2022 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 26
Tommy Green
- Position:
- RHP
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- High School:
- First Colonial
- Prev School:
- Longwood/Palm Beach State/ Mercer
Senior - 2022
- Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining
- Chose Illinois over Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Houston, and Purdue
Senior - 2021 (Mercer)
- Academic All-SoCon Team
- Appeared in 24 games with 10 starts
- 4-4, 6.38 ERA, 55.0 IP, 18 BB, 63 SO
- Third most strikeouts on the team
- Tied for third most appearances
- Struck out a career-high eight batters vs. Bradley 3/20/21
Junior - 2020 (Mercer)
- Season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Academic All-SoCon Team
- Made six appearances out of the bullpen
- 0-1, 2.70 ERA, 6.2 IP, 0 BB, 6 SO
- Only allowed two earned runs on the season
Sophomore - 2019 (Palm Beach State)
- Appeared in 16 games with seven starts
- 5-3, 5.40 ERA, 48.1 IP, 16 BB, 50 SO
- Led the team with five wins on the season
- His 48.1 innings were the fourth most on the team
Freshman - 2018 (Longwood)
- Appeared in a team-high 23 games in relief
- 2-2, 6.95 ERA, 44.0 IP, 23 BB, 59 SO
- Second on the team with two saves
- Led all Lancer relief pitchers with 44.0 innings out of the bullpen and 59 strikeouts
- Made nine scoreless appearances, two hitless appearances, and one perfect appearance
- Logged a career-high 4.1 innings twice, including 4.1 scoreless frames with five strikeouts at Presbyterian 5/13/18
High School
- Played at First Colonial High School (Virginia Beach, Va.) under head coach Scott Stubee
- Helped guide First Colonial to three Conference Champions, 2014, 2015 & 2016
- Was named the Team MVP in 2016 & 2017
- Was named all-conference first team as a pitcher and first baseman
- 1.09 ERA, 39.0 IP, 61 SO
- .398, 31 RBIs, 12 extra-base hits
- Played summer ball with the CBA Rays
- Member of the Latin Honor Society
- Member of the Legal Studies Academy
- Recorded over 200 hours of community service
Personal
- Born July 7, 1999
- Son of Tom and Mindy Green
- Two younger brothers, Matt and Ryan
- Cousin, Ian Thomas, played baseball at VCU and pitched in the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers systems after playing Independent League Baseball
- Plans to go to medical school and become an orthopedic surgeon
- Intends to get a master's degree in recreation, sport, and tourism
- Earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Mercer
- Earned an associates degree of arts from Palm Beach State
- Chose Illinois because, "they have Excellent opportunities in both academics and athletics as well as a coaching staff and team full of great people with the common goals of developing both on and off the field."
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