Ella Chancey
- position Infielder
- height 5-11
- class Senior
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Athens, Ga.
- High school Madison County
- Previous School Charlotte
- position Infielder
- height 5-11
- class Senior
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Athens, Ga.
- High school Madison County
- Previous School Charlotte
Ella Chancey Bio
AWARDS:
- 2024 First Team All-American Athletic Conference
- 2024 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
- 2024 Preseason Softball America Top 10 Third Baseman (#10)
- 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
- 2023 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal
- Two-time C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member (2022, 2023)
- 2022 Extra Innings Softball All-Freshman Team
- 2022 C-USA All-Freshman Team
- 2022 C-USA Second Team All-Conference
Prior to SC:
2024 (Charlotte, Junior)
Started all 57 games at third base … Batted .316 on the season with six homers, 38 RBI, 31 runs, eight doubles, and 24 walks … Also added eight stolen bases while slugging .515 … Had 15 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games … Led the team with four triples … Opened the year going 3-for-5 with two RBI and a triple at #4 Florida State (Feb. 8) … Had seven RBI over two games against Minnesota (March 3-4), including a grand slam … Had a 2-for-3 day vs. #12 Virginia Tech (March 13) … Recorded three hits, a homer, and three RBI against Memphis (March 16) … Named AAC Player of the Week for March 18 … Strung together three consecutive multi-hit games against East Carolina and NC State (March 24-26) … Drove in three with two runs and a tater against Wichita State (March 29) … Began a torrid stretch in April with a six-game hitting streak from April 6-17 … Went 3-for-4 vs. Florida Atlantic (April 7) .. Followed up with her first career four-hit day at UTSA, adding three runs and three RBI (April 12) … Had a bases-clearing, go-ahead triple in a comeback win over UTSA (April 14) … Named AAC Player of the Week on April 15 … In three games at UAB, batted 6-for-12 with eight RBI and two homers to earn second straight AAC Player of the Week award (May 3-5) … Went 2-for-3 with a triple in CLT’s win over Wichita State in the AAC Championship game (May 11) … Named to the AAC All-Tournament Team … Ended the year on a four-game hitting streak … Earned First Team All-AAC recognition.
2023 (Charlotte, Sophomore)
Played in and started in 58 games … Finished the season with a .248 batting average (41-for-165) with nine home runs, 24 RBI, four doubles, two triples, and a stolen base … Had seven multi-RBI games and nine multi-hit games, including three-hit performance against Campbell in the NCAA Regionals … Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Charlotte’s season-opening win over South Carolina (Feb. 9) … Went 2-for-2 with a home run and an RBI against FIU (Mar. 11) … Went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs against UTEP (Mar. 24) … Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against Western Kentucky (Apr. 2) … Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Charlotte’s 6-4 win over Campbell in the NCAA Regionals … Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team … 2023 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal honoree and named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2022 (Charlotte, Freshman)
Played in 58 games and started 57 … Finished the season with a .322 batting average (58-for-180) with 11 home runs, 38 RBI, six doubles, three triples, and four stolen bases … Her 11 home runs and 38 RBI are both single-season freshman records at Charlotte … Had nine multi-RBI games, including a 4 RBI performance against Villanova (Mar. 4) … Went 2-for-3 with a home run in her Charlotte debut against Virginia (Feb. 10) … Went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI against Southern Miss (Apr. 9) … Went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI and a double against Middle Tennessee (Apr. 14) … Named to the 2022 Extra Innings Softball All-Freshman Team … Named second team All-Conference USA, Named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team … Member of the C-USA Chancellor’s Honor Roll … Member of the Fall 2021 Chancellor’s List … Member of the Spring 2022 Dean’s List.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played at Madison County High School … Helped guide Madison County to a regional championship all four years … Led the team in batting average (.409) and recorded 155 RBIs, 117 runs, 23 homers, and a .445 on-base percentage … Four-time First Team All-Region Player, two-time Region Player of the Year, two-time Best Offensive Player, and received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award.
PERSONAL:
Parents are Lee and Sarah Chancey … has one sister, Lily… Plans to major in Elementary Education… Birthday is April 23rd.