2026 Softball Roster
Roster
Ella Dalton
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elkhorn, Neb.
- High School:
- Elkhorn HS
- Deals:
2025 (Junior at Creighton)
Appeared in 54 of CU's 55 contests, earning the start 50 times in centerfield ... Posted a .265 batting average, racking up 36 hits on the season ... Ranked tied for second on the team with nine doubles and fourth with 29 runs scored ... Basted three home runs and collected 19 RBI while posting a .412 slugging percentage ... Drew 19 walks and was a perfect 8-for-8 on stolen base attempts, logging a .370 on-base percentage ... Recorded 11 multi-hit games and four mult-RBI contests ... Collected 83 putouts, while committing just two errors for a .976 fielding percentage ... Opened junior season going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored in the Bluejays' 10-2 win over Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 8) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Kennesaw State (Feb. 15) ... Drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single in the Bluejays' 1-0 win over UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 28) ... Went 3-for-3 with a double, RBI and two runs scored in a 9-6 win over Drake (March 11) ... Delivered a two-run since and scored the game-tying run in the Bluejays' 7-6 come-from-behind victory over Connecticut on March 28 ... Followed that up by notching a pair of hits and two runs against the Huskies in game two of a doubleheader (March 28) ... Scored a career-high three runs as part of a 2-for-3 day with a double and a home run in the Jays' 13-5 victory over Butler (April 11) ... Drove in a career-high four runs on three hits and scored twice in win over Butler (April 13) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two runs scored against St. John's (April 19) ... Tallied two hits, two runs and two RBI with a homer in the Bluejay's 12-5 win at DePaul (April 27) ... Recorded back-to-back multi-hit games against Kansas City on April 29 ... Scored game-winning run and went 1-for2 with two runs scored in the Bluejays' 6-3 win over Butler in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament ... Robbed a home run in the bottom of the seventh to help the Bluejays advance to the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals with a 5-3 win over St. John's (May 8) ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
2024 (Sophomore at Creighton)
All-BIG EAST First Team selection ... Played in 57 games, earning 53 starts in center field ... Registered a .326 batting average, ranking fourth on the team with 45 hits ... Saw her averages skyrocket in BIG EAST play, ranking second in league play with a .441 batting average, third with 30 hits and fourth with a .500 on-base percentage ... Raced out a team-high two triples, while also delivering eight doubles and two home runs ... Collected 27 RBI while scoring 31 runs of her own ... Recorded 13 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... Drew 16 walks and stole a team-best seven bases ... Posted a .982 fielding percentage with two outfield assists and 102 putouts ... Went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in the Bluejays’ 5-4 win over Pacific (Feb. 23) ... Hit two doubles and scored a run in victory over Stony Brook on Feb. 25 ... Followed with a 2-for-4 showing with two runs scored in the Bluejays’ 13-1 win over Loyola (Chicago) on March 2 ... Drove in two runs on two hits in the Bluejays BIG EAST opening win over St. John’s (March 8) ... Recorded a career-high three hits and drove in a run at Seton Hall on March 24 ... Homered and drove in two runs in Bluejays’ 8-0 run-rule victory over Georgetown on March 28 ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in 12-4 win over Villanova (April 6) ... Drove in a career-high four runs on three hits, including a double while scoring two runs of her own in the Bluejays’ 11-8 extra innings win at Butler (April 20) ... Went 3-for-3 with an RBI in win over Providence on May 3 ... Robbed an extra-bases hit with a leaping grab along the fence against UConn in the second round of the BIG EAST Tournament on May 9 ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
2023 (Freshman at Creighton)
Saw action in 45 games, including 19 starts during the 2023 season ... Started 16 games in center, two games in left and one game in right ... Ended the year slashing .278/.417/.325 with 16 runs scored and 10 RBI ... Tied for the team-lead with two triples and ranked second on the team with four stolen bases ... Played errorless defense, recording 50 putouts and two outfield assists for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage ... Finished the season as the only Bluejay to post an unblemished fielding percentage with at least 50 chances ... Made her collegiate debut and scored the game-winning run in the Bluejays’ season-opening win over Detroit Mercy (Feb. 11) ... Recorded the first hit and RBI of her career with a pinch-hit RBI single against St. Thomas (Feb. 11) ... Earned first career start against St. Thomas on Feb. 12 ... Received a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll after going 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBI during the opening weekend of The Spring Games (March 6) ... Drove in a season-high three RBI on a bases- clearing double in game two against South Dakota on April 25 ... Stole home in the Bluejays’ 7-1 win over South Dakota on April 25, becoming the first Bluejay to steal home in a game since Aujanae McCoy stole home against Grand Canyon on March 5, 2017 ... Blasted first career home run against St. John’s (May 5) ... Went 2-for-3 with a triple and run scored in 7-5 win over St. John’s on May 6 ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
Elkhorn High School
Three-sport athlete at Elkhorn ... Earned First Team All-State honors all four years in softball ... Helped the Antlers to a NSAA Class B State Championship as a freshman, after hitting .438 with nine doubles, three triples, two home runs and 25 RBI ... Hit .459 with a .807 slugging percentage on 21 extra-base hits to lead team to runners up finish as a sophomore in the Class-A Championship ... Guided team to three straight district championships ... Earned Second Team Super-State honors as a junior after posting a .416 batting average with 14 doubles, three triples and seven home runs ... Also generated Second Team Super-State honors as a senior after hitting .495 with a .796 slugging percentage ... Closed prep career hitting .451 with 201 hits, including 46 doubles, 11 triples, 21 home runs and 113 RBI ... Played club softball for the Nebraska Quakes under the direction of Melissa Gerardy and Rady Mendlik ... Was also successful on the basketball court and track ... Four-year letterwinner in Basketball and three-year letterwinner in Track ... Earned All-State Honorable Mention honors as a senior in basketball ... Placed in the Top-8 in the 4x100 meter relay each of her three years at the Nebraska High School State Track Meet, helping set a school-record time in the event ... Was a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and National Honor Society ... Garnered Academic All-State Honors twice in softball and once in basketball.
Awards & Honors
2022-23 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2022-23 Dean’s List
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2023-24 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
2024 First Team All-BIG EAST
Personal
- Daughter of Jed and Brenda Dalton.
- Father played baseball for Nebraska and in the minor leagues for the Los Angeles Angels.
- Has one brother, Cade.
- Majoring in graphic design with a minor in business.
- Chose Creighton because of the facilities, it was close to home and the coaches.
- Listed Rice bowls as her favorite meal.
- NIL deal she wants is with Natural Grocers.
- Favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate.
- Biggest sports thrill she witnessed was watching Creighton Volleyball beat Texas in the Sweet 16.
- Named Bethany Hamilton as her sports hero.
- Favorite current athlete is Norah Sis.
- Favorite Omaha restaurant is Pitch.
- Famous person she’d like to meet is Michael Jordan or Bethany Hamilton.
- Best advice she has gotten is to give your best effort and give the outcomes to God.
