- "I made VWC my No. 1 choice because I liked the small campus and small class sizes. As soon as I came to the campus I knew it was the place for me. Also, the softball program is great"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Randolph-Macon College and Lynchburg College
Career Highs
Hits: NA
Doubles: NA
Triples: NA
Home Runs: NA
Runs: 1 – (2x, most recent, Sweet Briar – 4/7/15 – G1)
RBI: NA
Stolen Bases: NA
Hitting Streak: NA
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
First-Year (2015): Appeared in six games as a first-year… Scored a pair of runs on the season, in wins over Bridgewater College and Sweet Briar College after entering as a pinch runner.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient… Dean’s List fall ’14.
Before VWC: Compiled a .436 batting average as a senior, along with a .614 on-base percentage… Led Monacan in hits, walks, plate appearances, runs scored, on-base percentage and batting average as a senior… Four-time All-Academic team honoree… Four-time All-Dominion District honoree… 2014 All-Conference 20 and Region 4 honoree… 2014 Richmond Times Dispatch/Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete for March… Two-year captain… Four-year Honor Roll student… Ranked 69th in a class of 312… Member of the Beta Club, the National Honor Society, and the Freshmen Mentor Program.
Personal: Daughter of Karen and Jason Ellis… Dad attended Virginia Commonwealth University and George Washington University… Has one brother, Colin.
Get to Know Jordan
- Enjoys hip hop and country music, eating Chick-fil-A, and spending vacation time at Hatteras Island, North Carolina
- Favorites include the book "The Longest Ride," the movie "Wayne's World," and the TV series "NCIS"
- A fan of Olympic softball player Jessica Mendoza, football's Pittsburgh Steelers, and actress Jennifer Lawrence
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "I am outgoing, intelligent, hardworking and caring"
- My career goal after graduation from VWC is: "become a World War II teacher in high school and coach softball as well"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "putting hard work in and off the field and seeing it pay off is the best feeling I can get as an athlete. Also, creating a bond with my teammates and make them my second family"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "the mental aspect of the game"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to start in the outfield and help the team win a national championship"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Thomas Jefferson on the day he signed the Declaration of Independence to experience the joy he felt when America was free from Britain"
- People might be surprised to know: "I am a big history nerd"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I am a successful history teacher, with a family of my own"
- The most important advice I've received is: "if you are not making mistakes, you are not really trying...it is okay to make mistakes, if you are doing everything you can to do better" - Howard Kobata
