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2021 Baseball Roster

16 Caleb Larson

  • Position RHP
  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 190
  • Hometown Wheaton, Ill.
  • High School Wheaton-Warrenville South
  • Instagram caleblarson_
  • Twitter caleblarson_

Biography

Career Highs

  • Innings pitched: 3.1, Chicago State, Mar 3, 2020
  • Strikeouts: 1, 3 times - last Chicago State, Mar 3, 2020 
  • Walks allowed: 2, at Saint Louis, Mar 20, 2019 
  • Batters faced: 16, Chicago State, Mar 3, 2020
  • Field chances: 1, 4 times - last at Elon, Mar 08, 2020 
  • Putouts: 1, Illinois State, Mar 22, 2019 
  • Assists: 1, at Coastal Carolina, Mar 01, 2019 ; Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2019 

Sophomore - 2021

  • Missed the season with an injury

Sophomore - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)

  • Appeared in two games out of the bullpen
  • Career high 3.1 IP vs. Chicago State 3/3/20
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Represented Illinois at the all Big Ten Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Meetings in Rosemont, Illinois

Freshman - 2019

  • 1-0, 4.05 ERA, 6.2 IP, .200 BAA, 3 BB, 2 SO
  • Third on the team with a .200 batting average against
  • First career appearance and win at Florida Atlantic 2/22/19
  • 3.1 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 2 ER, HBP, 6 BB, 1 K during the six-game foreign trip to Curaçao and Aruba
  • Ranked No. 25 impact freshman in the Big Ten by D1Baseball.com

High School

  • Three-year letterwinner
  • Played for head coach John Scherrman at Wheaton-Warrenville South
  • No. 27 recruit in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
  • Started on varsity since his sophomore year
  • Two-time all-conference
  • Volunteered at Key Club, Feed My Starving Children and his church
  • Committed to Illinois in the summer of his junior year
  • Chose Illinois over William & Mary, Illinois State, Louisville and Notre Dame

Personal

  • Born Oct. 31, 1999
  • Son of Todd and Wendy Larson
  • One younger sister, Cassidy
  • Majoring in business
  • Chose Illinois because, "I knew Illinois was where I was meant to be the moment I stepped on campus. The athletics and education combined with the coaches at Illinois are awesome. To be able to contribute to the University of Illinois as an athlete and as a student is an honor and I am grateful to be an Illini."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2019Freshman

    RHP
    6'3" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2020Sophomore

    RHP
    6'3" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2021Sophomore

    RHP
    6'4" 190 lbs
    16