Eli Skidmore

Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 200
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
O'Fallon, Mo.
High School:
Francis Howell

2026 SEASON
Made 20 relief appearances (tied for second most on the team) on the mound during his true freshman campaign … Posted a 3-0 record and earned a save, compiling an ERA of 4.39 with 33 strikeouts over 26.2 innings pitched … Made his collegiate debut in Mizzou’s record-breaking 34-3 win over Mount St. Mary’s, throwing a perfect inning of relief (2/15) … Notched a season-high five strikeouts in 2.1 innings versus UIC, allowing a pair of runs on three hits to earn his first collegiate win (3/5) … Picked up his second win with 1.2 relief innings versus Southern Indiana, allowing a run on three hits and a pair of walks while striking out three (3/10) … Pitched a scoreless frame at rival Kansas, striking out one and allowing a hit (3/18) … Threw 2.1 scoreless frames with four strikeouts and just one hit at No. 22 Tennessee (3/21) … Tossed 1.2 hitless, scoreless innings with a pair of punchouts versus rival Illinois as the Tigers won the Braggin’ Rights game (3/24) … Threw a pair of one-hit innings of relief with a strikeout at No. 24 Kentucky to earn his first career save to help the Tigers earn an SEC victory and series win (4/5) … Posted a perfect inning versus South Carolina, striking out one Gamecock (4/9) … Pitched a scoreless frame versus Vanderbilt to help the Tigers clinch an SEC series win over the Commodores (5/10) … Threw 1.1 scoreless innings at No. 6 Texas with a strikeout and a walk (5/14) … Earned his third win of his freshman season at the SEC Tournament, throwing 2.2 hitless, scoreless innings and matching a season-high five strikeouts with just one walk as the Tigers took down No. 17 Ole Miss for their first SEC Tournament win since 2017.

HIGH SCHOOL
Comes to Mizzou after an excellent high school career at Francis Howell High School in Missouri ... earned first team all-state, all-metro, all-district and all-conference honors his senior year ... helped lead Francis Howell to multiple top finishes in state competition, including a runner-up finish as a sophomore and fourth-place as a junior ... was the quarterback on the football team, leading his team to a state title his sophomore season and earning second team all-conference honors.

PERSONAL
Son of Amanda and Jason Skidmore … Born May 8, 2007... has a brother, Wesley ... father played football at the United States Military Academy at West Point ... graduated high school magna cum laude, was a member of the National Honor Society and DECA ... studying business at Mizzou.