Will Eldridge

Weight:
210
Height:
6-4
Position:
RHP
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Flora, Ind.
High School:
Carroll (Flora)

2025 (Junior Season – at Indiana)
Note: Transferred to Indiana for the 2025 season.

Season: Made five appearances in his debut season at Indiana … first outing of season came against UNLV (2/17) … last four appearances of the year were all scoreless … pitched in one Big Ten contest (5/17 at Michigan) … recorded three strikeouts on the season and held a 7.36 earned run average.

2024 (Sophomore Season – at Indiana Wesleyan)
Awards: Daktronics Scholar-Athlete

Season: Appeared on the mound nine times … pitched 18.1 innings and ended the year with 28 strikeouts to 13 walks … threw 3.2 innings of work in his season debut, his longest outing of the campaign … had at least three strikeouts on six occasions … held the opponent scoreless in six of nine outings.

2023 (Freshman Season – at Indiana Wesleyan)
Awards: 2023 Crossroads League Co-Newcomer of the Year … 2023 All-Crossroads League Second Team.

Season: Made 18 appearances on the bump with 15 starts as a freshman … recorded a 5.37 earned run average in 70.1 innings of work … second on the team with 89 strikeouts … three different outings with 10 strikeouts – at Goshen (3/20), at Huntington (4/20) and vs. Lewis-Clark State (5/26) … seven outings on the season lasted at least five innings … threw over 100 pitches on three separate occasions … pitched a season high 6.2 innings against Mount Vernon Nazaren (4/6) … helped the Wildcats to a fifth-place finish in the NAIA World Series.

Prep/Personal
Prepped at Carroll High School in Fort Wayne under head coach Dave Ginder … held a 0.83 earned run average in 42 innings of work as a senior in 2022 … totaled 96 strikeouts and allowed just 11 hits in his final prep campaign … as a junior in 2021, pitched to a 5-2 record with a 1.02 earned run average across 11 appearances … had 125 strikeouts to just 27 walks in his junior season … also played varsity soccer and basketball for the Chargers … 2021 All-State Honorable Mention selection … two-time All-Summit League selection … played in the 2022 IHSBCA North/South All-Star game … intended major is Liberal Studies … son of Susan and Mike Eldridge … has two siblings, Seth and Alex.