Career Highs

• Innings Pitched: 3.0 vs Illinois State, 3/22/16
• Strikeouts: 4, twice (Iowa, 4/9/16)

Redshirt-Senior - 2016

• 2-0, 2.25 ERA in 22 appearances and 28.0 innings out of the bullpen
• Led the Illini with a 2.25 ERA
• 2.25 ERA is the 10th-best mark in an Illinois single season
• Big Ten career ERA of 3.20 ranked sixth all-time in Illinois history
• Scoreless outings in 18 of 22 appearances

Redshirt-Junior - 2015

• Pitched in six games this season, totaling 5.1 innings
• Tossed a scoreless inning at #10 Oklahoma State (3/7) and at Penn State (4/24)
• Made first appearance and allowed one run in an inning at Lamar (2/15)

Redshirt-Sophomore - 2014

• Did not allow a run in 11 appearances out of the bullpen for a 0.00 ERA
• Totaled 10 strikeouts in 10.2 innings pitched and held opponents to a .184 batting average
• Tossed a career-high two scoreless and hitless innings while notching a career-high four strikeouts at Northwestern (4/4)
• Threw eight pitches as part of a perfect ninth inning in his first appearance vs. FGCU (3/1)
• Made second appearance vs. Xavier (3/21), pitching 0.2 innings
• Had a scoreless inning and his first strikeout vs. Illinois State (3/26)
• Also posted a scoreless inning vs. Michigan (4/12), at Illinois State (4/15), at Penn State (4/19), vs. Missouri (4/23) at Busch Stadium, vs. Southern Illinois (4/30) and vs. Michigan State (5/23) in the Big Ten Tournament
• Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League along with Illini teammates Will Krug, Rob McDonnell and Adam Walton during the summer

Redshirt-Freshman - 2013

• Appeared in five games and pitched seven innings out of the bullpen with a 3.86 ERA
• Turned in two scoreless innings at Michigan State (5/3)
• Pitched a perfect ninth inning to close out the 9-2 victory at Ohio State (4/19)
• Posted two innings vs. Oakland (3/30) with one earned run
• Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings in the 12-3 victory over Houston Baptist (3/2)
• Made first appearance of the season at East Carolina (2/21), allowing two runs
• Helped the Madison Mallards win the Northwoods League World Series title during the summer

Freshman - 2012

• Redshirted the 2012 season
• Played for the Southland Vikings of the Midwest Collegiate League during the summer.

High School

• Ranked the No. 21 overall prospect in the class of 2011 in Illinois by Perfect Game USA
• Named a 2010 All-Chicago Catholic League selection and a 2010 Regional News All-Area honorable mention
• Was a 2010 Under Armour Preseason All-American
• Named the top prospect at the 2010 Perfect Game USA Illinois indoor showcase
• Primarily played catcher until the summer of 2010, when he began converting to a starting pitcher
• Went 5-1 with a 0.90 ERA with 45 strikeouts and five walks in 31 innings, allowing only eight hits during the summer of 2010
• Led St. Laurence to an appearance in the finals of the summer state tournament
• Hit .367 with four home runs and 27 RBIs in 2009
• Played for the Illinois Sparks during the summer and with Cangelosi Baseball in the fall.

Personal

• Born Jan. 30, 1993
• Parents are Chuck and Therese Naso
• Majoring in broadcast journalism
• Has two sisters, Lindsay and Kelsey
• Was a member of National Honor Society in high school
• Mark Buerhle is his favorite athlete because of his competitive drive
• Lists his Illini heroes as Dick Butkus because of his fierce, competitive style and former Illini pitcher Donn Pall because of his success on and off the field.