Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

Coach Taps says: "Eli put up video-game numbers for us in spring 2024 and is clearly one of the best hitters in the country. Not only does he make an enormous impact on-the-field, he also serves as a terrific mentor for our younger positional players with both lead-by-example and vocal leadership skills. He is a true student of the game and ultra-reliable talent."

2025: First Team d3baseball.com All-Region … Second Team ABCA All-Region … Second Team All-MAC Freedom … Academic All-MAC … Selected to D3baseball.com Team of the Week (4/28-5/4) … Winner of Stevens Baseball's Misar Award ... Appeared and started in each of the team's 44 games, batting .377 ... Led team in OPS (1.106) at bats (167), hits (63), and total bases (106) ... Tied for 1st in RBI (41) and sacrifice flies (4) ... 2nd in batting average, runs scored (41), home runs (8), slugging percentage (.635), and walks (32) ... Tied for 2nd in triples (3) ... 3rd in doubles (13) and on base percentage (.471) ... Went 3 for 5 (3 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI) vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/25) … 1 for 3 with a walk vs. William Paterson (2/27) … Went 2 for 4 with a run scored vs. RV/RV Montclair State (3/4) … 1 for 1 (5 R, 5 BB) vs. William Paterson (3/7) … Went 2 for 5 in a MAC Freedom contest vs. Lebanon Valley (3/14) … Combined to go 3 for 8 (2 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (3/15) … 1 for 3 with two walks vs. NR/RV Millsaps (3/18) … Went 1 for 3 with a walk vs. Belhaven (3/19) … 2 for 3 (2 R, 2B, RBI, SB) in MAC Freedom contest vs. King’s (3/21) … Combined to go 2 for 5 (R, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 SF, 2 BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/22) … Went 1 for 3 (3B, RBI, SB) in the 1^st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (3/29) … 2 for 5 (2 R, HR, 4 RBI) vs. Farmingdale State (4/3) … Went 3 for 5 (2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) vs. NR/RV Arcadia (4/4) … 1 for 3 with a walk in the 1^st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/RV Arcadia (4/5) … Went 4 for 5 with two doubles in a MAC Freedom contest vs. DeSales (4/11) … 1 for 2 (2 R, 2B, 3 BB) vs. NJCU (4/15) … Went 2 for 4 (R, BB) vs. Delaware Valley (4/18) … Combined to go 4 for 7 (2 R, RBI, 2 BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (4/19) … Combined to go 5 for 8 (4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. RV/RV Misericordia (4/27) … Went 2 for 4 (2 R, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 SF, SB) vs. St. Joseph’s - Long Island (4/29) … 1 for 3 (R, 2B, BB) in Game One of the MAC Freedom Semifinals vs. Lebanon Valley (5/2) … Combined to go 5 for 7 (5 R, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB) in a MAC Freedom Semifinal doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (5/4) … Went 2 for 5 with a double in Game One of the MAC Freedom Finals vs. Arcadia (5/10).

2024: ABCA/Rawlings 3^rd Team All-Region … All-MAC Freedom Honorable Mention … Named to d3baseball.com Team of the Week (2/26-3/3) … MAC Freedom Hitter of the Week (2/26-3/3) … Appeared in 34 games and made 33 starts, batting .413 … Led team in batting average, OPS (1.077), hits (52), doubles (10), total bases (74), slugging percentage (.587), on base percentage (.490) … Tied for 1^st in home runs (4) … 2^nd in runs scored (31) … Tied for 3^rd in at bats (126) and RBI (25) … Went 2 for 3 (2 R, RBI, BB, 2 SB) in the 2^nd game of a non-conference doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/11) … 4 for 5 (2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/1) … Went 3 for 5 (2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, SB) vs. MIT (3/3) … Combined to go 4 for 8 (4 RBI, BB) in a conference doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (3/9) … 4 for 6 (R, 2B, 2 RBI) vs. Montclair State (3/17) … Went 3 for 5 (2 R, HR, 2 RBI) in a MAC Freedom conference game vs. King’s (3/21) … Combined to go 4 for 8 with an RBI in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/22) … 3 for 5 (2B, RBI) vs. Penn State Harrisburg (3/24) … Went 4 for 5 (3 R, 2 2B, RBI) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. Delaware Valley (3/29) … Combined to go 3 for 5 (3 R, 2 RBI, BB, HBP) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/30) … 3 for 5 with a double vs. Montclair State (4/1) … Went 2 for 3 (3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB) vs. No. 25/NR Arcadia (4/5) … Combined to go 4 for 6 (2 R, 2B, RBI) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/13) … 2 for 5 (R, RBI, SB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. DeSales (4/14) … Went 2 for 4 (2 R, 2B, RBI) vs. FDU-Florham (4/19) … 1 for 2 (R, BB, SB) vs. NJCU (4/23).

2023: Appeared in 22 games, started 13 and posted a robust .411 batting average to go along with a 1.093 OPS, .625 slugging percentage, and a .468 OBP ... Tied for 3rd on the squad in home runs (3) ... Went 1 for 1 with a run scored in the 1^st game of a doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/12) … Came in as a pinch hitter and collected a clutch single vs. Montclair State (3/3) … Combined to go 3 for 6 (2 R, 2 RBI, BB) in a doubleheader vs. Lehman (3/4) … Earned a key pinch hit walk in his only plate appearance in a MAC Freedom game vs. Delaware Valley (3/24) … Combined to go 3 for 5 with an RBI in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Wilkes (4/16) … 3 for 4 (2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI) vs. NJCU (4/25) … Went 2 for 3 with a double in the 2^nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/27) … Came in as a pinch hitter and recorded a hit, a single, in his only at bat in a MAC Freedom contest vs. DeSales (4/28) … 5 for 5 (2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, HBP, 2 SB) vs. St. Joseph’s-L.I. (5/1) … Went 1 for 3 with a walk in a MAC Freedom Semifinal contest vs. Arcadia (5/6).

2022: Appeared in 12 games and started 1, posting a .143 batting average … Collected his first collegiate hit and went 1 for 3 vs. William Paterson (2/19) … 1 for 3 (2B, BB) in the 2^nd game of a doubleheader vs William Paterson (2/21) … Earned a bases loaded walk in his only plate appearance vs. Drew (2/26) … Drew a walk in his only plate appearance in the 2^nd game of a doubleheader vs. Swarthmore (2/27) … Came in as a pinch hitter and drew a walk in his only plate appearance in the 2^nd game of a doubleheader vs. Montclair State (3/5).

High School: Named Valedictorian and National Honor Society … Played under coaches Derek Nicholson and Brian Bowles at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School … four-year varsity player … Selected team captain … Team MVP, 1^st Team All-Bay League, Team Offensive Player of the Year, Athlete of the Year nominee, 1^st Team All-Bay League, 2^nd Team All-Area … During the summer played for Playa Vista Orioles under coach Tim Olivarez.

Personal: Son of Chad and Tama Somers … Dad played Division I baseball at Northwestern … Has two siblings, a sister named Ivy and a brother named Enzo … Majoring in Quantitative Finance … Picked Stevens because of the strong academics, high return-on-investment, quality baseball program and location right next to New York City … Favorite book and movie are Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer and The Dark Night … Favorite MLB team and player is the Los Angeles Dodgers and Sandy Koufax … Enjoys going to the beach, working out and hanging out with friends.