University of Illinois Graduate

NIL Opportunities

Career Highs

• Innings pitched: 4.0, vs. Illinois State, April 12, 2022
• Strikeouts: 9 - vs. Illinois State, April 4, 2023
• Walks allowed: 3 - at Bradley, April 25, 2023
• Batters faced: 15 - vs. Illinois State, April 4, 2023
• Field chances: 2, 2x, last - vs. Illinois State, April 12, 2022
• Assists: 2, vs. Illinois State, April 12, 2022
• Runners CS: 1, vs. Western Carolina, February 21, 2020

Redshirt Junior - 2023

• Went 1-1 with a 5.74 ERA (20 ER/31.1 IP) in 20 relief appearances...struck out 33 batters compared to 10 walks issued.
• His 20 appearances were third-most on the team.
• His 33 strikeouts were fifth-most among Illini relievers.
• Worked a season-high 3.2 innings on April 4 vs. Illinois State and whiffed a career-high nine batters.
• Did not allow an earned run in his first 8.0 innings of work on the season, spanning five games.

Sophomore - 2022

• Went 0-0 with a 4.18 ERA (11 ER/23.2 IP) in 16 relief appearances
• Posted the second-lowest ERA on the team among relief pitchers with at least 15 appearances
• Fanned a total of16 batters, a personal-best mark for season strikeouts
• Worked a career-high 4.0 innings on April 12 vs. Illinois State
• Set a career-high with three strikeouts on March 19 at Southern Illinois; Later matched on May 19 at Penn State
• Ended the season on a 6.0 inning scoreless streak, spanning five games

Freshman - 2021

• Appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen
• 0-0, 3.94 ERA (16.0 IP, 7 ER), 7 BB, 12 SO; 
• Second lowest ERA on the team
• Three outings of 2.0+ IP and 0 runs allowed

Freshman - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)

• Appeared in three games out of the bullpen

High School

• No. 7 left-handed pitcher in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
• No. 19 recruit in Illinois by Perfect game and No. 58 by Prep Baseball Report
• No. 470 recruit in the nation by Perfect Game
• Played for head coach Jared Voss at Joliet Catholic
• 2019 All-ESCC
• 2019 All-WJOL Tournament
• 2019 all-area first team
• 2018 all-area second team
• 6-2, 2.64 ERA, 72 SO as a senior
• 7-0, 0.64 ERA as a junior

Personal

• Born July 12, 2001
• Son of Rigo Vera and Jennifer Alamillo 
• Two brothers, Tony and Ricky, and one sister, Eva
• Plans to major in human nutrition 
• Chose Illinois because, "of the awesome feeling I got when I visited the campus and the coaching staff and baseball culture here was just awesome."