University of Minnesota Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Ellee Jensen
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-5
- High School:
- Watertown HS
- Hometown:
- Watertown, Wis.
2022 | GRADUATE SENIOR
• Made 44 appearances in her final season with the Gophers, 43 of which were starts in left field
• Ranked fourth on the team behind a .281 batting average and tallied a .358 on-base percentage aided by 14 walks
• Twice tied her career high of two RBI coming against Drake (Mar. 12) and Iowa (Apr. 10) and recorded 11 total RBI
• Scored a season-high three runs, matching her career best, at Iowa (Apr. 10) in a series-clinching victory and registered 21 runs for the year
• Posted eight games with multiple hits, including tying a career-best, 3-for-3 effort opening weekend against Fresno State (Feb. 13)
• Had a pair of six-game hit streaks from Feb. 11-19 and Apr. 1-10 recording 10 hits during both stretches
• Totaled four extra-base hits, all doubles, during the year
• Was hit-by-pitch for the first time in her career at Tulsa (Mar. 5)
• Finished a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases on the season
2021 | SENIOR
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Made 34 starts in 38 games played mostly in left field and right field
• Ranked third on the team behind a .318 batting average, including a .353 average against left-handed pitchers, and had a .390 on-base percentage
• Was fourth for the Gophers scoring 19 runs and added five RBI
• Tied a career high scoring three runs against Long Beach State in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional May 22
• Drew 11 walks and stole six bases during the year
• Had a seven-game hit streak, the second longest for the team, between Apr. 9-17
• Closed the season with hits in 17 of her final 21 games played
• Put together seven multi-hit efforts
• Tallied a .972 fielding percentage committing just one error for the year
2020 | JUNIOR
• Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns
• Returned from injury over the Gophers spring break trip and appeared in four games during the shortened season
• Hit .500 with six hits, two RBI and scored four runs
• Recorded a pair of hits drove in two runs and scored two runs with one stolen base against Cal Poly Mar. 7
2019 | SOPHOMORE
• Missed the majority of the season due to injury and received a medical hardship redshirt
• Hit .333 in 13 games with 13 hits and nine runs scored
2018 | FRESHMAN
NFCA Great Lakes Region Second Team
All-Big Ten Second Team
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Started all 58 games in the outfield (38 in LF & 20 in CF)
• Led team in batting average with a .401 mark
• Became third freshman in program history to hit .400 or better in a season
• Hit .390 in conference play with a .410 on-base percentage
• Hit in the leadoff spot in seven games and nine hole in 51
• 18 multi-hit games
• First collegiate at bat and RBI vs. Southern Utah Feb. 9
• Went 4-for-10 in sweep of Iowa with four runs and two stolen bases (Apr. 12-13)
• Went 5-for-9 in the B1G Tournament with four runs and a double (May 10-13)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduate of Watertown High School (2017)
• Four-time letterwinner in softball and volleyball
• Four-time All-Conference in softball and three-time All-Conference in volleyball
• Three-time All-State honors in softball and volleyball
• PGF Central All-American (2017)
• Wisconsin Little Ten Conference Player of the Year (2016, 2017)
• Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Co-Player of the Year (2016)
• WIAA State Runner-Up (2015, 2016)
• Played travel ball for Xplozion and BATS Academy
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Tim and Teresa Jensen
• Has two siblings Hannah and Izak
• Father played minor league baseball for two years
• Majoring in Elementary Education
