Longwood University Athletics

2025: Made 22 appearances, with five starts, on the mound…Went 1-5 with an 8.95 ERA over 58.1 innings…Second on the team in innings pitched, and tenth in the Big South…Struck out 45 batters while giving up 97 hits and 77 runs, 58 earned, to go with 23 walks…Struck out at least three batters in a game seven times…Set a season high with six strikeouts at Georgetown (March 9) while giving up five runs, two earned, on four hits and a walk in 4.1 innings…Matched his season high with six strikeouts against Gardner-Webb (March 28) after throwing 5.0 innings and giving up four runs, three earned, on seven hits and no walks…Put together his finest start of the season to earn the win in the season finale against Radford (May 17) after striking out three in 6.2 innings while working around nine hits and one walk to surrender only two runs…
 
Prior to Longwood: Played at both Webster University and Coppin State…Won three regular season conference titles at Webster and two tournament titles…Played in three D3 NCAA National Tournaments at Webster…In his senior season, played at Coppin State and posted an 8.87 ERA across 68 innings…Posted a 2-6 record with 53 strikeouts against 25 walks…As a junior at Webster, went 7-4 over 78 innings while piling up a 7-4 record with a 3.92 ERA with a 1.00 WHIP…Struck out 64 to 10 walks…As a sophomore, went 9-2 with a 3.21 ERA in 75.2 innings with a 1.06 WHIP…Struck out 64 to 18 walks…As a freshman, went 4-1 over 35.1 innings while recording a 3.31 ERA with a 0.99 WHIP…
 
High School: Played four years at Mullen High School while earning three letters and added one basketball letter…Second team all-conference selection…Batted .394 as a junior…Senior season canceled due to COVID-19…
 
Personal: Son of Eric and Cynthia Elges…Has two siblings: Cole and Caroline…Favorite athletes are Todd Helton and Eric Young, Jr….Hobbies include fishing and golfing…