2018 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 16
Luke Shilling
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 245
- Position:
- RHP
- Hometown:
- Clarkston, Mich.
- High School:
- Notre Dame Prep
Career Highs
Updated following the 2018 season
PITCHING
- Innings pitched: 6.0, Southern Illinois, Mar 19, 2017
- Strikeouts: 8, Southern Illinois, Mar 19, 2017
- Batters faced: 26, Southern Illinois, Mar 19, 2017
HITTING
- Hits: 2, vs Eastern Illinois, Apr 19, 2016
- Doubles: 1, Eastern Illinois, Apr 05, 2016 ; Saint Louis, Apr 17, 2016 ; vs Eastern Illinois, Apr 19, 2016
- Home runs: 1, vs Central Michigan, Mar 04, 2016
- Total bases: 4, vs Central Michigan, Mar 04, 2016
- RBI: 3, vs Central Michigan, Mar 04, 2016
- Runs scored: 2, at Iowa, Apr 09, 2016
- Walks: 2, vs UNC Greensboro, Mar 11, 2016
MLB Draft
- 2018 - Chicago White Sox - 15th round
- 2015 - Texas Rangers - 20th round
Junior - 2018
- Member of the team, did not play in a game
- Missed the season with an injury
Sophomore - 2017
- Missed most of the season with an injury
- 1-2, 7.14 ERA, 7 APP, 7 GS, 29.0 IP, 37 BB, 30 SO, .243 BAA
- Tied for fifth on the team in strikeouts (30)
- Friday night starter for the first three weeks
- 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 6 SO in Opening Day win vs. Milwaukee 2/17/17
Freshman - 2016
- 20 games played, 14 starts
- 11 starts at DH, three starts at first base
- .176 (9-51), 7 R, 3 2B, HR, 7 RBI
- 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 SO
- First career home run March 4 vs. Central Michigan in first career start
- First career pitching outing April 23 vs. Ohio State (0.2 IP, 2 ER)
- Two hits April 29 vs. Eastern Illinois
- Four-game hitting streak April 2-9
High School
- Four-time letterwinner at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
- .400, 6 HR as a senior
- 7-1, 0.73 ERA, 102 SO as a senior
- .427, 8 HR as a junior
- 2015 Perfect Game All-America first team
- 2015 NABF All-America first team
- 2015 Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year
- 2015 MHSBCA Dream Team
- 2015 all-state first team
- 2014 all-state second team
- Three-time all-league, all-district and all-region
- Over 60 hours of community service in high school
Personal
- Born November 18, 1997
- Parents are Jed and Nancy Shilling
- Major: Accountancy
- Father, Jed, played baseball at Eastern Michigan from 1981-84
- Started considering Illinois towards the end of the recruiting process
- Chose Illinois because, "As soon as I stepped on campus, I knew this was the place I wanted to be. The coaches were so welcoming, and the prior success and tradition of the baseball program were also huge factors."
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