NIL Opportunities

Career Highs

• Innings pitched: 3.0, 5 times - last at Iowa, May 15, 2021
• Strikeouts: 3, at Iowa, May 15, 2021 ; at Elon, Mar 06, 2020 ; Nebraska, May 19, 2018
• Walks allowed: 2, vs Indiana, May 23, 2018 
• Batters faced: 14, Concordia Chicago, Mar 28, 2018 
• Field chances: 3, Nebraska, May 19, 2018 
• Putouts: 1, vs Seton Hall, Feb 15, 2020 ; Nebraska, May 19, 2018 
• Assists: 2, Nebraska, May 19, 2018  
• Runners CS: 1, Penn State, May 22, 2021 ; Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021 ; Valparaiso, Apr 17, 2018

Redshirt Sophomore - 2021

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Appeared in 15 games out of the bullpen
• Led the team in relief appearancess
• 1-4, 6.31 ERA, 25.2 IP, 5 BB, 16 SO
• Received his first career save at Purdue 4/23/21
• Threw six scoreless innings over first four appearances of the season

Redshirt Sophomore - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)

• Appeared in five games out of the bullpen
• Matched his career high of 3 SO at Elon 3/6/20 (1.2 IP)
• Academic All-Big Ten

Sophomore - 2019

• Redshirted the 2019 season
• Missed the season with an injury
• Academic All-Big Ten

Freshman - 2018

• Appeared in 17 games with two starts
• 0-1, 3.79 ERA, 19.0 IP, 20 H, 12 R, 15 K, 7 BB
• Second on the team with seven games finished
• Did not give up triple or a home run in 17 appearances
• Only gave up three extra base hits (all doubles) in 17 appearances
• Career-high 3.0 innings pitched against Concordia Chicago 3/28/18
• Made his Illinois debut against West Virginia 3/24/18

High School

• Started on varsity since freshman year
• 2017 Collegiate Baseball All-American first team
• 2016 and 2017 Chicago Catholic Blue Conference Baseball Player of the Year
• 2016 and 2017 IHSA Baseball All-State first team
• 2016 Louisville Slugger Baseball All-American first team
• 2016 Daily Southtown Newspaper Baseball Player of the Year
• 2016 Beverly Review Newspaper Baseball Player of the Year
• 2016 Upper Class Area Code Games Team
• 2016 Brother Rice George Sedleck Baseball Offensive Player of the Year
• 2016 Brother Rice Matt Kotheimer Award for Outstanding Pitcher of the Year
• 2016 Brother Rice High School Alumni Association Junior of the Year Finalist
• 2016 Phil Lawler Summer State All-Tournament Team
• 2015 Chicago Catholic Blue Conference All-Conference first team
• 2015 Under Class Area Code Games Team
• 2015 Brother Rice HS Matt Kotheimer Award for Outstanding Pitcher of the Year
• High Honor Roll
• Student Council
• Participated in "Pay it Forward" anti-bullying campaign

Personal

• Born Aug. 28, 1998
• Son of Karen and Tim Kutt
• Majoring in history
• Played for the Illinois Sparks summer team
• Played with Illini Michael Massey and Andrew Dyke at Brother Rice and for the Illinois Sparks
• Played with Illini Ben Troike for the Illinois Sparks
• Why Illinois: "I believed this institution offered an excellent educational opportunity and I felt a great connection with the baseball coaching staff."