Career Highs

• Innings pitched: 5.1, at Elon, Mar 08, 2020
• Strikeouts: 7, Wake Forest, Feb 16, 2020
• Walks allowed: 6, at Indiana State, Mar 26, 2019
• Batters faced: 22, at Elon, Mar 08, 2020 
• Field chances: 1, 6 times - last Ohio State, Mar 06, 2020 
• Putouts: 1, Coastal Carolina, Apr 02, 2019 ; at Florida Atlantic, Feb 24, 2019 
• Assists: 1, 4 times - last Ohio State, Mar 06, 2020
• Runners CS: 1, West Virginia, Feb 23, 2020 ; Clemson, May 31, 2019

MLB Draft

• 2018 MLB Draft - 38th Round - Milwaukee Brewers

Sophomore - 2021

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Pitched in 11 games with one start
• 0-2, 11.37 ERA, 12.2 IP, 7 BB, 13 SO
• No. 10 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by Baseball America
• No. 17 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball
• No. 24 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by Perfect Game

Sophomore - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)

• Appeared in four games with three starts
• 1-2, 5.82 ERA, 17.0 IP, 10 BB, 11 SO
• Academic All-Big Ten
• No. 2 MLB Draft prospect for 2021 in the Big Ten by Baseball America
• No. 4 MLB Draft prospect for 2021 in the Big Ten by D1Baseball
• No. 54 sophomore in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 30 overall prospect in the Cape Cod League by D1Baseball.com
• No. 11 right-handed pitching prospect in the Cape Cod League by D1Baseball.com
• Played summer ball for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League, ranking third in the league in strikeouts per nine innings (15.6)

Freshman - 2019

• Appeared in 13 games with five starts
• 0-0, 6.58 ERA, 26.0 IP, 30 BB, 23 SO
• Ranked No. 47 freshman in the nation by Perfect Game
• Ranked No. 49 freshman in the nation by Baseball America
• Ranked No. 4 newcomer in the Big Ten by Baseball America
• Ranked No. 5 impact freshman in the Big Ten by D1Baseball.com

High School

• Four-year letterwinner
• Played for head coach Chris Swanson at Rosemount
• No. 2 recruit in Minnesota by Perfect Game
• No. 2 recruit in Minnesota by Prep Baseball Report
• No. 97 right-handed pitcher in the nation by Prep Baseball Report
• No. 161 overall player in the nation by Perfect Game, the Illini's highest-rated recruit
• All-conference as a junior
• Three-time all-area
• Committed to Illinois before his junior season
• Chose Illinois over Duke, North Carolina, West Virginia and Minnesota

Personal

• Born May 27, 2000
• Son of Daniel and Amy Maldonado
• Mother, Amy, attended the University of Illinois
• One younger sister, Abby
• Majoring in political science
• Aspires to go into politics following his baseball career
• Chose Illinois because, "the opportunities it gave me. First off, the education that I will be provided is top of the line. The baseball program is awesome. I think the consensus of everyone there is that we are all working towards getting to Omaha. When I committed to Illinois I knew it was the best decision of my life."