Skip To Main Content

Gonzaga University Athletics

2017 Baseball Roster

39 Eli Morgan

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 185
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
  • Highschool Peninsula

Biography

2017: Started 14 games as a junior...First Team All-American from Perfect Game/Rawlings...Second Team All-American from Collegiate Baseball...First Team All-WCC...named to Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List...three-time National Player of the Week...five-time Rawlings WCC Pitcher of the Week...10-2 record with 2.86 ERA and 138 strikeouts, second-most in a single season by a GU pitcher...moved to No. 3 all-time with 283 career strikeouts...second all-time with 21-5 career record, .808 winning percentage...one of four pitchers in the nation with multiple 15-strikeout games in 2017...27.1-inning scoreless streak from Feb. 27 to March 24...held Cal State Fullerton to two hits March 10, striking out career-high 15 batters...retired first 23 batters in one-hitter March 17 versus Pacific, fanning 13 with zero walks...also went the distance April 1 at Pepperdine, allowing one run on three hits...eight shutout innings April 21 at Portland, striking out 15 and allowing just three hits...ended year with five straight double-digit K outings.

2016: Went 10-3 with a 3.73 and 111.0 innings pitched as a sophomore...First Team All-WCC...four complete games, three shutouts...two-time WCC/Rawlings Pitcher of the Week: April 11 and May 23...undefeated in WCC action at 8-0, 1.14 ERA, 71 strikeouts, and three shut outs in nine starts...pitched 8.0 innings of two-run ball in first start, win of season Feb. 21 at Grand Canyon...then-career-high 10 strikeouts in 7.0 innings March 20 versus Pepperdine...first career complete game March 26 at Saint Mary's, striking out eight in WCC win...first shutout April 9 against Portland, striking out 11 and allowing just four hits in nine innings...also tossed 8.0 scoreless innings April 23 against Santa Clara...11 strikeouts in another shutout May 14 at Loyola Marymount...pitched second consecutive shutout May 20 at San Diego...gutted out 7.2 innings with four earned runs and eight strikeouts June 4 at TCU in NCAA Regionals.

2015: Began GU career with 2.36 ERA, 1-0 record in 14 appearances and three starts…pitched 45.2 innings, allowing 12 earned runs while fanning 36…made collegiate debut Feb. 15 at CSUN, throwing a perfect inning in relief while fanning one…pitched 5.2 innings in relief Feb. 22 at UC Davis, allowing three runs (two earned) and striking out five Aggies…struck out a season-high seven batters in 5.1 innings March 8 at No. 25 Tulane…threw 14.0 scoreless innings between March 14 and May 3, going six full outings without allowing a run…threw 3.1 innings of scoreless ball at Loyola Marymount March 29, striking out four…allowed just one hit in 3.1 innings April 26 at Santa Clara…earned first career start at No. 2 UCLA May 3, striking out two and allowing four runs…allowed no earned runs (three total) in 7.2 innings while fanning five May 10 versus Pacific…also went 7.2 innings and struck out five in season finale May 17 at Pepperdine.

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School: Pitched for four years at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills, Calif….tallied a 1.23 ERA as a senior in 2014…earned Bay League Co-Pitcher of the Year and All-CIF First Team that season.

Club Experience: Played club ball with Garciaparra Baseball Group in Orange County, Calif.

Personal: Parents are Diana and Dave…has one sister named Briana…majoring in business…career goal is to manage money…chose Gonzaga since it’s a great school for both academics and baseball.

Loading...

 

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2015Freshman

    RHP
    5'10" 185 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2016Sophomore

    RHP
    5'10" 185 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2017Junior

    RHP
    5'10" 185 lbs
    39