Bri Ellis is the talk of the town right now in the world of college softball.
The senior, who plays first base, has been far and away the best hitter in the country this season, slashing .457/.646/1.142 with 72 RBI and an obscene 1.788 OPS. She has nearly twice as many home runs (26) as strikeouts (14) and leads the nation in both slugging and on-base percentage. She’s been named the SEC Player of the Year — just like Arkansas baseball shortstop Wehiwa Aloy — and the USA Softball National Player of the Year.
Ellis has been the cog in the machine for an Arkansas team that is currently 43-12 and the No.