MLB Draft

• 2019 MLB Draft - 11th round - Tampa Bay Rays

Career Highs

• Hits: 4, at Minnesota, Apr 14, 2019 ; at A&M-Corpus Christi, Feb 24, 2017 ; Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2019 
• Doubles: 2, vs Michigan State, Mar 09, 2018 ; at IOWA, Mar 29, 2019 
• Triples: 1, at Furman, Mar 10, 2018 ; Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2019 ; Indiana State, Mar 31, 2017 
• Home runs: 2, Illinois State, Mar 24, 2019 
• Total bases: 9, Illinois State, Mar 24, 2019 
• RBI: 4, at Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2018 ; Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2019 
• Runs scored: 3, 5 times
• Walks: 3, at Purdue, Apr 21, 2017 ; vs Michigan State, Mar 09, 2018 
• Hit by pitch: 2, vs Arizona, Mar 03, 2018 ; at Northwestern, Mar 24, 2018 ; Michigan State, Mar 26, 2017 
• Sac flies: 1, 7 times
• Sac bunts: 1, 8 times
• At bats: 6, at Illinois State, Apr 09, 2019 ; at Florida Atlantic, Feb 24, 2019 ; at Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2018 
• Stolen bases: 2, at Milwaukee, Feb 18, 2017 
• Field chances: 11, at Minnesota, Apr 28, 2017 
• Putouts: 5, at Minnesota, Apr 28, 2017 
• Assists: 8, at Lamar University, Feb 19, 2017

Junior - 2019

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played and started 45 games at shortstop
• Injured on a hit by pitch vs. Indiana 5/4/19 and missed the rest of the season
• .260 (46-177), 13 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 21 RBIs
• Team-best six hit by pitches
• Third on the team with 13 doubles
• First career two-homer game against Illinois State 3/24/19
• Ranked No. 12 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball.com
• Ranked No. 17 shortstop in the nation by D1Baseball.com

Sophomore - 2018

• All-Big Ten second team shortstop
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 53 games at shortstop
• Reached base in the first 52 games of the season, totaling a 57-game reached base streak 5/12/17-5/25/18
• .299 (63-211), 8 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 25 BB, 10-10 SB
• .301 (28-93), 2 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 14 BB
• Led the Big Ten in assists with 192, 14 more than any other player
• Ninth in the Big Ten in fielding double plays (35)
• Third in the Big Ten in hit by pitches (13)
• Led the Big Ten in assists during conference games (90)
• Led the Big Ten in hit by pitches during conference games (7)
• Sixth in the Big Ten in runs during conference games (23)
• Ninth in the Big Ten in steals during conference games (6)
• 13th in the Big Ten in on-base percentage during conference games (.426)
• Second on the team with a .402 on base percentage
• Third on the team with a .299 batting average
• Third on the team with 63 hits
• Team-best 13 hit by pitches
• Third on the team with 211 at bats
• Tied for team-best 1.000 stolen base percentage (10-10)
• Third on the team with 17 multi-hit games
• .311 (19-61) with runners in scoring position
• Started the season with a team-best 11-game hitting streak

Freshman - 2017

• Started 50 of 51 games at shortstop (missed one game with an injury)
• .234 (45-192), 33 R, 4 2B, 3B, 20 RBIs, 10-14 SB
• Helped Illinois rank second the nation in double plays per game (1.18)
• Led Big Ten freshmen shortstops in fielding percentage (.964)
• Made just eight errors
• Led Big Ten freshmen shortstops in steals (10)
• Tied for third on the team with 33 runs
• Scored 13 runs in the season’s final 13 games
• Fifth on the team with 20 RBIs
• Tied for sixth on the team with nine multi-hit games
• Five multi-RBI games
• Season-best six-game hitting streak Mar 21-31
• Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak, including three multi-hit games
• Scored a run in seven straight games 4/28-5/7/17
• Career-high four hits vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/24/17
• Kleberg Bank College Classic All-Tournament Team after eight hits in four games
• Ranked No. 30 freshman in the Big Ten during the preseason by Perfect Game
• Hit .385 (10-26) in February

High School

• Three-year letterwinner
• .359, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 33 R as a senior
• .396, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 36 R as a junior
• .351, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 25 R as a sophomore
• Team captain as a senior
• Three-time all-Southwest Suburban Conference
• 2015 all-area honorable mention
• Scholar Athlete Award winner
• 2015 Phil Kaiser Summer League State Tournament MVP
• Selected to participate in the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation as a top student-athlete at Lincoln-Way North
• National Honor Society, AP Scholar Award, High Honor Roll
• Played with Illinois Sparks summer team

Personal

• Born February 5, 1998
• Parents are Steve and Sharon Troike
• Father, Steve Troike, and sister, Rebecca Troike, are both Illinois graduates
• Brother, Jack Troike, plays baseball at Illinois Wesleyan
• Majoring in finance
• Why Illinois: "I chose Illinois because of the family atmosphere of the baseball program. There is a lot of excitement surrounding Illini baseball right now and I am eager to become a part of this fantastic program. Illinois is an outstanding University that will help me grow both athletically and academically."