John Ely

John Daniel Ely (born May 13, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Early years Ely was born in Harvey, Illinois to Laura and Jack Ely. He attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois, where he compiled a 27-5 career record, including one perfect game. As a senior, he was selected as a first-team all-state pitcher in Illinois. Miami University Ely attended Miami University. As a freshman in 2005, Ely led the Mid-American Conference in strikeouts (108 in innings) and complete games (six) and tied for the conference lead in wins with ten. He won seven straight decisions during the months of April and May 2005 and compiled a 2.87 earned run average. He was also selected to the Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team. As a sophomore in 2006, Ely was selected as a first-team All-Mid-American Conference player after striking out 80 batters in innings. He struck out a career-high 14 batters against Birmingham-Southern on March 5, 2006.