Players

Elliot Good, a native of Meriden, Connecticut joins the X’s after a pair of seasons in the Pioneer League with the Ogden Raptors. Good hit .329/.443/.459 with 10 home runs and 75 RBI last season. He drew 62 walks, good for second on the team. Good made his professional debut in 2024, playing in 45 games with Ogden. He would hit .298 with five home runs and 25 RBI for the season.

Good played four seasons at Central Connecticut University in New Britain and was a key piece of the CCSU team that won conference titles in 2021 and 2023, helping CCSU advance to the NCAA Tournament in both seasons. Good finished his four seasons playing in 163 career games and slashing a career line of .262/.344/.358, while driving in 100 RBIs, scoring 94 runs and collecting 39 extra-base hits, including seven home runs. In 2024 he started all 42 games for the Blue Devils, one of three players on the team to start all 42 games. Good would slash a line of .234/.339/.364 with four home runs and 28 RBI, holding down the shortstop position defensively his final season in college. He would add a 14-game hitting streak during the season and would finish the season with 12 extra-base hits.

In 2023 Good was named to the All-Northeast Conference Second Team and All-Tournament team following a season where he hit .306 with 39 RBI for the NEC Champions. His 39 RBI were good for second on the team, and he was the only Blue Devil player to play in all 50 games during the 2023 season. He slashed a line of .306/.380/.400 his junior season and had a 21-game hitting streak and finished the season reaching base in the final 36 games. Good hit .500 with seven RBI, scoring six runs and belting a home run at the NEC tournament.

Good would hit .223 in 2022 with one home run and 28 RBI during his Sophomore season while playing in 46 games. In his first season on campus, he played in 25 games, starting 21 games while hitting .335 with eight homers and five RBI. In his first NCAA tournament appearance, he went 2-for-4 against powerhouse LSU.

The right-handed batter played high school ball at Maloney High School in Meriden, Connecticut where he was a two-time All-Conference selection and where he was named to the All-State team his final season. Good was a three-sport standout, also playing football and basketball at Maloney. His Senior season he quarterbacked his team to an appearance in the state championship game and was named All-State and All-Conference in football. He was named the Record Journal Male Athlete of the Year as a Senior.