic 8 Conference in football as a junior.

Personal: Parents are Shelly and Jim Hoyt … Has two siblings – Emmitt and Easton … Enjoys having a good time with friends, playing guitar and listening to music … Favorite movie is Cars … Fan of the Milwaukee Bucks and Green Bay Packers … Favorite TV show is The Boys.