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Jersey Number 74
Ella Wesolowski
- Position:
- Catcher/Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Williamsville, N.Y.
- High School:
- Williamsville East HS
Honors / Awards
2025ย NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete2025 SEC Honor Roll
2024 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2024 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
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2025 | Sophomore
Played in 40 games, starting 23 between catcher, right field and designated player โฆ batted .253 (21-for-83) โฆ ranked third among all Power Four catchers with three runners picked off โฆ ranked second in the SEC with nine runners caught stealing and led the league with six caught in conference play โฆ threw out 50 percent of runners attempting to steal, which was tied for the second-best percentage by a Bulldog catcher with a minimum of 10 attempts against โฆ started vs. No. 13 Texas Tech and had one plate appearance before leaving the game with an injury โฆ missed 15 games โฆ doubled in her first at-bat back from injury against Alabama State (2/28) โฆ hit her first home run of the season against Louisiana (3/5) as a pinch hitter โฆ pinch hit and remained in the game at catcher in the series opener against No. 18 Auburn (3/8) โฆ collected two hits, including a double, after entering as a pinch hitter at UAB (3/19) โฆ also picked off a runner and caught a runner stealing against the Blazers (3/19) โฆ came off the bench to catch in both games of the doubleheader with No. 1 Texas (3/28) โฆ was hit by a pitch and scored against Central Arkansas (4/1) after entering as a defensive replacement behind the plate ... named SEC Co-Player of the Week (4/15) after batting .750 in the Missouri (4/11-13) series, which was the 10th-best average in that nation that week โฆ also picked off two runners and caught one stealing in the series with the Tigers โฆ went 4-for-4 with career highs in hits and doubles (2) against Missouri (4/12) ... added another double to drive in two runs in the series finale with the Tigers (4/13) โฆ caught a runner stealing and homered at No. 2 Oklahoma (4/20) โฆ hit a three-run homer in a two-hit performance in the series opener at Kentucky (4/26) โฆ doubled against No. 17 Ole Miss (5/1) โฆ caught a runner stealing against the Rebels (5/3) โฆ singled vs. No. 9 LSU (5/7) in the SEC Tournament โฆ extended her reached-base streak to a season-long five games with an RBI single vs. Washington (5/16) in the NCAA Tournament โฆ caught a runner stealing against the Huskies (5/16) โฆ collected a pair of singles vs. Washington (5/17) โฆ posted her sixth multi-hit and fifth multi-RBI game at No. 10 Texas Tech (5/18) while catching a runner stealing.ย
2024 | Freshman
Played in 52 of 54 games, starting 47 between catcher, right and left field and designated player โฆ batted .318 (41-for-129) on the year, which ranked second on the team and second among all SEC freshmen with at least 100 at-bats โฆ fourth on the team in on-base percentage (.371) โฆ third in hits and second in doubles (9) โฆ struck out in just 5.7 percent of her plate appearances, which was fourth in the conference โฆ delivered a two-run double in her debut against UAB (2/9) โฆ hit a three-run homer against IUPUI (2/10) โฆ went 3-for-4 against No. 23 Louisiana (2/13) with an RBI and two runs scored โฆ singled home a run in the win vs. No. 13 Utah (2/17) and came around to score โฆ also collected a hit vs. UC Davis (2/18) โฆ singled after coming on as a defensive replacement vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24) โฆ hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer against Alcorn State (3/2) โฆ walked and drove in a run against the Lady Braves (3/3) โฆ went 2-for-2 with a two-run double against Samford (3/3) โฆ doubled and drew a walk at Ole Miss (3/9) while catching Stateโs first no-hitter in SEC play since 2013 โฆ singled twice and scored twice against ULM (3/13) โฆ also picked a Warhawk off a second โฆ extended her season-long reached-base streak to 10 games and her