Hannah Eldridge

Bio

In 2014 (Junior): Hannah was one of just three Golden Eagles to start in all 59 games, playing second base and shortstop for Tech…one of six Golden Eagles to start in all 27 conference games…went 40-for-163 for a .245 batting average…second on the team with eight doubles…clubbed two home runs, drove in 19, and scored 22 runs…led the team with eight hit-by-pitches…finished the year on a tear, picking up hits in seven of the final eight games…hit .444 in the OVC Tournament, going 4-for-9 with a double and two runs scored…came up with a huge single, before scoring the tying run in the bottom of the sixth in Tech’s dramatic comeback win over No. 1 Jacksonville State in the OVC Tournament on May 9…went 3-for-3 with a grand slam and five RBI in TTU’s 14-7 victory over Morehead State in the regular season finale on May 4…went 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in win over UT Martin on Apr. 18…reached base four times, including two hits against Austin Peay on Apr. 6…went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in a win over Belmont on Mar. 30…collected two hits in three trips to the plate against Big Ten Purdue on Mar. 8…went a perfect 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, two RBI, and one run scored in a 5-3 win against Toledo on Feb. 21…picked up two hits, including a double and two RBI, in three at-bats against Kennesaw State on Feb. 15.

In 2013 (Sophomore): Hannah played and started in 46 games for the Golden Eagles…led the team with 24 runs batted in…named team's Most Improved Player...fourth on the team with a .268 batting average…led the team with 17 walks…finished fourth on the Golden Eagles with six doubles…third on the team with 22 runs scored…collected 37 hits…smacked two home runs…went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in a win against Liberty on Feb. 16…went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a win against Niagara on Feb. 22…homered and drove in three in a win against LIU Brooklyn on Mar. 9…went 3-for-4 with two runs scored scoring and a stolen base against Temple on Mar. 9…reached base four times and knocked in two runs in a win against Southeast Missouri on Apr. 7…went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI’s against Tennessee on Apr. 10…recorded at least two RBI’s in four out of six games from Apr. 7-14…went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in, in a win against Belmont on Apr. 14.

In 2011-12 (Freshman): Hannah played in 20 games and started in 16 with the Golden Eagles... had 45 at bats which resulted in 10 hits earning her a batting average of .222 and a slugging percentage of .244... had one run, 6 RBIs, and two doubles... earned 17 assists and had 19 putouts.

High School: A decorated athlete at Lincoln County High School, Hannah was named All- District each of her four years...she was the team’s MVP in 2009, 2010, and 2011, leading her team in batting average each of those seasons under coach Troy Smith...as a shortstop, second baseman, and pitcher, Hannah batted .439 with 16 home runs and 70 RBIs and was named District MVP while leading her team to a regional championship.

Personal: Hannah Leigh Eldridge is the daughter of Chuck and MaDonna Eldridge of Fayetteville, Tenn...birthday is June 22, 1993...majoring in secondary education...three times named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll...once named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Hannah’s cousin, Molly Heady, is a member of the Golden Eagle women’s basketball team.