Elie Kligman

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
C
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 205
Bats/Throws:
S/R
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Cimarron-Memorial High School

Prior to Michigan
• Spent two seasons at Sacramento State (2024-25)
• Spent one season at Fullerton Community College (2023)
• Spent one season at Wake Forest (2022)

Senior (2025 at Sacramento State)
• Appeared in 37 games and made 32 starts as a catcher and designated hitter
• Hit .245 with 27 hits and 22 runs scored
• Added three doubles and three home runs while driving in 26
• Walked 21 times and posted a .368 on-base percentage
• Finished with six multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs seven times
• Scored four runs at Tarleton State (3/30), walking twice, slugging a home run, and driving in two.
• Had a home run and three RBI against Seattle U (4/11)
• Drove in a season-high four runs as part of a 2-for-4 day against South Dakota State (2/27)

Junior (2024 at Sacramento State)
• Appeared in 36 games for the Hornets, making 30 starts (23 at catcher, seven at designated hitter)
• Hit .292 with 31 hits, five doubles, a pair of triples, and two home runs, scoring 21 runs and driving in 23
• Also walked 27 times, which is tied for third on the team, including a run of nine straight and 13 of 15 games at one point
• Slugged .434 on the year while posting a .433 on-base percentage
• Defensively, threw out nine runners attempting to steal
• Collected eight multi-hit games and five games with multiple RBI
• Reached base safely in 10 consecutive games at one point from March 17 to April 5
• In WAC play, hit .304 in 16 games, slugging .457 and posting a .411 on-base percentage
• Brought home three runs against Stephen F. Austin (5/12)
• Fell a triple short of the cycle against the Cardinal, finishing 3-for-3 with a double, home run, two runs scored, and three RBI as well as a walk (4/16)
• Drove in a season-high four in that three-hit game against the Wolf Pack (3/19)

Sophomore (2023 at Fullerton College)
• Appeared in 31 games, batting .232 with 20 runs scored four doubles, and 16 RBI for the Hornets.
• Posted a .993 fielding percentage behind the plate while throwing out eight would-be basestealers
• Finished with a pair of hits three times while driving in a pair twice
• Walked 30 times on the season, posting a .406 on-base percentage.

Freshman (2022 at Wake Forest)
• Made his collegiate debut with the Demon Deacons against UMass Lowell on March 4, 2022.

Prep
• Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 20th round (No. 593 overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft
• Rated No. 500 (No. 241 shortstop) in the 2021 class and the No. 14 player in Nevada by Perfect Game
• Earned All-Region Honors as a freshman (second team), sophomore (second team), and senior (first team)
• Garnered First team All-Conference honors all four years
• Received invitations to the Perfect Game Junior National showcase and the Area Code Games Showcase.

Personal
• Eliyahu Kligman
• Born on January 20th, 2003
• Son of Marc and Laura Kligman
• Has two siblings: sister named Tova, and a brother named Ari
• Father, Marc, played baseball for Johns Hopkins
• Uncle Rob played baseball for George Washington and Rice
• Enrolled in the School of Social Work