season-long hitting streak to six games against No. 13 Texas A&M (3/16) โฆ drove in the game-winning run against the Aggies (3/17) in the bottom of the sixth โฆ doubled and drove in a run in the comeback win at No. 18 Arkansas (3/22) โฆ hit her first career grand slam against the Razorbacks (3/24) to post a career-high four RBIs โฆ singled twice and stole a base in the win over No. 10 Florida (3/28) โฆ drove in two runs against the Gators (3/29) โฆ went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the series finale with No. 10 Florida (3/30) โฆ caught a runner stealing at No. 22 South Carolina (4/6) โฆ doubled against No. 4 Tennessee (4/12) and was hit by a pitch โฆ walked twice against the Lady Vols (4/14) โฆ went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the first innings against Memphis (4/16) โฆ doubled against South Alabama (4/17) โฆ drove in Stateโs only run at No. 14 Missouri (4/28) with an infield single โฆ singled and walked against No. 14 Georgia (5/4) and picked a runner off second โฆ went 2-for-3 in the SEC Tournament with an RBI double vs. South Carolina (5/8) โฆ started at catcher against the Gamecocks before moving to designated player and left field โฆ caught a runner stealing vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/17) in the NCAA Tournament โฆ picked a runner off at second at No. 8 Stanford (5/18).ย
High School
Considered the No. 81 prospect in the class by Extra Inning Softball โฆ was a four-year letterwinner at Williamsville East High School where her team won the state championship in 2019 behind a 27-0 record and three Section 6 Class A-1 championships (2019, 2021, 2022) โฆ batted .468 with 37 runs scored and 34 RBIโs while still in eighth grade to earn second team all-state honors โฆ missed her freshman year due to the COVID-19 pandemic โฆ hit .500 in 2021 with five home runs to garner ECIC II Player of the Year and first team All-ECIC II honors along with being named NYS Class A Co-Player of the Year โฆ totaled 14 extra-base hits and a .339 batting average to earn the NYS Player of the Year and first team All-NYS recognition as a junior โฆ selected to the 2021 PGF Futures All-American Game โฆ played travel ball with Top Gun Softball and With Intensity Softball โฆ hit .406 for With Intensity with 23 RBIs in the summer of her freshman year โฆ spent the last two summers with Top Gun, batting .495 and .301 in each season and launching 20 total homers to collect 54 total RBIs โฆ Top Gun won the Ohio Outlaws Summer Invitational and the Top Gun Spring Invitational in 2021 โฆ allowed just 11 steals in 2021-22 from her catching position โฆ competed at the PGF Premier National Championships โฆ was also a three-year letterwinner in volleyball.ย
Personal
Born Ella Gracie Wesolowski on Oct. 23, 2005, in Buffalo, New York โฆ daughter of David Wesolowski and Mary Kristin โฆ father was drafted by the Florida Marlins in 1996 โฆ has a brother, Jake, and a sister, Abby โฆ majoring in kinesiology.ย
MSU Career Records (Through 2025)
2nd โ Runners Picked Off (6)ย 8thย โ Fielding Percentage (.987)
T-2ndย โ Runners Picked Off - SEC play only (3)
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MSU Season Records (Through 2024)
T-3rd โ Runners Picked Off (3, 2024)ย T-1stย โ Runners Picked Off - SEC play only (2, 2025)
T-3rdย โ Runners Picked Off (3, 2025)
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MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2025)
3rd โ Runners Picked Off (1)ย T-1stย โ Fielding Percentage (1.000)
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Career Highs (Through 2025)
At-Bats: 4, 14x, last, Washington (5/17/25)Hits: 4, Missouri (4/12/25)
Runs Scored: 2, 6x, last, at Kentucky (4/26/25)
Runs Batted In: 4, at Arkansas (3/24/24)
Doubles: 2, Missouri (4/12/25)
Home Runs: 1, 6x, last, at Kentuckyย (4/26/25)
Walks: 2, twice, last at Kentucky (4/26/25)
Stolen Bases: 1, Florida (3/28/24)
Putouts: 11, twice, last at Kentuckyย (4/26/25)
Assists: 3, Washington (5/16/25)
Hitting Streak: 6 games (3/3/24, Samford to 3/16/24 Texas A&M)
Friday, May 29
Thursday, May 28
Wednesday, May 27
Sunday, May 24
