MONTEREY >> The resume includes nearly 700 strikeouts as a pitcher, 35 homers as a hitter, and a batting average hovering around .500.

Yet, the legacy that Ella Myers left at Monterey High goes beyond individual accolades. In four years, she helped the program to a pair of Central Coast Section Division II titles, a Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division crown and the county’s first Northern California softball title.

“Honestly, it’s all kind of a blur,” Myers said. “But it’s all been positive. It’s not like — man, I could have done better. I feel like we’ve progressed each year. I’m glad to have helped set things up.”

The Herald’s Softball Most Valuable Player for the second time, Myers is still feeling numb from seeing her season end in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs on May 24.

Due largely to Myers’ dominance on the mound and at the plate, the Toreadores have risen three divisions in the past three years in the section playoffs.

“It wasn’t supposed to end like this,” said Myers on her team’s 3-2 loss to Salinas in the opening round of the playoffs. “We had been in the section championship game three straight years. We all had expectations. I think people forget the Open Division is different.”

For the first time since the third grade, Myers — a four-time member of the all-county team — did not have a practice to attend during the waning days of the school year.

“Oh gosh, four years and it was over just like that,” Myers said. “I remember telling the girls on ‘senior night’ that our season isn’t over. It’s going to go on. It does kind of suck.”

For the 18-year-old, a new chapter will begin in the fall as Myers will pitch at UC Santa Barbara on a softball scholarship. That’s not the case for a lot of her teammates.

“Some of my teammates — they’re done with softball,” Myers said. “If I didn’t have this to look forward to, I’d be so depressed. I’m excited for what’s next.”

Myers had an extended wrestling season this year where she finished fourth in the state meet. Starting softball a little late, she homered in her third game of the season while working her arm back into shape.

“I’ve been around a lot of special athletes,” Monterey coach Travis Elder said. “She’s the most special. The work ethic is probably chief among them. She doesn’t know how not to compete at a high level.”

Case in point came a week into her return to the softball field when Myers asked Elder to let her throw more innings to get back into a rhythm.

Because Myers was so locked in during her postseason run in wrestling, she didn’t have her normal off-season pitching routine.

“It’s always a process coming back from wrestling because the motions are so different,” Myers said. “The only way to get back into it is I have to throw. Throwing bullpens sessions are great. I need to see live batters to get the muscle memory back.”

Adding another pitch to her arsenal this spring made the right-hander nearly unhittable at times, as evident by Myers tossing a pair of no-hitters.

Myers finished the regular season 13-2 with 152 strikeouts and a 0.90 earned run average, leading the Toreadores to the program’s only Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division title.

Blessed with a riser that hits 65 mph, Myers has a curve that buckles opponents, as well as the screwball and change-up.

“I added a drop pitch to my repertoire,” Myers said. “I’ve thrown it occasionally in travel ball. We tweaked a few things. I changed my grip and delivery, and it was effective.”

What gave Myers the confidence to unleash the pitch was having an experienced catcher in University of Utah-bound DeNae Lee.

“I have 100 percent confidence with DaNae behind the plate,” Myers said. “Whatever I need to adjust, I can do it with her.”

While Myers’ scholarship is as a pitcher, the itch to hit remains an option at the next level, as the hope is she can land a spot in the lineup when she’s not pitching.

“I told her you’re going to be identified as a pitcher,” Elder said. “But her game will translate to the next level. She may not hit .600. But if she’s given an opportunity, she’ll rise to that level.”

Myers tore up pitching this past spring, hitting nine homers, coming up one homer shy of tying the county career record for homers at 36, set in 2024 by King City’s Lisa Villanueva.

Over the course of the season, Myers hit .552 with a .629 on-base percentage. She drove in 28 runs in 22 games, scored 39 and stole eight bases.

“Other than the homers, it was my best hitting season,” Myers said. “I have the confidence to hit any pitch that is thrown to me in the zone. With our lineup, teams had to pitch to me.”

Yet, Myers wasn’t oblivious to the animosity opponents felt toward her, as evident by the large ovation each time an opponent got her out.

“It’s not personal,” Elder insisted. “If people knew her personally, they’d feel the same as I do. Whether it’s admitted or not, she’s the best. That’s not to fill her head. It’s just a fact.”

The type of player that comes around once in a generation, Myers plays with a lot of emotion and passion, is fearless in the circle and determined at the plate, where failure isn’t an option.

“There are a couple of teams that like to talk smack,” Myers said. “It sticks with me. Knowing they were wrong, knowing I’m in their heads is kind of nice.”

When Myers thought about all the magical moments, hitting a walk-off homer in 2023 in the CCS title game against Salinas stands out.

“That’s a flashback,” Myers said. “Honestly, I do not think about those things much. It’s not one moment. It is more throughout the years. It’s one chapter ending and another beginning. I’m excited for the journey ahead.”