2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 51
Ethan Eberle
- B/T:
- L/L
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
- High School:
- Normal Community
- Prev School:
- Normal Community HS
CAREER HONORS
• 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team???????
• 2026 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2025 NCAA Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2025 ACC All-Freshman Team
• 2025 Academic All-ACC Team
2026: Made 15 appearances with 13 starts on the mound ... Finished with a 3-4 record and 5.79 ERA ... Punched out 72 hitters in 65.1 innings ... Drew the Opening Day start against Michigan State, striking out six and allowing just one run over 4.1 innings ... Gave up just two runs over 5.2 innings in a no-decision against Nebraska on Feb. 20 ... Struck out nine over 5.2 innings against Central Michigan on Feb. 27 for his first win of the season ... Allowed one run over 5.0 innings and struck out seven in a win over Seton Hall on March 6 ... Made his first relief appearance of the year at Western Kentucky on March 24 ... Set a career high with 15 strikeouts at Duke on April 2, becoming the third Louisville pitcher since 2000 to strike out 15 or more (Reid Detmers, Brendan McKay) ... Tossed six shutout innings in the win over Stanford on April 11 ... Worked six innings with just three runs allowed for the win over Clemson on April 25.
2025: Made 20 appearances on the mound with 10 starts as a freshman ... Finished 6-2 overall with a 4.65 ERA ... Struck out 59 over 62.0 innings ... Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 26 against Butler, striking out three of four batters faced in the ninth inning to close out the win ... Retired all four batters he faced to close out the victory against UIC on March 7 ... Pitched three scoreless innings, retiring nine of 10 batters, against North Carolina on March 14 for his first collegiate win ... Matched his career high with a three-inning relief appearance against Cal on March 29 ... Made the first start of his career in game two against Boston College on April 4, getting the win with four runs allowed over four innings ... Allowed just one run over a career-long 4.2 innings at Clemson on April 18 ... Got the win at Notre Dame on May 1 after allowing just one run on two hits, while matching his career-best with 5.0 innings ... Gave up just two runs over five innings for the win at Georgia Tech on May 9 ... Set career highs for innings (6.0) and strikeouts (9) against Wake Forest on May 15 ... Turned in the best start of his career in the NCAA Regional final against Wright State, working 6.1 shutout innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts ... Allowed just two runs over five innings in game three of the super regional against Miami ... Finished the postseason 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 15.1 innings across four appearances.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball at Normal Community High School … Three-time All-Conference and two-time all-state selection … Two-time conference Pitcher of the Year … Went 7-1 with a 0.99 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 49.2 innings as a senior … Was 8-1 with a 0.36 ERA in 58 innings as a junior with 114 strikeouts … Set the career strikeout record at NCHS with 265 … Ranked No. 290 overall, No. 33 left-handed pitcher nationally and No. 10 player in Illinois by PrepBaseballReport.
Personal: Parents are Jill and Dan Eberle … Has one sibling – Jackson … Mother, Jill, played basketball at Butler … Chose Louisville over Notre Dame, Illinois State and Western Kentucky … Hobbies include fishing and golf … Favorite movie is Bad News Bears … Fan of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears … Favorite athlete is Randy Johnson … Favorite TV show is Eastbound & Down.
• 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team???????
• 2026 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2025 NCAA Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2025 ACC All-Freshman Team
• 2025 Academic All-ACC Team
2026: Made 15 appearances with 13 starts on the mound ... Finished with a 3-4 record and 5.79 ERA ... Punched out 72 hitters in 65.1 innings ... Drew the Opening Day start against Michigan State, striking out six and allowing just one run over 4.1 innings ... Gave up just two runs over 5.2 innings in a no-decision against Nebraska on Feb. 20 ... Struck out nine over 5.2 innings against Central Michigan on Feb. 27 for his first win of the season ... Allowed one run over 5.0 innings and struck out seven in a win over Seton Hall on March 6 ... Made his first relief appearance of the year at Western Kentucky on March 24 ... Set a career high with 15 strikeouts at Duke on April 2, becoming the third Louisville pitcher since 2000 to strike out 15 or more (Reid Detmers, Brendan McKay) ... Tossed six shutout innings in the win over Stanford on April 11 ... Worked six innings with just three runs allowed for the win over Clemson on April 25.
2025: Made 20 appearances on the mound with 10 starts as a freshman ... Finished 6-2 overall with a 4.65 ERA ... Struck out 59 over 62.0 innings ... Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 26 against Butler, striking out three of four batters faced in the ninth inning to close out the win ... Retired all four batters he faced to close out the victory against UIC on March 7 ... Pitched three scoreless innings, retiring nine of 10 batters, against North Carolina on March 14 for his first collegiate win ... Matched his career high with a three-inning relief appearance against Cal on March 29 ... Made the first start of his career in game two against Boston College on April 4, getting the win with four runs allowed over four innings ... Allowed just one run over a career-long 4.2 innings at Clemson on April 18 ... Got the win at Notre Dame on May 1 after allowing just one run on two hits, while matching his career-best with 5.0 innings ... Gave up just two runs over five innings for the win at Georgia Tech on May 9 ... Set career highs for innings (6.0) and strikeouts (9) against Wake Forest on May 15 ... Turned in the best start of his career in the NCAA Regional final against Wright State, working 6.1 shutout innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts ... Allowed just two runs over five innings in game three of the super regional against Miami ... Finished the postseason 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 15.1 innings across four appearances.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball at Normal Community High School … Three-time All-Conference and two-time all-state selection … Two-time conference Pitcher of the Year … Went 7-1 with a 0.99 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 49.2 innings as a senior … Was 8-1 with a 0.36 ERA in 58 innings as a junior with 114 strikeouts … Set the career strikeout record at NCHS with 265 … Ranked No. 290 overall, No. 33 left-handed pitcher nationally and No. 10 player in Illinois by PrepBaseballReport.
Personal: Parents are Jill and Dan Eberle … Has one sibling – Jackson … Mother, Jill, played basketball at Butler … Chose Louisville over Notre Dame, Illinois State and Western Kentucky … Hobbies include fishing and golf … Favorite movie is Bad News Bears … Fan of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears … Favorite athlete is Randy Johnson … Favorite TV show is Eastbound & Down.
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