Outlook
Olivia Ellis is extremely coachable and can be counted on to bring good energy and effort every day … Will be an important component to our outfield and our lineup … Has a strong arm and tracks the ball well … Has the potential to be an run producer and impact games.

Freshman Year 2026
Helped Johnson County win Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II and Region 6/Plains District Championships, place in a tie for ninth at NJCAA Division II World Series and finished the season with a 39-13 record … Played in 48 games, 47 as a starter … Batted .402 (53-for-132) with nine doubles, two triples, two home runs, 21 walks, 40 runs scored and 23 RBI … Registered 13 multiple-hit  and five multiple-RBI games … Only struck out 14 times … Was a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases … Posted a fielding percentage of .935 with 55 putouts, three assists and only four errors … Began the season with a season-long eight-game hitting streak … In her collegiate debut got a single, drove in a run and scored in an 8-4 season opening win over Enterprise State (2-13-26) … Followed with a single, stolen base and run in a 5-4 loss to Lamar State-Port Arthur (3-13-26) … Collected a pair of RBI singles in a 5-2 win over Coastal Alabama-South (2-14-26) … Her first extra base hit was a solo home run in a 9-6 win over Iowa Central (2-24-26) … Also walked and scored a run in the victory … Ripped a double and scored in an 8-6 loss to McCook in the opening, and walked twice and scored two runs in a 14-6 win the second game (2-27-26) … Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored in a 5-2 win over Southwestern Illinois (3-7-26) … That jumpstarted a five-game hitting streak … Was 3-for-4 with triple, three runs and an RBI in an 18-12 loss to Kirkwood … Had a single, triples, scored twice and drove in a season-high four runs in a 21-0 blowout over Fort Hays Tech Northwest in the opener of a twin bill (3-19-26) … Followed with a single, double and two runs in a 26-0 pounding in the second game … Hit .846 (11-for-13) over the streak with three extra base hits, eight runs and six RBI … Ripped three singles and scored a run in an 8-0 win over Barton (3-20-26) … Went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in a 6-4 win at Kansas City Kansas (4-11-26) … Collected a two-run single in an 8-0 win over Fort Scott (4-16-26) … Got on base three times with a single, double and walk, scored once and drove in a run in a 12-0 victory at Coffeyville (4-21-26) … Picked up an RBI single and scored in a 12-1 in over the Ravens in the second game of the Cavaliers’ sweep (4-21-26) … Had a double, a walk, scored two runs and drove in one in a 9-8 win over Allen (4-25-26) … Belted a solo homer in a 13-0 win over Independence (5-2-26) … Collected two hits, including a double, and scored twice in JCCC’s come-from-behind 9-8 win over Coffeyville in the opening round of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-6-25) ..Delivered an RBI double to help JCCC put the game out of reach and secure the title in JCCC’s five-run third inning  in an eventual 11-4 win over Cowley (5-9-26) … Hit .375 in the championship (6-for16) with three doubles, two walks, one RBI and scored four runs … Singled and scored in an 8-6 win over Cuyahoga at the NJCAA Division II World Series (5-21-26) … Picked up a single and walked in the World Series elimination loss to Jones (5-21-26) … JCCC Student-Athlete Academic Award Winner.

High School
Was a four-year starter for coach _Jesse Kollmeyer at Mulvane High School, Mulvane, Kan. … Graduated 2025 … Named Kansas Class 4A All-State honorable mention by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association her senior year … Was a two-time Kansas 4A All-State selection by Sports in Kansas … Named honorable mention as a freshman and second-team as a senior ... Was a four-time All-Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League selection … Earned first-team as a freshman and senior, second-team as a sophomore and honorable mention as a junior … Named second-team All-Metro by the Wichita Eagle as a senior …  Hit over .300 all four years … Hit .344 with 21 hits, eight doubles, a triple, 18 runs and 17 RBI as a freshman … Battted.309 with 21 hits two doubles, a triple, 23r runs and 20 driven as a sophomore … As a junior hit .308 with 28 hits, two doubles, a triple, 28 runs an 17 RBI and capped her career batting .350 with 35 hits, 32 runs eight RBI and set a new school record with 21 stolen bases … Also earned four varsity letters in basketball … Named Kansas 4A All-State honorable mention by the Kansas State High School Activities Association as a senior … Also garnered All-State second-team by Sports in Kansas and honorable mention by WE … Twice named All-Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League … Earned honorable mention as a junior and second-team as a senior … Was the team’s second leading scorer her senior year … Tied the school game record with six made 3-point baskets against Buhler her senior year … Set the season and career 3-point records with 43 made her senior year and 84 over her career … Honor roll student.

Personal
Born Olivia Ellis on March 8, 2007, in Wichita, Kan …. Nickname is Liv … Daughter of Jeff and Shannon Ellis … Has two siblings: Drew and Mason … Drew played football at Sterling College and Mason is a member of the Kansas Jayhawks football team … Majoring in sports management … Also recruited by Dodge City Community College … Favorite food is chicken nuggets … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV show is Fuller House … Favorite movie is Anyone But You … Favorite sports movie is Greater … Favorite actor is Kevin Hart … Favorite book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid … Favorite music entertainer is Zach Bryan … Favorite cartoon character is Dora … Favorite athlete is Patrick Mahomes … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Greatest sports moments were setting records … Best player she has played against is Arkansas Razorback infielder Ella McDowell … A notable alumnus from her school is NFL defensive back Jayden Price.