2025-26 Baseball
Roster
#40 Eli Thurmond Baseball Roster
RHP
Class
Graduate Student
Hometown
Bradenton, FL
High School
Bradenton Christian/State College of Florida/Tampa
B/T
R/R
Height
6-3
Weight
200
Prior to Notre Dame (University of Tampa/State College of Florida)
AS A SENIOR (2025) – Tampa
- Member of the 2025 NCAA National Championship Team
- Made 19 appearances pitching
- Did not allow one home run all season.
- Achieved a 1.000 fielding percentage
- Earned first collegiate win with 5.0 innings
- Starting pitcher in the NCAA National Championship
AS A JUNIOR (2024) – Tampa
- Member of the 2024 National Championship Team
- Appeared in 16 games
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023) – Tampa
- Made 15 appearances (12 starts), posting a 4-1 record and one save
- Logged 57.2 innings with 47 strikeouts
AS A FRESHMAN (2022) – State College of Florida
- Appeared in 14 games (7 starts), finishing 9-4 over 69.2 innings
- Struck out 68 batters, highlighted by a 12-strikeout game at St. Petersburg College
- Complete-game win with 10 strikeouts vs. Eastern Florida State (Mar. 1)
AS A FRESHMAN (2021) – State College of Florida
- Pitched in 22 games (3 starts), with 50 strikeouts in 45.2 innings
- Recorded three saves and a 2.96 ERA
- Did not allow a run in the final five outings of the season
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Four-year letter winner, two-time team MVP in High School
- First-Team All-Area as a senior in High School
- 2020: Florida Gulf Coast League Champion
- 2021–22: Competed in Appalachian League
- Son of Joel and Jill Thurmond
- Has three siblings, Hannah, Noah, and Gabriel