CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois head coach Tyra Perry announced the addition of Megan Nuechterlein to the Fighting Illini roster. The Kent State transfer joins 10 newcomers for the 2025 campaign.
Megan Nuechterlein // Macomb, Mich. // Macomb Dakota High School // Kent State // Turnin2 // RHP // 5-8
Notes: Transfer from Kent State… Posted 18-12 record with a 3.80 ERA as a freshman… Team leader with 38 appearances, 23 games started, 12 complete games, 165.2 innings pitched… Recorded career-high seven strikeouts versus Central Michigan (4/30/24)… Named MAC Pitcher of the Week (4/23/24) after a 4-0 performance with a 0.93 ERA and 21 punchouts in 30 innings pitched… Prior to Kent State, attended Macomb Dakota High School, where she earned all-state honors on three separate occasions… Won the 2022 State Champs Michigan Player of the Year… Enjoys swimming and spending time with friends and family... Lists Shohei Ohtani as favorite athlete.
Coach Perry on Nuechterlein: "We are very excited that Megan has chosen to join our program. She threw a ton of innings as a freshman, won 18 games, and that definitely stood out to us. Megan has a huge upside and with her work ethic. We believe she is poised for a bright future in the Big Ten."
Why Illinois? "It is an outstanding school academically, and I know I will be playing amazing competition athletically. It also felt so right when I was there."
