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Jersey Number 5
Elyse Kresho
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cherokee HS
- Hometown:
- Jasper, Ga.
SOPHOMORE (2026)
Saw action in 45 games with four starts ... Key defensive substitute recorded 27 outs ... Both of her hits were doubles ... First career hit, double and RBI came during the Iowa series (April 3-5) where she was 2-for-6 (.333) and also scored three times ... Doubled, scored a run and drove in a run in Oregon’s wild 14-13 win over Iowa (April 4) ... Had another double and scored the next day against the Hawkeyes (April 5) ... Big Ten All-Academic team.
FRESHMAN (2025)
Appeared in 51 games with one start ... Utilized primarily as a pinch runner ot a defensive substitute ... Scored 17 runs and stole six bases ... Seven at-bats ... Lone start came in centerfield for Oregon's 1-0 upset of No. 5 Tennessee (Feb. 20) ... Scored three runs during the opening weekend at the UNLV Desert Classic (Feb. 7-9) ... Scored twice, walked twice and stole a base off the bench against Abilene Christian (March 10) ... Scored three times during the NCAA Tournament.
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 1, 2x, last vs. Iowa (April 4, 2026)
Runs: 2, vs. Abilene Christian (March 10, 2025)
RBIs: 1, vs. Iowa (April 3, 2026)
Doubles: 1, 2x, last vs. Iowa (April 4, 2026)
Triples: 0
Home Runs: 0
Stolen Bases: 1, 6x, last at Rutgers (March 29, 2025)
Hitting Streak: 2 games, April 3-4, 2026
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked No. 16 in the Extra Inning Softball Elite 100 and was the No. 11 overall outfielder nationally ... Set Cherokee High School’s career records for hits (162), home runs (24), walks (67), slugging percentage (.798) and on-base percentage (.565) ... Is a two-time all-state first team selection and was named the region’s player and pitcher of the year ... Was selected to play in the 2024 all-state game ... Cherokee advanced to the round of 16 at the state tournament all four seasons during Kresho’s time and played in the semifinals in 2021 ... In club ball, played for the Atlanta Vipers and was twice named to both the Extra Inning Softball all-summer teams and the Colorado Sparkler Future Stars game ... The Vipers won the 2023 PGF – Platinum national championship as Kresho hit .440 with an on-base percentage of .506 ... In addition, she posted 70 hits, 51 RBIs, and eight home runs overall in summer ball ... Selected to play in the 2024 PGF All-American Game.
PERSONAL
Born in Jasper, Ga. ... Parents are Thad and Jen Kresho ... Father Thad (baseball) and brother Bryce (wrestling) earned varsity letters at Franklin and Marshall College ... Favorite professional athlete is former Duck Haley Cruse ... Off the field, played flute in the high school band ... Majoring in biology.
Saw action in 45 games with four starts ... Key defensive substitute recorded 27 outs ... Both of her hits were doubles ... First career hit, double and RBI came during the Iowa series (April 3-5) where she was 2-for-6 (.333) and also scored three times ... Doubled, scored a run and drove in a run in Oregon’s wild 14-13 win over Iowa (April 4) ... Had another double and scored the next day against the Hawkeyes (April 5) ... Big Ten All-Academic team.
FRESHMAN (2025)
Appeared in 51 games with one start ... Utilized primarily as a pinch runner ot a defensive substitute ... Scored 17 runs and stole six bases ... Seven at-bats ... Lone start came in centerfield for Oregon's 1-0 upset of No. 5 Tennessee (Feb. 20) ... Scored three runs during the opening weekend at the UNLV Desert Classic (Feb. 7-9) ... Scored twice, walked twice and stole a base off the bench against Abilene Christian (March 10) ... Scored three times during the NCAA Tournament.
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 1, 2x, last vs. Iowa (April 4, 2026)
Runs: 2, vs. Abilene Christian (March 10, 2025)
RBIs: 1, vs. Iowa (April 3, 2026)
Doubles: 1, 2x, last vs. Iowa (April 4, 2026)
Triples: 0
Home Runs: 0
Stolen Bases: 1, 6x, last at Rutgers (March 29, 2025)
Hitting Streak: 2 games, April 3-4, 2026
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked No. 16 in the Extra Inning Softball Elite 100 and was the No. 11 overall outfielder nationally ... Set Cherokee High School’s career records for hits (162), home runs (24), walks (67), slugging percentage (.798) and on-base percentage (.565) ... Is a two-time all-state first team selection and was named the region’s player and pitcher of the year ... Was selected to play in the 2024 all-state game ... Cherokee advanced to the round of 16 at the state tournament all four seasons during Kresho’s time and played in the semifinals in 2021 ... In club ball, played for the Atlanta Vipers and was twice named to both the Extra Inning Softball all-summer teams and the Colorado Sparkler Future Stars game ... The Vipers won the 2023 PGF – Platinum national championship as Kresho hit .440 with an on-base percentage of .506 ... In addition, she posted 70 hits, 51 RBIs, and eight home runs overall in summer ball ... Selected to play in the 2024 PGF All-American Game.
PERSONAL
Born in Jasper, Ga. ... Parents are Thad and Jen Kresho ... Father Thad (baseball) and brother Bryce (wrestling) earned varsity letters at Franklin and Marshall College ... Favorite professional athlete is former Duck Haley Cruse ... Off the field, played flute in the high school band ... Majoring in biology.
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