Central Michigan University Athletics
2025 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 16
Elijah Henning
- Position:
- IF
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- High School:
- Desert Mountain
- Previous School:
- Southwestern Oregon CC
2025: Appeared in 19 games, with seven starts, all at third base … drove in career-high four runs vs. Oakland (May 13).
2024: Started 31 games, 30 of them at shortstop … collected a career-high three hits vs. Clearly (April 16) and vs. Northern Illinois (April 27) … hit only homer as a Chippewa and drove in a career-high three runs vs. Bowling Green (April 14).
Prior to CMU: Hit .250 in 13 games at Mesa CC in 2020 … member of Mesa team that was ranked second in NJCAA Division II … played at Southwestern Oregon CC in 2023, served as team captain and helped lead it to Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament for first time in program history … named the school’s Athlete of the Month for May, 2023 … played summer ball for the Portland Pickles of the West Coast League in 2023.
High School: Earned second team all-conference honors … led team to third-place finish in Arizona Interscholastic Association 5A state tournament in 2019 … hit .419 with seven homers and drove in 30 runs to lead all juniors in the state of Arizona in 2019 … posted an .895 slugging percentage with a .500 on-base percentage during that season … graduated from Desert Mountain after junior year and enrolled at Mesa (Ariz.) CC.
2024: Started 31 games, 30 of them at shortstop … collected a career-high three hits vs. Clearly (April 16) and vs. Northern Illinois (April 27) … hit only homer as a Chippewa and drove in a career-high three runs vs. Bowling Green (April 14).
Prior to CMU: Hit .250 in 13 games at Mesa CC in 2020 … member of Mesa team that was ranked second in NJCAA Division II … played at Southwestern Oregon CC in 2023, served as team captain and helped lead it to Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament for first time in program history … named the school’s Athlete of the Month for May, 2023 … played summer ball for the Portland Pickles of the West Coast League in 2023.
High School: Earned second team all-conference honors … led team to third-place finish in Arizona Interscholastic Association 5A state tournament in 2019 … hit .419 with seven homers and drove in 30 runs to lead all juniors in the state of Arizona in 2019 … posted an .895 slugging percentage with a .500 on-base percentage during that season … graduated from Desert Mountain after junior year and enrolled at Mesa (Ariz.) CC.
Chatting Chippewas - Jake Sabol
Thursday, February 12
Dave Keilitz interview on Zach McKinstry
Friday, July 11
Jake Sabol Interview on Zach McKinstry
Friday, July 11
Baseball vs Oakland
Tuesday, May 13
