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
Eli Thurmond - Baseball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

Prior to Notre Dame (University of Tampa/State College of Florida)

AS A SENIOR (2025) – Tampa

  • Member of the 2025 NCAA National Championship Team and the 2025 Sunshine State Conference Championship Team
  • Made 19 appearances pitching, striking out 31
  • Did not allow one home run all season.
  • Achieved a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage
  • Earned first collegiate win with 5.0 innings, striking out four at Cal State San Marcos
  • Tossed three shutout innings and struck out four at Florida Tech
  • Starting pitcher in the NCAA National Championship win over Central Missouri

AS A JUNIOR (2024) – Tampa

  • Member of the 2024 National Championship Team and the 2024 Sunshine State Conference Championship Team
  • Appeared in 16 games
  • Recorded a record of 3-0, collecting four saves
  • Pitched 43 total innings, finishing up with 9.42 strikeouts per nine innings

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
  • Tossed seven innings against Palm Beach Atlantic, only allowing one hit with six strikeouts

AS A FRESHMAN (2022) – State College of Florida

  • Appeared in 14 games (seven starts), finishing 9-4 over 69.2 innings
  • Struck out 68 batters, highlighted by a 12-strikeout game in 7.1 innings at St. Petersburg College
  • Complete-game win with ten strikeouts vs. Eastern Florida State (Mar. 1)

AS A FRESHMAN (2021) – State College of Florida

  • Pitched in 22 games (three starts), with 50 strikeouts in 45.2 innings
  • Recorded three saves and a 2.96 ERA
  • Pitched five scoreless innings, striking out six and not allowing a hit against HCC
  • Did not allow a run in the final five outings of the season, including 8.2 scoreless innings

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