2024 Softball Roster
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Wesolowski, Ella
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Jersey Number 74
Ella Wesolowski
- Position:
- Catcher/Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Williamsville, N.Y.
- High School:
- Williamsville East HS
Bio
Honors / Awards
2025Â 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 … batted .253 (21-for-83) … ranked third among all Power Four catchers with three runners picked off … ranked second in the SEC with nine runners caught stealing and led the league with six caught in conference play … 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 … started vs. No. 13 Texas Tech and had one plate appearance before leaving the game with an injury … missed 15 games … doubled in her first at-bat back from injury against Alabama State (2/28) … hit her first home run of the season against Louisiana (3/5) as a pinch hitter … pinch hit and remained in the game at catcher in the series opener against No. 18 Auburn (3/8) … collected two hits, including a double, after entering as a pinch hitter at UAB (3/19) … also picked off a runner and caught a runner stealing against the Blazers (3/19) … came off the bench to catch in both games of the doubleheader with No. 1 Texas (3/28) … 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 … also picked off two runners and caught one stealing in the series with the Tigers … 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) … caught a runner stealing and homered at No. 2 Oklahoma (4/20) … hit a three-run homer in a two-hit performance in the series opener at Kentucky (4/26) … doubled against No. 17 Ole Miss (5/1) … caught a runner stealing against the Rebels (5/3) … singled vs. No. 9 LSU (5/7) in the SEC Tournament … extended her reached-base streak to a season-long five games with an RBI single vs. Washington (5/16) in the NCAA Tournament … caught a runner stealing against the Huskies (5/16) … collected a pair of singles vs. Washington (5/17) … posted her sixth multi-hit and fifth multi-RBI game at No. 10 Texas Tech (5/18) while catching a runner stealing.Â
2024 | Freshman
Played in 52 of 54 games, starting 47 between catcher, right and left field and designated player … 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 … fourth on the team in on-base percentage (.371) … third in hits and second in doubles (9) … struck out in just 5.7 percent of her plate appearances, which was fourth in the conference … delivered a two-run double in her debut against UAB (2/9) … hit a three-run homer against IUPUI (2/10) … went 3-for-4 against No. 23 Louisiana (2/13) with an RBI and two runs scored … singled home a run in the win vs. No. 13 Utah (2/17) and came around to score … also collected a hit vs. UC Davis (2/18) … singled after coming on as a defensive replacement vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24) … hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer against Alcorn State (3/2) … walked and drove in a run against the Lady Braves (3/3) … went 2-for-2 with a two-run double against Samford (3/3) … doubled and drew a walk at Ole Miss (3/9) while catching State’s first no-hitter in SEC play since 2013 … singled twice and scored twice against ULM (3/13) … also picked a Warhawk off a second … 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) … drove in the game-winning run against the Aggies (3/17) in the bottom of the sixth … doubled and drove in a run in the comeback win at No. 18 Arkansas (3/22) … hit her first career grand slam against the Razorbacks (3/24) to post a career-high four RBIs … singled twice and stole a base in the win over No. 10 Florida (3/28) … drove in two runs against the Gators (3/29) … went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the series finale with No. 10 Florida (3/30) … caught a runner stealing at No. 22 South Carolina (4/6) … doubled against No. 4 Tennessee (4/12) and was hit by a pitch … walked twice against the Lady Vols (4/14) … went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the first innings against Memphis (4/16) … doubled against South Alabama (4/17) … drove in State’s only run at No. 14 Missouri (4/28) with an infield single … singled and walked against No. 14 Georgia (5/4) and picked a runner off second … went 2-for-3 in the SEC Tournament with an RBI double vs. South Carolina (5/8) … started at catcher against the Gamecocks before moving to designated player and left field … caught a runner stealing vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/17) in the NCAA Tournament … picked a runner off at second at No. 8 Stanford (5/18).Â
High School
Considered the No. 81 prospect in the class by Extra Inning Softball … 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) … batted .468 with 37 runs scored and 34 RBI’s while still in eighth grade to earn second team all-state honors … missed her freshman year due to the COVID-19 pandemic … 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 … 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 … selected to the 2021 PGF Futures All-American Game … played travel ball with Top Gun Softball and With Intensity Softball … hit .406 for With Intensity with 23 RBIs in the summer of her freshman year … 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 … Top Gun won the Ohio Outlaws Summer Invitational and the Top Gun Spring Invitational in 2021 … allowed just 11 steals in 2021-22 from her catching position … competed at the PGF Premier National Championships … was also a three-year letterwinner in volleyball.Â
Personal
Born Ella Gracie Wesolowski on Oct. 23, 2005, in Buffalo, New York … daughter of David Wesolowski and Mary Kristin … father was drafted by the Florida Marlins in 1996 … has a brother, Jake, and a sister, Abby … majoring in kinesiology.Â
MSU Career Records (Through 2025)
2nd – Runners Picked Off (6) 8th – Fielding Percentage (.987)
T-2nd – Runners Picked Off - SEC play only (3)
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MSU Season Records (Through 2024)
T-3rd – Runners Picked Off (3, 2024) T-1st – Runners Picked Off - SEC play only (2, 2025)
T-3rd – Runners Picked Off (3, 2025)
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MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2025)
3rd – Runners Picked Off (1) T-1st – 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 Kentucky (4/26/25)
Walks: 2, twice, last at Kentucky (4/26/25)
Stolen Bases: 1, Florida (3/28/24)
Putouts: 11, twice, last at Kentucky (4/26/25)
Assists: 3, Washington (5/16/25)
Hitting Streak: 6 games (3/3/24, Samford to 3/16/24 Texas A&M)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
