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2020 Baseball Roster

34 Alex Steinbach

  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 210
  • Position INF/OF
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • High School Plainfield North

Biography

Junior - 2020

  • Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility remaining 

Sophomore - 2019 (Parkland College)

  • 2019 NJCAA all-conference and all-region 
  • .343/.431/.686, 11 2B, 9 3B, 10 HR, 50 RBIs as a sophomore
  • Led Parkland to a runner-up finish at the 2018 NJCAA national championship 
  • Team-best 10 home runs, 50 RBIs, .343 batting average, and .686 slugging percentage 
  • Third on the team in hits (59) and doubles (11) 

Freshman - 2018 (Parkland College)

  • .313/.416/.397, 2 2B, 3 HR, 23 RBIs as a freshman
  • Led Parkland to a runner-up finish at the 2018 NJCAA national championship 

High School

  • Played for head coach John Darlington at Plainfield North
  • Two-year letterwinner
  • 2017 all-state and all-conference
  • Led Plainfield North to fourth place in the 2016 state playoffs
  • .392, 11 HRs, 47 RBIs during high school career
  • Also played football and basketball in high school 

Personal

  • Born May 28, 1999
  • Son of John and Karin Steinbach
  • One brother, Johnny, and one sister, Megan
  • Cousin, Ryan Lin-Peistrup, plays baseball at UIC
  • Grandfather, father, and brother attended the University of Illinois
  • Plans to major in kinesiology
  • Plans to become a strength and conditioning coach and stay involved in baseball following his playing career
  • Chose Illinois because, "Illinois gives me the best opportunity to succeed both on and off the field. My family has a long line of success at this institution and I would be proud to wear the orange and blue."

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