Outlook

AJ Elleman is projected to see some important innings in the circle as both a starter and closer ... Solid hitter as well ... Coach Brattin-Volkens likes having a pitcher who can be inserted into the batting lineup ... When not pitching she could serve time as DH to utilize her hitting skills.

Sophomore Year 2022

Voted the team’s most valuable player by her teammates … Saw action both in the circle and at the plate … Made 13 appearances in the circle, eight as a starter, with four complete games and two shutouts … Struck out 39 batters in 55 innings pitched and finished 7-4 with an ERA of 3.56 … Was the winning pitcher in each of her first three outings … Pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief to the win in a 4-3 outcome against Marshalltown in the season opener (2-27-22) … Followed with a six inning 8-0 shutout, scattering five hits with two strikeouts in the second game against the Tigers …Those two performances earned her the KJCCC D-II Pitcher of the Week for week three …  Allowed one run off three hits with eight strikeouts in a 6-1 victory over Iowa Central (3-3-22) … Scattered four hits with no runs and four strikeouts in a 2-0 win over Allen (3-17-22) … Mowed down six batters in a two hit 8-0 shutout at Coffeyville (4-23-22) …Was the winning pitcher in a 9-4 victory at Independence which secured the Lady Cavaliers for the KJCCC D-II Conference A Championship … Outside the circle, played in 23 games, 18 as a starter … Batted .364 (16-for-44) with six doubles, a triple, two home runs, eight runs scored and 16 driven in … Registered five multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games … Drew nine walks and struck out only six times … Recorded 50 putouts, 17 assists and only had three errors for a fielding percentage of .957 … Had two hits and two RBI in a 7-2 win over Fort Scott (3-19-22) … Had an RBI single in an 11-7 win over Labette (3-25-22) … Had a single, a double, a run scored and a RBI in a 14-4 win at Cloud County (3-26-22) … Had two hits, including a solo home run in a 6-1 loss at Highland (4-2-22) … That started a season-long six game hitting streak … Had a single, a walk and two RBI in the second game against the Scotties, a 12-11 setback … Belted three hits, including two doubles, a run and two RBI in a 5-1 win against Independence (4-6-22) … Ripped a two-run double in a 4-3 win in the second game against the Pirates … Opened the twin bill at Kansas City Kansas with a solo shot over the fence, proving JCCC’s only run in 6-1 loss (4-9-22) … Followed with a double, a walk and two RBI in a 5-1 win over the Blue Devils in the second game … Batted .600 (9-for-15) with four doubles, two home runs, four runs scored and nine driven in over the streak … Had a single, a double, a run scored and two RBI in a 9-4 win at Independence helping the Lady Cavalier secure the KJCCC D-II Conference A Championship (5-10-22).

Freshman Year 2021

Made 13 appearances in the circle, nine as a starter … Finished 5-5 with five complete games and one save … Logged 61.1 innings, third most on the staff, with 37 strikeouts and an earned run average of 4.22 … At the plate batted .211 (8-for-25) with two doubles, two home runs, three runs scored and four driven in … Allowed two hits and a run with two strikeouts in a complete game 3-1 victory over Marshalltown in her collegiate debut (2-26-21) … Also hit a single for her first hit …  Followed with another complete game 6-2 victory over Iowa Central (3-6-21) … Also posted her first extra base hit with a double … Belted a two-run homer run and a solo homer in an 18-15 loss to State Fair (3-13-21) … Struck out a season-high five batters over six innings in a 12-4 win over Cloud County (3-27-21) … Allowed three runs, two earned, with three strikeouts in a 6-3 win at Fort Scott (4-6-21) … Belted her second double of the season in a 5-2 win at Cowley (4-21-21) … Struck out four over the final three innings to earn a save in a 17-7 win at Hesston (4-29-21).

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Brooke Ash at Blue Valley West High School, Overland Park, Kan. … Did not play as senior due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Graduated 2020 … Earned honorable mention All-State by Sports in Kansas as a junior … Was a three-time All-Eastern Kansas League selection … Earned honorable mention as a freshman, first-team as a utility player as a junior and second-team at pitcher her junior year … Hit .565 with three home runs and 17 driven as a junior … Helped the Jaguars win a 6A Regional title in 2018 … Played club softball for the KC Peppers and helped the team to a third-place finish at the Midwest Nationals Tournament … National Honor Society member … Also Rho Kappa, Model UN and Principal’s Honor Roll. 

Personal

Born Alexandra J. Elleman on December 22, 2001, in Overland Park, Kan. … Nickname is AJ … Daughter of Curt and Tamara Elleman … Has a brother, Wagner … Her mother also attended JCCC … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Pittsburg State University, Coffeyville Community College and Lyon College … Favorite food is Mexican … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Overland Park Grill by J. Alexander’s … Favorite TV show is New Girl … Favorite movie is Marley & Me … Favorite sports movie is The Blind Side … Favorite actress is Sandra Bullock … Favorite music entertainer is Luke Combs … Favorite cartoon character is Donald Duck … Favorite athlete is Patrick Mahomes … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Cubs … Her greatest sports moment was an 18-inning walk-off win her junior year … Notable alumni from her school are Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler and 2012 Olympic gold medal swimmer Shannon Vreeland.