The rumors always start when a player decides to put her name into the transfer portal. Was she unhappy over playing time? Former Arizona pitcher Madi Elish was no different. While that might have made sense for other former Wildcats who chose to transfer, in her case, it didn’t. Elish pitched meaningful innings against top competition as a freshman. So, the rumors shifted. Maybe it was really because she didn’t get to pitch in the postseason.
In the end, it looks like it came down to something few schools could offer to her. Elish will return to her home state of Indiana and pitch for Purdue.