Eli Tidwell

Position:
Utility
Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Class:
4th Year
Hometown:
Hartselle, Ala.
Prev School:
New Orleans
High School:
Hartselle HS

PRIOR TO LA TECH: Spent the 2026 season at LSU New Orleans, making 51 starts in the 53 games he played in ... hit .284 with nine homers, 13 doubles and two triples ... drove in 29 RBI and led the team with 45 runs scored ... one of three Privateers with 100+ total bases ... swiped seven bases on 10 attempts ... went 4-for-5 with two runs scored vs. Alabama A&M ... had a three-hit game with three runs scored and a home run the next game vs. Northern Kentucky ... drove in four RBI, scored three runs with a pair of homers at UTRGV ... drove in three runs, scored three runs and homered vs. Troy ... tied his season high of four RBI in the series opener vs. Lamar, including a three-run homer in the contest ... played two years at Northwest Shoals ... slashed .303/.448/.612 in 59 games as a freshman, belting 12 homers with 12 doubles, five triples and 53 RBI ... scored 61 runs and stole 24 bases ... named to NJCAA All-Tournament team ... hit .253 in 57 games in 2025, posting three homers, seven doubles, two triples and driving in 26 runs ... scored 28 times and stole nine bases on 10 attempts ... prepped at Hartselle HS ... 2022 state champion ... ranked the No. 19 shortstop and No. 82 overall player in the state of Alabama Class of 2023, per Perfect Game.

PERSONAL: Born in Decatur, Ala. on Dec. 16 to Trai and Leighann Tidwell ... has one sibling, Landon ... three-year baseball letterman and four-year football letterman in high school ... averaged above .300 in baseball and recorded over 1,000 receiving yards in football ... named Hartselle HS Male Athlete of the Year in 2023 ... why he chose LA Tech: "The coaches, it felt right and was easy to connect with them."