2022 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 18
Kellen Sarver
- Position:
- 1B/C
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Champaign, Ill.
- High School:
- Centennial
Career Highs
- Hits: 3, 7 times - last Penn State, May 22, 2021
- Doubles: 2, Penn State, May 21, 2021
- Triples: 1, Penn State, Apr 19, 2019 ; at Iowa, Mar 31, 2019
- Home runs: 2, Penn State, May 22, 2021
- Total bases: 9, Penn State, May 22, 2021
- RBI: 6, Penn State, May 22, 2021
- Runs scored: 3, Penn State, May 22, 2021
- Walks: 5, at Minnesota, Apr 14, 2019
- Hit by pitch: 1, 6 times - last Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021
- Sac flies: 1, 7 times - last vs Michigan, May 02, 2021
- Sac bunts: 1, 4 times - last at Purdue, Apr 25, 2021
- At bats: 5, 13 times - last at Iowa, May 15, 2021
- Stolen bases: 1, Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021 ; at Illinois State, Apr 09, 2019 ; at Iowa, Mar 31, 2019
- Field chances: 17, Purdue, May 10, 2019
- Putouts: 15, Purdue, May 10, 2019
- Assists: 3, at Minnesota, Apr 14, 2019
- Runners CS: 1, vs Western Carolina, Feb 21, 2020
Redshirt Sophomore - 2021
- Appeared in 40 games with 35 starts at first base
- .287/.362/.535, 8 2B, 8 HR, 33 RBIs, 25 R, 17 BB
- Hit .330 (29-for-88), 5 2B, 8 HR, 26 RBIs, 20 R, .659 SLG % over his last 24 games
- Had at least one RBI in 15 of his last 24 games; eight straight from 4/19-5/2
- Named Big Ten Player of the Week (5/25); hit .500/.538/1.417 (6-for-12), 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBIs, 6 R
- His 8 HR were more twice as many as his 2019 & 2020 seasons combined
- .988 fielding percentage (three errors in 258 chances)
- Career-high 2 HR and career-high 6 RBIs vs. Penn State 5/22/21
- Three, 3-hit games from 4/16/21-4/19/21 vs. Michigan State/Purdue
- First home run of the season vs. MSU 4/17/21 and first since 6/1/19 vs. Jacksonville State
Redshirt Sophomore - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)
- Started all 13 games with 11 starts at first base and two at catcher
- .234 (11-47), 3 2B, 10 RBIs
- Tied for team-best in RBIs
- Tied for team-best in doubles
- One error in 106 chances
- No. 24 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball
Redshirt Freshman - 2019
- Played in all 57 games with 55 starts at first base
- .269 (53-197), 9 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 29 RBIs
- Team-best 35 walks
- Eighth in the Big Ten in walks (35)
- Team-best strikeout/walk ratio (37/35)
- Third on the team with 29 RBIs
- Third on the team with a .381 on-base percentage
- Fourth on the team with four home runs
- First career home run against Southern Illinois 3/17/19
Freshman - 2018
- Redshirted during the 2018 season
High School
- All-Big 12 first team
- All-region first team
- Also wrestled in high school
Personal
- Born November 25, 1998
- Son of Jeff and Andrea Sarver
- One younger brother, Joel
- Plans to coach following his playing career
- Why Illinois: "I grew up watching Illinois baseball and I could always picture myself playing for them. I also loved the school and the environment that it is in."
- Played summer ball with Illini Jimmy Burnette
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